WASHINGTON — NAFCU senior staff traveled into Washington recently to discuss their members' ongoing concerns regarding Bank Secrecy Act compliance.

"We met with certain staff from Undersecretary [for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime Stuart] Levey's office…to take the opportunity to express some of the issues credit unions have been expressing to us," NAFCU Senior Counsel and Director of Regulatory Affairs Carrie Hunt explained.

She noted, "The FFIEC manual has certainly cleared up some issues." Still NAFCU members want to ensure the government is monitoring the value of BSA reporting and whether it is resulting in arrests.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Breaking credit union news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Shared Accounts podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical coverage of the commercial real estate and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, GlobeSt.com and ThinkAdvisor.com
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.