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            <title><![CDATA[Beneficial Ownership in 2026: CTA, RRE Rule, CDD Changes]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The CTA registry narrowed, the real estate rule was vacated, and bank CDD was eased — while ownership risk obligations grew. The 2026 landscape, explained.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sanctions and Digital Assets: The 2026 Compliance Shift]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[OFAC designated Iran's four largest crypto exchanges, and the GENIUS Act rule would mandate sanctions programs for stablecoin issuers. What changed in 2026.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How AI Is Actually Changing Sanctions Screening (and Where It Shouldn't)]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[FinCEN's 2026 NPRM signals that demonstrably effective AI adoption may count in enforcement decisions. Where AI genuinely improves sanctions screening — and the five boundaries where handing the decision to a model creates more regulatory risk than it removes.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FinCEN's 2026 AML/CFT Reform: Why the National Priorities Are About to Get Teeth]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[FinCEN's April 2026 NPRM (91 FR 18304) would fundamentally reform AML/CFT program rules under the BSA — making the 2021 national priorities mandatory inputs to every covered institution's risk assessment. The comment window closed June 9, 2026 — what institutions should do now.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The OFAC 50 Percent Rule: Sanctions Ownership and the 2026 Sham Transactions Guidance]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A practitioner's guide to the OFAC 50 Percent Rule — ownership aggregation, indirect ownership, FAQ 401 examples, the March 2026 Sham Transactions Guidance, the GVA Capital, IPI Partners, and Gracetown enforcement actions, and the BIS Affiliates Rule taking effect November 10, 2026.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Blocking Reports vs. Voluntary Self-Disclosures: How OFAC's Two Reporting Tracks Interact]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A practitioner's decision guide to the OFAC reporting requirements under §§ 501.603 and 501.604, the voluntary self-disclosure framework, and how the two tracks interact — with a quick-reference table, a two-track decision flow, and downloadable operational checklists.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sanctionfy Is Back]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[After three years dormant, Sanctionfy is being rebuilt — this time as a practitioner-grade resource paired with free tools for sanctions, BSA/AML, and trade finance compliance work.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sberbank Sanctions: How the U.S. and E.U. Targeted Russia's Largest Bank]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[How the U.S. and E.U. coordinated to cut Russia's largest bank out of the global financial system — what was actually blocked, what wasn't, and what compliance teams should have learned.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How Switzerland and Japan are standing up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Switzerland's break with neutrality and Japan's coordinated designations marked a shift in global sanctions enforcement against Russia. A look at how non-EU jurisdictions aligned with the OFAC and EU framework.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Understanding Administrative Sanctions: A Comprehensive Guide to Types and Consequences]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A practitioner overview of administrative sanctions: the spectrum from civil money penalties through cease-and-desist orders, and the procedural rights that attach at each stage.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Breaking Down the Dodd-Frank Act Rollback: What You Need to Know]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[How the 2018 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act loosened bank capital, supervision, and stress-testing rules — and what compliance teams need to know about the residual obligations.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 - A Comprehensive Overview]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The most significant overhaul of U.S. AML law since the PATRIOT Act. A practitioner walkthrough of beneficial ownership reporting, whistleblower expansion, and the new FinCEN priorities.]]></description>
            <link>https://sanctionfy.com/blog/legacy/the-anti-money-laundering-act-of-2020-a-comprehensive-overview</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FATF Updated Guidance on Beneficial Ownership of Legal Persons]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[FATF's updated Recommendation 24 raised the bar on beneficial ownership transparency for legal persons. A practitioner read on what changed and how it lands for AML programs.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[How AI is Revolutionizing Transaction Monitoring in Financial Institutions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[How machine learning is changing transaction monitoring — including where it actually beats rule-based systems, and where the model risk and explainability concerns make compliance officers nervous.]]></description>
            <link>https://sanctionfy.com/blog/legacy/tomatoes-are-now-in-season-m9swb</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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