Proposal of Special Measure Regarding Banque Misr UAE as a Financial Institution Operating Outside of the United States of Primary Money Laundering Concern
Why this matters
This is a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) under section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act by FinCEN designating Banque Misr UAE as a financial institution of primary money laundering concern due to facilitation of Iranian shadow banking (USD 1.8 billion identified). The proposed special measure five prohibits U.S. financial institutions from opening/maintaining correspondent accounts with Banque Misr UAE and requires special due diligence on foreign correspondent accounts. The rule affects all U.S. banks and financial institutions with correspondent banking operations. Comment period closes 10/01/2026. This is a binding regulatory action with broad applicability, though narrower in scope than a jurisdiction-wide designation.
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What the FinCEN said
Notice of proposed rulemaking. FinCEN is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking, pursuant to section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act, that finds the five United Arab Emirates-based branches of Banque Misr (collectively, Banque Misr UAE) to be of primary money laundering concern and proposes imposing a special measure to…
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Context
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) — The US financial intelligence unit and administrator of the Bank Secrecy Act. We track 5 updates from them.
US financial regulation is overseen by multiple agencies including the SEC, CFTC, Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC. Browse all United States updates.
This update is classified under AML / Financial Crime, Authorisation & Licensing, Banking & Credit and Payments & E-Money.