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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.

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 poss...

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Corporate Authors:	United States. Government Accountability Office, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	Government Document eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Bank Secrecy Act. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (U.S.) > Rules and practice. Money laundering > United States > Prevention. Terrorism > United States > Finance > Prevention. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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