Acronyms
Suspicious Activity
Account Openings
The Basics
100

BSA is the acronym for this

what is the Bank Secrecy Act

100

When Suspicious Activity is noticed, we have this amount of time to File and SAR

What is 30 days

100

This is how we know our member through a process of collecting two forms of identification and inquiring how accounts will be used during the account opening process

What is Customer Identification Program or CIP

100

Our BSA officer

Who is Christina 

200

SAR stands for this type of report 

What is a Suspicious Activity Report

200

Depositing Funds in a Manner that would Purposefully avoid SAR suspicions is known as this.

What is Structuring

200

 a person that owns 25% or more equity interest in the legal entity and/or has control of decision making in the legal entity is known as this.

What is a Beneficial Owner

200

the BSA record retention period

What is 5 years

300

CTR is this report, filed for transactions of more than 10,000 dollars

What is a Currency Transactions Report

300

Moving funds around the financial system which includes a complex series of transactions to create confusion and complicate the paper trail is an Example of this

What is Layering

300

We are NOT able to open business accounts for Businesses such as these

What are Gambling and Marijuana

300

allows an authorized person to act on behalf of another person in order to assist that person in handling his or her business and/or personal affairs

What are Power of Attorney Documents

400

FINCEN is the acronym for this governing body where CTR's and SARs are submitted

What is the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

400

 when illegal funds are introduced into the financial system without attracting attention, it is known as this.

What is Placement

400

if a member's identification has an incorrect address, we must use this to verify the mailing address

What is Legitimate Mail

400

 a check with a blank payee and MUST BE FOR $1000 OR LESS

What is a Money Order

500

OFAC is the acronym for this organization that enforces economic and trade sanctions against targeted foreign countries

Office of Foreign Assets Control

500

Once the funds are in the financial system, criminals use this step, that creates the appearance of legality through additional transactions such as the purchase and resale of real estate, investment securities, or other assets. 

What is Integration

500

we must collect Beneficial Ownership information and fill out the related form when opening business accounts that are NOT these type of businesses

what are sole proprietorships, partnerships or organizations

500

the time period during which CTRs must be filed after transactions

What is 15 days