Bank Secrecy Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Financial_Crimes_Enforcement_Network
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:BSA
gptkb:Currency_and_Foreign_Transactions_Reporting_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:USA_PATRIOT_Act
gptkbp:appliesTo broker-dealers
casinos
mutual funds
banks
credit unions
money services businesses
insurance companies
gptkbp:codifiedIn 31 U.S.C. § 5311 et seq.
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1970
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:enforcedBy gptkb:Department_of_the_Treasury
gptkb:Internal_Revenue_Service
gptkb:Financial_Crimes_Enforcement_Network
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bank Secrecy Act
gptkbp:influenced anti-money laundering laws worldwide
gptkbp:influencedBy concerns about drug trafficking
concerns about organized crime
concerns about tax evasion
gptkbp:penalty criminal penalties
civil penalties
gptkbp:purpose combat money laundering
prevent financial crimes
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:legislation
anti-money laundering
counter-terrorism financing
gptkbp:requires report suspicious activity that might signify money laundering, tax evasion, or other criminal activities
financial institutions to keep records of cash purchases of negotiable instruments
financial institutions to file reports of cash transactions exceeding $10,000
gptkbp:requiresReport gptkb:Currency_Transaction_Report
gptkb:Foreign_Bank_Account_Report
gptkb:Suspicious_Activity_Report
gptkbp:section gptkb:Currency_Transaction_Reports_(CTR)
gptkb:Customer_Identification_Program_(CIP)
gptkb:Foreign_Bank_Account_Reports_(FBAR)
gptkb:Suspicious_Activity_Reports_(SAR)
Recordkeeping requirements
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Richard_Nixon
October 26, 1970
gptkbp:subjectOf compliance programs in financial institutions
numerous court cases
regulatory guidance by FinCEN
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Banking_Law
gptkb:Financial_Crimes_Enforcement_Network
gptkb:Anti-Money_Laundering_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5