# The Anti-Money Laundering Regime Is Broken. Can It Be Fixed?

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Podcast: [Banking with Interest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/banking-with-interest-121771)
Published: 2026-01-14T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Juan Zarate, who helped create the current anti-money laundering regime 25 years ago while working at Treasury, assesses the system's faults and the Trump Administration's push for reforms. He outlines what a better system would look like and handicaps the odds of it happening

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