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The council is a formal interagency body empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards, and report forms for the federal examination of financial institutions by the board of governors of the federal reserve system frb, the federal deposit insurance. Bank secrecy act training manual revised bank secrecy actantimoney laundering examination manual the revised manual reflects the ffiecs ongoing commitment to incorporate guidance. Occ bulletin 201459 announces that the occ is issuing the 2014 bank secrecy actantimoney laundering bsaaml examination manual. Introduction this catalogue contains brief descriptions of the examiner training programs offered by the ffiec examiner education office.
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This course will provide information to individuals to help ensure they are prepared for the recent revisions in the bsa aml examination manual. Though it does not have the force of law or regulation, it does provide evidence of regulatory expectations. Contents office of foreign assets control ofac also participate in the drafting of the manual. Bsa aml examination manual to view specific sections of the manual, select within the left column. By john dodge on december 3rd, 2014 posted in regulatory and compliance. V2 expanded examination overview and procedures for persons and entities nonresident aliens and foreign individuals overview objective. The following examples of potentially suspicious activity that may indicate terrorist financing are primarily based on guidance guidance for financial institutions in detecting terrorist financing provided by the fatf. The ffiec bsaaml manual is the only resource i need for research and analysis. Overview federal financial institutions examination council. The 2014 version of the manual further clarifies guidance on riskbased policies, procedures, and processes for financial institutions to comply with the bank secrecy act and protect against money laundering and terrorist financing. The ffiec eeo in conjunction with the it subcommittee has continued to coordinate revisions of the ffiec information technology examination handbook infobase. View and download the ffiec bank secrecy actantimoney laundering manual including examination procedures. Bank secrecy actantimoney laundering examination manual.
The expanded expectations of corporate governance in. Each bank is different and may present specific issues. The federal financial institutions examination council revised the following sections of the ffiec bank secrecy actantimoney laundering bsaaml examination manual. Federal financial institutions examination council ffiec issued the new manual. At the top of the screen, across the banner from left to right, users can get to the infobase home page, the online bsaaml manual, examination procedures, references, and the ffiec home page. Comptroller of the currency statement on ffiec bsaaml manual. The sections of the ffiec bsaaml examination manual that have been. Retail payment systems ffiec it examination handbook. The ffiec manual provides guidance to examiners for carrying out bsaaml and office of foreign assets control ofac examinations. Top 10 changes to the federal financial institutions examination council ffiec 2014 bank secrecy act antimoney laundering bsaaml examination manual. V2 provide for dual controls and the segregation of duties to the extent possible. All banks and third parties with relationships with issuing banks should take note of the update, which emphasizes the importance for such. The longterm goal of the infobase is to provide justintime training for new regulations and for other topics of. Today, the ffiec agencies published updates to the bsaaml examination manual that represent a significant step forward in our efforts to improve how we ensure banks have effective programs to safeguard the banking system against financial crime, particularly money laundering and terrorist financing.
The manual provides guidance, which is still current, regarding riskbased policies, procedures and processes for banking organizations to comply with the bsa and safeguard operations from money laundering and terrorist financing. The federal financial institutions examination council ffiec recently made significant changes throughout more than a dozen sections of the bank secrecy act and antimoney laundering bsaaml manual, the first update in four years. For example, employees that complete the reporting forms such as sars, ctrs, and ctr exemptions generally should not also be responsible for the decision to file the reports or grant the exemptions. Top 10 changes to the federal financial institutions examination. Ffiec bsaaml examination manual f9 11172014 potentially suspicious activity that may indicate terrorist financing. What community banks and credit unions must do by october 2015 to prepare for the liability shift. Understanding these changes will keep you prepared and updated for your next bsaaml examination. Ffiec bsaaml examination manual provides guidance for examiners when conducting bsaaml examinations at financial institutions. The expanded expectations of corporate governance in bsaaml 7 032014 iii.
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