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National banks have generally succeeded in their efforts to comply with the Treasury Department's customer due-diligence rule in the first year since the measure took effect, the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency said Monday. The rule, which entered into force on May 11, 2018, requires that banks, credit unions and other financial institutions take steps to identify any individuals who own 25 percent or more of a legal entity seeking to open an account on or after that date, and one person exercising significant control over that legal entity. High-risk clients may prompt banks to identify owners below the 25-percent...