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Zorluk: ZorAnti-Money Laundering (AML), KYC, and Sanctions Compliance

A client visits two separate branch offices of a registered broker-dealer on the same business day, depositing 5,500inphysicalcurrencyateachlocationforatotalcashdepositof5,500 in physical currency at each location for a total cash deposit of 11,000. During the second deposit, the client specifically asks the representative if the transaction will be reported to government regulators. Which of the following statements correctly describes the broker-dealer's anti-money laundering (AML) reporting obligations?

  1. The firm must file a Currency Transaction Report because total currency deposits in a single business day exceed $10,000, and must also file a Suspicious Activity Report due to potential structuring and suspicious behavior.Cevap
  2. B
    The firm must file only a Currency Transaction Report because mandatory currency filings automatically supersede suspicious activity reporting obligations whenever cash thresholds are met.
  3. C
    The firm must file only a Suspicious Activity Report because Currency Transaction Reports apply exclusively to commercial retail banks and not to broker-dealers.
  4. D
    The firm is required only to place a temporary security hold on the customer's cash deposits and notify FINRA prior to submitting any federal anti-money laundering reports.

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The broker-dealer must file both a Currency Transaction Report for the cash amount exceeding $10,000 in a single day and a Suspicious Activity Report for the apparent structuring and suspicious conduct.
Under FinCEN and FINRA anti-money laundering regulations, broker-dealers must satisfy both CTR and SAR requirements when applicable. The aggregate cash deposit of 11,000withinasinglebusinessdayexceedsthe11,000 within a single business day exceeds the 10,000 threshold, mandating a Currency Transaction Report. Additionally, because the client deposited funds across multiple branches and inquired about government reporting—behavior characteristic of structuring to avoid detection—the activity is suspicious and involves at least $5,000, mandating a Suspicious Activity Report.

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1
Evaluate the Currency Transaction Report (CTR) requirement
Total cash deposited across all branches on a single business day is 11,000(11,000 ( 5,500 + 5,500),whichexceedsthe5,500), which exceeds the 10,000 threshold.
Under the Bank Secrecy Act, broker-dealers must file a CTR for physical currency deposits exceeding $10,000 in a single business day for a single customer.
2
Evaluate the Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) requirement
The customer deposited cash in multiple branch locations on the same day and questioned whether government reporting would occur, indicating potential structuring.
Structuring (splitting deposits to evade reporting thresholds) involves suspicious activity equal to or exceeding $5,000, triggering a mandatory SAR filing.
3
Determine the combined regulatory filing obligation
The firm must fulfill both reporting rules independently.
CTR and SAR requirements operate concurrently and neither report replaces or satisfies the obligation of the other.

Anahtar Kavram

Dual AML Reporting Obligations (CTR and SAR)
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Anti-Money Laundering (AML), KYC, and Sanctions Compliance