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Difficulty: EasyAnti-Money Laundering (AML), KYC, and Sanctions Compliance

Under Bank Secrecy Act regulations, a broker-dealer identifies a transaction involving potential money laundering that has no business or apparent lawful purpose. What is the minimum monetary threshold that requires the broker-dealer to file a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)?

  1. A
    $3,000
  2. $5,000Answer
  3. C
    $10,000
  4. D
    $25,000

Answer

The minimum monetary threshold requiring a broker-dealer to file a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) is $5,000.
Under Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulations administered by FinCEN, financial institutions including broker-dealers are required to file a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) for any transaction conducted or attempted through the firm involving or aggregating to $5,000 or more if the firm suspects that the transaction involves funds derived from illegal activity or serves no apparent business purpose.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the compliance reporting requirement being tested.
The requirement is for filing a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) under Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules.
The question specifically asks for the monetary threshold governing suspicious transactions.
2
Recall the monetary thresholds set by the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and FinCEN for broker-dealers.
Suspicious transactions involving $5,000 or more require a SAR filing.
This distinguishes SAR requirements (5,000suspiciousthreshold)fromCurrencyTransactionReports(CTRs),whichapplytocashtransactionsexceeding5,000 suspicious threshold) from Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs), which apply to cash transactions exceeding 10,000.

Key Concept

Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Filing Threshold
Estimated Time:45s
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Topics

Anti-Money Laundering (AML), KYC, and Sanctions Compliance