Mortgage Services AML Guidance: Key Lessons from Ghotaymi v. BCLC (2026 BCSC 191)
In Ghotaymi v. BCLC (2026 BCSC 191), the court upheld a risk-based approach to anti-money laundering controls that is directly relevant to mortgage brokers, lenders, and other mortgage service providers. The key message for the mortgage industry is that you do not need “proof” of money laundering to take enhanced due diligence steps—if the facts […]