On February 15, 2017, FinCEN publishes a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on a proposed update and revision to the collection of information filed by banks in a SAR. Most of these changes would be in Part II (Suspicious Activity Information). The good news is the proposal states there are no new regulatory requirements or triggering requirements related to SARs. However, because new data fields will be added to the SAR form this likely will […]
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Why Comply With 2018 CDD Requirement Now
The OCC entered into a Consent Decree with Business Bank of Texas on July 20, 2016 after the OCC initially announced its intentions to issue a Cease and Desist (C&D) Order. Previously, we issued a blog on the Beneficial Ownership FAQs (posted August 18, 2016) which stated that May 11, 2018 was the applicability date for the following requirements: Identification and Verification of Legal Entity Customers; and Requirement to add a new “fifth pillar”: Understand […]
FINAL FINCEN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP RULES
On May 11, 2016 FinCEN is publishing a 227-page final rule under the Bank Secrecy Act to clarify and strengthen customer due diligence requirements for banks and others. The rules contain explicit customer due diligence requirements and include a new requirement to identify and verify the identity of beneficial owners of legal entity customers, subject to certain exclusions and exemptions. Covered financial institutions are not presently required to know the identity of the individuals who […]