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New disclosures about one of the largest ever scandals tying a bank to money laundering and terrorist financing will prompt some financial institutions to reassess their clients, say compliance officials. The United Kingdom's HM Treasury released last week a nearly complete version of a 1991 report on the collapse of Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI). Britain closed the bank that year following disclosures that its officials knowingly helped falsify loans for political figures, fund arms deals, support blacklisted terrorist groups and launder money. The fuller version of the report, which includes fewer redactions than a version leaked on...