# 2026-01306: SEC Polls Firms on Hidden Costs of Fighting Dirty Money

2026-01306, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Request for a New OMB Control Number: Cost of AML/CFT Compliance Survey, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-01-23 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-01306
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Request for a New OMB Control Number: Cost of AML/CFT Compliance Survey
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 2986
- Published: 2026-01-23
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

SEC Polls Firms on Hidden Costs of Fighting Dirty Money

## Summary

The SEC is asking certain financial companies to take a one-time, 8-hour survey about how much it costs them to follow anti-money laundering rules. This survey is voluntary and aims to help the SEC understand compliance costs better, possibly leading to simpler rules in the future. About 4,600 broker-dealers and mutual funds might respond, with no penalties or public sharing of individual answers.

## Effects PRIA read

- One‑time 8‑Hour Survey for Firms: cost, medium. The SEC is asking about 3,289 registered broker‑dealers and 1,355 registered mutual funds to voluntarily complete a one‑time survey that the staff estimates will take about eight hours per respondent. If all respond, the SEC estimates a total burden of 37,152 hours; responding is voluntary and each…
- Responses Protected From Public Disclosure: benefit, low. The SEC says individual survey responses will not generally be published or made publicly available and will not be used for examination or enforcement purposes, subject to the Freedom of Information Act and SEC rules. That means firms' answers are intended to remain confidential when the SEC analy…
- Survey May Inform Deregulatory Action: benefit, medium. The SEC states the survey data may inform efforts to adjust BSA AML/CFT regulatory obligations and support deregulatory rulemakings or guidance intended to reduce compliance burden without compromising effectiveness. The notice links this work explicitly to informing potential deregulatory proposal…

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## Sources
- [2026-01306 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/23/2026-01306/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request-request-for-a-new)
- [2026-01306 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-23/pdf/2026-01306.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-01306 (as of 2026-06-08).