| FOR RELEASE at 4:00 P.M. EDT | For further information | ||||
| Monday, August 8, 2005 | Contact: Erin Hickman | ||||
| OTS 05-25 | 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
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The federal banking and thrift agencies, along with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), today announced registration details for a live webcast of the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual outreach event in New York on August 22.
The webcast is open to all parties interested in BSA/AML compliance issues, but registration is required. The outreach event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon EDT and will be available for on-demand viewing for three months following the presentation.
The event is part of a series of briefings for the banking industry and field examiners on the BSA/AML Examination Manual. The host organizations are the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision, and FinCEN. Also participating in these outreach events are state banking agencies, Office of Foreign Assets Control, banking organizations, and banking trade associations.
To register for the webcast go to: www.ffiec.gov
For questions regarding the registration process, banking organizations should contact the local office of their federal banking agency.
Media Contacts:
| FDIC | Frank Gresock | (202) 898-6634 |
| Federal Reserve | Andrew Williams | (202) 425-2955 |
| 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, 8/8/2005