
Deutsche Bank Securities Fined $4M for Delayed SARs Filings – U.S. SEC Sends a Stern Warning to the Market
Deutsche Bank Securities, a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank, has agreed to pay a $4 million penalty after the U.S. SEC found significant delays in filing SARs. From 2019 to 2024, some investigations dragged on for over two years, rendering SARs useless for timely law enforcement actions. This case underscores the critical importance of compliance timeliness under the Bank Secrecy Act.