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#1983067 - 12/15/14 05:43 PM SAR
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Customer deposits payroll checks into account. Perhaps 95% of the checks written out of this account are written payable to themself and either cashed or deposited at one other local bank. This is the majority of the entire account activity. Kiting? SAR worthy?

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#1983069 - 12/15/14 05:44 PM Re: SAR Banker57
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What relationship does the depositing of payroll checks have with the fact that they get cash out of the account.
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#1983076 - 12/15/14 05:54 PM Re: SAR Banker57
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There was kiting suspected previously, that activity stopped. Not sure if the current activity warrants ongoing monitoring or other action.

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#1983081 - 12/15/14 06:03 PM Re: SAR Banker57
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If I don't control or if I am not in collusion with someone that controls the accounts from which the deposits are coming from, how could this ever be considered a kite????
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#1983109 - 12/15/14 06:54 PM Re: SAR Banker57
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Pulling people out of the ditc...
Originally Posted By: Want2komply
There was kiting suspected previously, that activity stopped. Not sure if the current activity warrants ongoing monitoring or other action.


okay, i'm going to ask the obvious question - if you suspected kiting previously, why is the account still open? and now you have additional or ongoing monitoring on this account because of previous suspected activity. Is it worth maintaining the relationship?
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#1983126 - 12/15/14 07:25 PM Re: SAR Banker57
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Quote:
Customer deposits payroll checks into account.


His payroll checks or payroll checks payable to others?
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#1983186 - 12/15/14 08:54 PM Re: SAR Banker57
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We have a very similar situation. Guy owns business (that account is at another bank). The majority of checks into his account with us are payroll checks payable to others and signed over to him. Checks out are mostly payable to cash and deposited at the other bank.

I'm not comfortable with the activity and want to close the account.

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#1983188 - 12/15/14 08:58 PM Re: SAR Midwest BSA
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In all likelihood, your and want2comply's customers are operating an unlicensed check cashing business... Ask them, then show them the gate.
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