11/26/2012
Relative to BSA/AML, is there anything within FFIEC guidelines, or anything else for that matter, that states a bank must get the purpose for a wire/funds transfer? At a previous institution that I worked at we were cited by the OTS because we were not obtaining the purpose for a wire transfer. I have spoken to other colleagues and they, too have been cited; however, no one can find where this is an actual BSA requirement.
11/07/2011
Is there a regulation for national banks dealing with the Bank Protection Act? I know Reg H is for state chartered banks.
08/22/2011
I'm new to BankersOnline.com and also to compliance. I am trying to find some training materials relating to the USA Patriot Act that I could potentially use as a model for staff training at our bank. Can you point me in the right direction?
09/27/2010
What/where does one report insider banking fraud that includes the vice president, producing fraudulent checks with wrong routing numbers, and handing out wrong direct deposit forms?
05/01/2010
This section of the SAR Activity Review provides information related to potential terrorist financing activity. This information has been obtained from a variety of sources, including:
12/07/2009
Our internal auditor was asking how we monitor loan activity. We are not sure if the BSA person is responsible or if the loan department is responsible. Can anyone give me guidelines?
11/01/2009
In an innovative use of money laundering statutes, a State successfully prosecuted a defendant for violations of the Federal Bank Secrecy Act.
10/26/2009
Is there a certification course available for financial institution security officers?
10/09/2009
Inquiries Received by FinCEN?s Regulatory Helpline By FinCEN?s Office of Outreach Resources
10/01/2009
This section of The SAR Activity Review affords law enforcement agencies the opportunity to summarize investigations where Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs) an