Overview
- The GAFI plenary that reviewed Mexico's anti‑money‑laundering regime finished its work on October 30, and the Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público announced the national review is complete.
- The final Mutual Evaluation Report, scheduled for December 17, will publish separate technical compliance scores and effectiveness ratings that judge laws, institutions and real‑world results.
- Mexico's Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera led a broad interagency effort that pooled evidence from the Bank of Mexico, CNBV, FGR, Guardia Nacional, Sedena, SRE, ASF and the intelligence center to respond to GAFI questions.
- Findings could trigger concrete effects for banks and businesses by changing due‑diligence rules, raising compliance costs and tightening correspondent‑bank relationships, depending on the ratings.
- The review follows U.S. Treasury actions in June 2025 that flagged several Mexican firms for money‑laundering concerns and sits against rising fraud complaints that increase pressure on supervisors and consumer protections.