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16 December 2014

Financial Regulators Release 2014 Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual

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On December 2, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council released the revised Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual.
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On December 2, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released the revised Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) Examination Manual. The revisions clarify supervisory expectations and incorporate regulatory changes since the manual's 2010 update. The revisions incorporate feedback from the banking industry and examination staff.

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and State Liaison Committee revised the manual in collaboration with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), the administrator of the BSA, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). FinCEN and OFAC collaborated on the revisions made to the sections that address compliance with the regulations and sanctions programs that FinCEN and OFAC administer and enforce. Manual. Release.

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