Bank Secrecy Act : suspicious activity report use is increasing, but FinCEN needs to further develop and document its form revision process : report to congressional requesters.

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Bank Secrecy Act.

United States.

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (U.S.)--Rules and practice.

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (U.S.).

Money laundering--United States--Prevention.

Money laundering.

Terrorism.

Finance.

Terrorism--United States--Finance--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 48 pages, digital, PDF file)

Other Title:

Bank Secrecy Act : suspicious activity report use is increasing, but Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) needs to further develop and document its form revision process

Suspicious activity report use is increasing, but FinCEN needs to further develop and document its form revision process

Suspicious activity reports

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]

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text file

Summary:

To assist law enforcement agencies in their efforts to combat money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes, the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) requires financial institutions to file suspicious activity reports (SAR) to inform the federal government of transactions related to possible violations of law or regulation. Depository institutions have been concerned about the resources required to file SARs and the extent to which SARs are used. GAO was asked to examine (1) factors affecting the number of SARs filed, (2) actions agencies have taken to improve the usefulness of SARs, (3) federal agencies' use of SARs, and (4) the effectiveness of the process used to revise SAR forms. GAO reviewed laws and agency documents; analyzed SAR filings; and interviewed representatives from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), law enforcement agencies, bank regulators, and depository institutions. GAO recommends that the Secretary of the Treasury direct FinCEN to further develop a strategy that fully incorporates certain GAO-identified practices to enhance and sustain collaboration among federal agencies into the forms-change process.

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Electronic reproduction. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest, 2004. digital, PDF file. ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Mode of access: World Wide Web via ProQuest website.

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Print version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Bank Secrecy Act

Microfiche version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Bank Secrecy Act. CIS 2009 J942-190

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