Mexican Banks, U.S. Treasury Agree to Speed AML Information Sharing
FinCEN signaled temporary flexibility to support adoption of foreign best practices with continuous due diligence.
Overview
- ABM leaders met in Washington with Treasury Under Secretary John K. Hurley to outline faster exchanges of financial intelligence between authorities and banks.
- Banks pledged to adopt international anti–money‑laundering mechanisms and to evaluate customer risk continuously rather than only at onboarding.
- ABM said permanent communication channels with U.S. counterparts are now in place to enable quicker responses to suspected illicit activity.
- FinCEN was described as willing to grant extensions so Mexican institutions can adjust controls through market-led changes without abrupt disruption.
- The intensified cooperation follows recent U.S. enforcement actions involving specific Mexican banks that spurred efforts to close gaps across the sector.