Banking's Proposed "Know Your Customer" Rules

Murphy, M. Maureen

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Economic policy;    Banks and banking;    Government regulations;    Finance;   

RP-ID  :  RS20026
RP-ID  :  RS20026 2001-08-31

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

On December 7, 1998, federal banking regulators proposed regulations that would have required banks and thrifts to develop formal policies and procedures to identify unusual transactions in customers’ accounts to report as suspicious activity in conjunction with the federal laws outlawing money laundering. Although there were varied proposals before the 106th Congress on the issue, no legislation was enacted. The issue likeliest to command attention in the 107th Congress is international money laundering. There have been recent instances in which banking regulators imposed corrective action, comparable to the Know Your Customer requirements, on several international banking institutions after unearthing potential money laundering activity.