Title III – International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001

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Title III – International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 is a key component of the USA PATRIOT Act that strengthens U.S. financial regulations to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
title of the USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ
aimsTo deter use of shell banks and anonymous accounts ⓘ
increase transparency of cross-border financial transactions ⓘ
protect the U.S. financial system from abuse by terrorists and criminals ⓘ
amends Bank Secrecy Act ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction U.S. financial institutions ⓘ
U.S. financial regulators ⓘ
countryOfJurisdiction United States of America ⓘ
empowers Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ⓘ
United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of the Treasury
enactedAfter September 11 attacks ⓘ
enforcedBy Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ⓘ
United States Department of Justice ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of Justice

United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form: U.S. Department of the Treasury

federal banking regulators in the United States ⓘ
legalBasisFor enhanced customer identification requirements ⓘ
enhanced due diligence for correspondent accounts ⓘ
enhanced due diligence for private banking accounts for non-U.S. persons ⓘ
expanded suspicious activity reporting requirements ⓘ
forfeiture of assets involved in money laundering and terrorism financing ⓘ
information sharing among financial institutions under safe harbor provisions ⓘ
information sharing between financial institutions and U.S. government agencies ⓘ
special measures against jurisdictions and institutions of primary money laundering concern ⓘ
strengthened penalties for money laundering offenses ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
mainSubject financial regulation ⓘ
money laundering ⓘ
terrorist financing ⓘ
partOf USA PATRIOT Act ⓘ
purpose to enhance information sharing among financial institutions and government agencies ⓘ
to improve recordkeeping and reporting requirements for financial transactions ⓘ
to prevent and detect financing of terrorism ⓘ
to strengthen U.S. measures against money laundering ⓘ
regulates correspondent accounts for foreign banks in the United States ⓘ
customer identification programs at financial institutions ⓘ
private banking accounts for non-U.S. persons ⓘ
recordkeeping for funds transfers ⓘ
relatedTo U.S. anti-money laundering framework ⓘ
counter-terrorism policy of the United States ⓘ
requires designation of compliance officers at financial institutions ⓘ
development of anti-money laundering programs by financial institutions ⓘ
independent testing of anti-money laundering programs ⓘ
ongoing employee training in anti-money laundering compliance ⓘ
strengthens Bank Secrecy Act ⓘ

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