Evaluating the risk of new accounts is an integral component…

Evaluating the risk of new accounts is an integral component of a viable BSA/AML compliance program. The following is a brief description of new accounts. All other things being equal, how would you rate the initial risk of each account: High, or low? The customer is the owner of a local manufacturing company that has a pre-existing account at your bank. He wishes to open a payroll account to pay his 37 employees.

Each person (including a bank) who physically transports, ma…

Each person (including a bank) who physically transports, mails, or ships currency or monetary instruments in excess of $10,000 at one time out of or into the United States (and each person who causes such transportation, mailing, or shipment) must file a Report of International Transportation of Currency or Monetary Instruments (CMIR.)