Td Bank news and trends

Regulators Tell TD Bank How to Fix AML Failures
AML // October 10, 2024

TD Bank Group said Thursday (Oct. 10) that it takes full responsibility for the failures of its U.S. Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance programs and will continue its work to remediate them. The bank said this on the day it and...

TD Bank Reportedly Facing $3 Billion Money Laundering Penalty
Bank Regulation // October 10, 2024

TD Bank’s American unit is reportedly set to plead guilty to anti-money laundering failures. The Toronto-based bank is expected to pay a roughly $3 billion penalty and agree to limits on its growth in the U.S. as part of the plea deal, the Wall Street...

TD Bank Pays $20 Million to Resolve Spoofing Case
Legal // September 30, 2024

TD Bank is reportedly settling a case involving illegal “spoof” orders by a former trader. The Canadian bank will pay more than $20 million as part of a deal with American prosecutors, Bloomberg News reported Monday (Sept. 30), citing court filings. That deal involves TD...

Report: TD Bank in Talks About Money Laundering Plea
AML // September 29, 2024

TD Bank is reportedly close to a possible plea related to its anti-money laundering measures. The Canadian bank is in discussions with U.S. prosecutors over the agreement, stemming from criminal charges that its American arm failed to prevent money laundering, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)...

Interviews & Exclusives
Trending: Embedded Finance Performs Double Duty as Sales Enablement Tool

July 03, 2024
It’s a challenging time at retail — both online and in-store. Merchants are grappling with a volatile economy and the fact that consumers, in at least some cases, are reining in their spending. Max Rieck, CFO at Versatile Credit; Chris Guido, head of TD Owned Brands, Sponsorships and Emerging Opportunities for TD Retail Card Services; […]

What Does Nuvei’s Go-Private Deal Portend for FinTechs?

May 14, 2024
The FinTech landscape may be altered by go-private deals, as private equity firms and other corporates find value in the space — and where, arguably, valuations don’t reflect the potential...

CFPB Says Overdraft Fees Are Junk Fees — But Are They?

January 17, 2024
Labels are popular on Capitol Hill. And this week the labels are flying fast and furiously, aimed at big banks and credit unions. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) put...

CFOs With a Taste of Digitization Want Even More

October 05, 2022
“If it ain’t broke, don’t  fix it.”  That’s about the attitude many companies had toward payment digitization before the pandemic’s overnight closure of businesses changed all that, instantly catalyzing finance...

Quick Reads
Elizabeth Warren: TD Bank Execs Should Have Been Prosecuted

November 03, 2024
Last month, the Justice Department settled an anti-money laundering probe into TD Bank. But according to U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the $3 billion the government received from the Canadian lender was not enough. As The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported last week, Warren said the Department of Justice (DOJ) erred by choosing not to […]

Regulators Tell TD Bank How to Fix AML Failures

October 10, 2024
TD Bank Group said Thursday (Oct. 10) that it takes full responsibility for the failures of its U.S. Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance programs and will...

TD Bank Reportedly Facing $3 Billion Money Laundering Penalty

October 10, 2024
TD Bank’s American unit is reportedly set to plead guilty to anti-money laundering failures. The Toronto-based bank is expected to pay a roughly $3 billion penalty and agree to limits...

TD Bank Pays $20 Million to Resolve Spoofing Case

September 30, 2024
TD Bank is reportedly settling a case involving illegal “spoof” orders by a former trader. The Canadian bank will pay more than $20 million as part of a deal with...