BSA

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BSA is a U.S. anti-money laundering law that requires financial institutions to assist government agencies in detecting and preventing financial crimes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
anti-money laundering law
abbreviation BSA
administeredBy Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
United States Department of the Treasury
surface form: "U.S. Department of the Treasury"
alsoKnownAs Bank Secrecy Act
surface form: "Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act"
amendedBy Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994
Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998
USA PATRIOT Act
appliesTo banks
broker-dealers in securities
casinos
credit unions
money services businesses
other financial institutions
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
dateEnacted 1970-10-26
enactedBy United States Congress
enforcedBy United States Department of Justice
surface form: "Department of Justice"

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Internal Revenue Service
federal banking regulators
focusesOn money laundering
other financial crimes
terrorist financing
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: "United States"
legalArea anti-money laundering law
banking law
financial regulation
officialName Bank Secrecy Act
surface form: "Bank Secrecy Act of 1970"
partOf U.S. anti-money laundering regulatory framework
primaryPurpose assist government agencies in detecting and preventing financial crimes
combat money laundering
requires customer identification and due diligence procedures
establishment of anti-money laundering programs by financial institutions
financial institutions to file certain reports with the U.S. government
financial institutions to maintain certain records
recordkeeping for certain funds transfers
requiresReport Currency Transaction Report
Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Reports
surface form: "Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Report"

Bank Secrecy Act
surface form: "Suspicious Activity Report"
signedBy Richard Nixon
subjectTo civil penalties
criminal penalties
thresholdForCurrencyTransactionReport more than $10,000 in cash in a single day
yearEnacted 1970

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BSA abbreviation BSA
subject surface form: "Bank Secrecy Act"