Imposition of Special Measure Regarding Al-Huda Bank as a Foreign Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern

On July 3, 2024, FinCEN issued a final rule. As proposed in the NPRM, the final rule imposes special measure five, prohibiting U.S. financial institutions from opening or maintaining a correspondent account for, or on behalf of, Al-Huda Bank. Further, the rule requires that U.S. financial institutions notify their foreign correspondent account holders that they may not provide Al-Huda Bank with access to correspondent accounts maintained at the U.S. financial institution. The requirement is intended to ensure cooperation from correspondent account holders in preventing Al-Huda Bank access to the U.S. financial system. U.S. financial institutions are required to document compliance with the notification requirement. The information is used by Federal agencies and certain self-regulatory organizations to verify compliance with the rule.

The latest form for Imposition of Special Measure Regarding Al-Huda Bank as a Foreign Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern expires 2027-09-30 and can be found here.