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The U.S. Treasury Department's two-year delay in naming a permanent director for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network impacts the bureau's efficacy and stature, former officials told ACAMS moneylaundering.com. More The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency dropped an investigation into Laura Akohoshi, former head of compliance at Rabobank's subsidiary in California, despite suspicion that she blocked regulators from learning of deficiencies with the lender's anti-money laundering program, The Wall Street Journal reported. More U.S. banks appear to have begun closing accounts more frequently amid a rise in suspicious activity reports, leading to a surge in complaints from disgruntled...