U.S. Treasury removes Puerto Rico from money laundering risk list

In its most recent report, the federal agency concluded that international banking entities and credit unions operating on the island no longer represent a red flag for the U.S. financial system.

February 20, 2024 - 5:02 PM

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury removed savings and credit cooperatives and international banking entities operating in Puerto Rico from its list of risky entities after applying to them all regulations aimed at preventing money laundering and terrorist financing. (The Associated Press)

By Efraín Montalbán Ríos

Periodista de Negociosefrain.montalban@gfrmedia.com

The Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions (OCIF) scored another victory this month after the U.S. Treasury Department eliminated international financial entities operating on the island from its list of “vulnerabilities and risks” to the U.S. anti-money laundering/ countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) system.