Enforcement action databases aggregate public records of fines, consent orders, and sanctions across jurisdictions and industries. Compliance teams analyze these to identify enforcement trends, common violation patterns, and regulatory focus areas. The data reveals which violations draw largest penalties and how interpretations evolve. Databases may be commercial subscriptions or internal compilations. A bank's analysis of 500 AML enforcement actions over three years identified transaction monitoring deficiencies as the leading cause of penalties, averaging $47 million, prompting investment in upgraded detection systems before regulatory examination.