Treasury Broadens Bank Data-Sharing Rules to Target Fraud

The new guidance allows for real-time information exchange among financial institutions.
Treasury Broadens Bank Data-Sharing Rules to Target Fraud
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press briefing at the White House on May 28, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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The Treasury Department on June 12 released new guidelines that enable banks to share customer information with greater ease when they suspect fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, and other criminal activity.

The guidelines outline the circumstances under which financial institutions can exchange data in real time, while protected from liability, to improve the identification and reporting of suspected crime.

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Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.