BAFT — the American Bankers Association’s global transaction banking subsidiary — commented last week on the Basel Committee’s proposed revisions to its guidance on managing risks related to anti-money laundering and terror financing. In a joint letter with the Institute for International Finance, BAFT urged the committee to acknowledge that not all correspondent banking services and not all cross-border correspondent banking relationships are high-risk, and warned against any revisions to the guidance that would inadvertently further derisking activity.
FDIC rescinds guidance on representment NSF fees
The FDIC rescinded a 2023 financial institution letter that had stated that banks’ charging representment nonsufficient funds fees may be a deceptive or unfair practice under section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act.









