美国银行公司因洗钱和制裁违规行为被美国监管机构罚款超过12.1亿美元。
Bank of America Corp. was fined more than $1.21 billion for money laundering and sanctions violations by US regulators.
财政部周二在一份声明中宣布了这些执法行动，其中包括货币监理署处创纪录的7.5亿美元民事罚款。监管机构还对该银行作出了同意令。
The enforcement actions, announced by the Treasury Department, includes a record $750 million civil penalty from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, according to a statement Tuesday. Regulators also placed the bank under a consent order.
美国银行将在周三市场开盘前公布第三季度财报。该银行表示，预计这些财报将包含一项12亿美元不可税前扣除的费用，这将使每股净收入减少约17美分。该公司还表示，它一直在与监管机构合作开展金融犯罪合规工作。
Bank of America is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings before markets open Wednesday. The bank said it expects those results to include a $1.2 billion non-tax-deductible charge that will cut into net income by about 17 cents a The company also said that it has worked with regulators on financial crime compliance.
“我们已投入数十亿美元用于技术，并专门调动数千名员工打击金融犯罪，我们的团队在这项工作上进展顺利，并致力于完成监管机构要求的整改工作，”该银行在一份电子邮件声明中表示。
“We have invested billions of dollars in technology and dedicated thousands of employees to combat financial crime, and our team is far along with and committed to completing the work required to address the issues raised by our regulators,” the bank said in an emailed statement.
政府监管机构正在加大力度打击洗钱漏洞。上周，监管机构因美国运通公司未能发现并报告其系统中的洗钱行为而对其处以3.5亿美元罚款。
Government watchdogs are seeking to crack down on money laundering lapses. Last week, regulators fined American Express Co. $350 million for failing to catch and report money laundering in its system.
美国银行股价在纽约延时交易中于下午4点20分下跌2.2%，至52.75美元。截至常规交易收盘，其股价今年已下跌1.9%。
Shares of Bank of America fell 2.2% to $52.75 in extended trading at 4:20 p.m. in New York. The stock had dropped 1.9% this year through the close of regular trading.