When filing a SAR for continuing activity, the date or date range of suspicious activity (Item 30 on the SAR form) should include the entire 90-day period starting on the date immediately 9 “As a general rule of thumb, organizations should report continuing suspicious activity with a report being filed at least every 90 days.”
SAR information also assists in detecting and preventing the flow of illicit funds through our financial systems. Given more recent concerns like mortgage fraud, consumer loan fraud and identity theft, SARs data is more important than ever.
Please refer to the Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) page. Consumers in receipt of a suspected counterfeit instrument (e.g. cashier's checks, money orders, forms of identification) or become aware of stolen instruments, report this information to the issuing bank immediately.
the SAR confidentiality requirements in the BSA, both the OCC’s and FinCEN’s SAR regulations require banks to maintain the confidentiality of a SAR and any information that would reveal the existence of the SAR unless an exception applies.9 While the OCC and FinCEN regulations contain substantively similar requirements,
The OCC, FinCEN, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, and NCUA, issued answers to FAQs related to Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) to clarify regulatory requirements and assist financial institutions with their compliance obligations relating to SARs and Bank Secrecy Act reporting.
A basis for filing a SAR includes circumstances where a bank detects any known or suspected federal criminal violation, or pattern of criminal violations, committed or attempted against the bank or involving a transaction or transactions conducted through the bank that meets certain thresholds, and where the bank believes that it was either an ...