Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations Relating to Orders for Transmittals of Funds by Financial Institutions

Resumen

On January 3, 1995 (60 FR 234), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) jointly adopted a final rule (the joint rule) requiring financial institutions to collect and retain certain information pertaining to transmittals of funds, and Treasury adopted a final rule (the travel rule) requiring financial institutions to include in transmittal orders certain information collected under the joint rule. On August 24, 1995 (60 FR 44144), Treasury delayed the effective date of the travel rule until April 1, 1996. In response to industry concerns about the application of thejoint rule and the travel rule to transmittals of funds involving foreign financial institutions, Treasury and the Board have amended the joint rule to conform certain of the definitions of the parties to transmittals of funds to definitions found in Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code. Treasury has also amended the travel rule: To clarify that the exceptions applicable for the joint rule are also applicable for the travel rule; and to accommodate a compliance concern raised by the banking industry