<Nationwide Conference Call Instructions
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| FOR RELEASE at 10:00 A.M. EDT | For further information | ||||
| Monday, July 18, 2005 | Contact: Erin Hickman | ||||
| OTS 05-23 | 202/906-6677 | ||||
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Office of Thrift Supervision
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
The Federal banking and thrift agencies, along with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), today announced registration details for the upcoming outreach events related to the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual that was released on June 30. The events include:
Registration details for the nationwide conference calls are attached. To register for one of the regional outreach meetings, click on the hyperlink below that corresponds to the meeting location that you would like to attend or type in the corresponding web address.
Banking organizations are encouraged to participate in these voluntary sessions. The content of these events is similar and should be factored into a banking organization’s decision to participate in the sessions. During these events, the BSA/AML Examination Manual will be discussed and examination expectations will be provided. There will also be an opportunity to provide feedback, ask questions, and address implementation issues.
Participating in the outreach sessions will be the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and FinCEN.
The BSA/AML Examination Manual emphasizes a banking organization’s responsibility to establish and implement risk-based policies, procedures, and processes to comply with the BSA and safeguard its operations from money laundering and terrorist financing.
For questions regarding the registration process, banking organizations should contact Tonya Spratley of the FDIC at tospratley@fdic.gov. For broader questions on the outreach events or the BSA/AML Examination Manual, banking organizations should contact the local office of their federal banking agency.
Registration must be submitted online. Below are the Web addresses for registering for the various outreach meetings:
San Francisco Regional Outreach Meeting
http://fdic.inquisiteasp.com/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.dll?7ZAFBT
Dallas Regional Outreach Meeting
http://fdic.inquisiteasp.com/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.dll?FG63W9
Chicago Regional Outreach Meeting
http://fdic.inquisiteasp.com/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.dll?HXVMKC
New York City Regional Outreach Meeting
http://fdic.inquisiteasp.com/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.dll?93YKHT
Miami Regional Outreach Meeting
http://fdic.inquisiteasp.com/cgi-bin/qwebcorporate.dll?6XMW57
The BSA/AML Examination Manual is available at:
http://www.ffiec.gov/pdf/bsamanual.pdf
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Nationwide Conference Call Instructions <
Media Contacts:
| Federal Reserve | Andrew Williams | (202) 452-2955 |
| FDIC | David Barr | (202) 898-6992 |
| OCC | Dean DeBuck | (202) 874-5770 |
| OTS | Erin Hickman | (202) 906-6677 |
| FinCen | Sherie James | (703) 905-3770 |
The Office of Thrift Supervision, an office of the Department of the Treasury, regulates and supervises the nation's thrift industry. OTS's mission is to ensure the safety and soundness of, and compliance with consumer protection laws by, thrift institutions, and to support their role as home mortgage lenders and providers of other community credit and financial services. OTS also oversees the activities and operations of thrift holding companies that own or control thrift institutions. Copies of OTS news releases and other documents are available at the OTS web page at www.ots.treas.gov.
Created: Monday, 7/18/2005