First Nations Bank of Canada fined CA$601K by FINTRAC
- Amount
- CA$601,139.8
- ≈ $428K at the notice date
- Regulator
- FINTRAC
- Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
- Date
- Country
- Canada
- Bank
What happened
First Nations Bank of Canada, also operating as FNBC, a bank headquartered in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, was imposed an administrative monetary penalty of $601,139.80 on September 22, 2025, for committing 5 violations. The administrative monetary penalty has been paid in full and the case is closed.
Violations
Controls that catch this
- Transaction Monitoring: scenario coverage, alert review and SAR workflow
- Customer risk assessment that blocks or escalates high-risk onboarding
- Case management with an audit trail for every decision
Sources
- Regulator's notice Official
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Figures and summaries come from the regulator's published notice or, where noted, press reports. Penalties can be reduced, appealed or combined with other agencies' actions. Last reviewed by our compliance team: 27 Oct 2026.