Morning Scan: Terrorism Finance Verdict Puts Banks on Notice; Wells ...

09/23/14

Receiving Wide Coverage ... Guilty: A word of warning to banks (as if they didn't already know this): Be careful who you do business with. A federal jury in New York found Jordan's Arab Bank liable for providing financial services to Hamas that helped them conduct terrorist activities, and plantiffs now plan to seek an unspecific amount in damages. For its part, Arab Bank has said it followed compliance procedures, according to the Financial Times. ButÂ...

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