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Illicit Finance: Treasury Should Monitor Partnerships and Trusts for Future Risks

GAO-25-106955
Dec 19, 2024
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1 Open Recommendations
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Director of FinCEN periodically analyzes SAR data for the risk of illicit activity related to trusts and partnerships and incorporates this analysis in future money laundering and terrorist financing risk assessments. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Currency Transaction Reports: Improvements Could Reduce Filer Burden While Still Providing Useful Information to Law Enforcement

GAO-25-106500
Dec 11, 2024
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4 Open Recommendations
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Director of FinCEN takes steps to eliminate CTR data fields that are unnecessarily burdensome for filers and of little use to law enforcement. This could be done as part of FinCEN's AMLA review or through a different method. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Director of FinCEN takes steps to simplify and clarify aggregation requirements. This could be done as part of FinCEN's AMLA review or through a different method. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Director of FinCEN establishes a performance management process that defines performance goals and measures for monitoring the usefulness of CTRs. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Director of FinCEN takes steps to reduce the number of CTRs filed that are not used by law enforcement, such as by raising the reporting threshold or expanding criteria to allow for further exemptions. These actions should be informed by an analysis of the characteristics of CTRs that have been less likely to be accessed by law enforcement. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

Bank Supervision: Federal Reserve and FDIC Should Address Weaknesses in Their Process for Escalating Supervisory Concerns [Reissued with revisions on Nov. 25, 2024]

GAO-25-106771
Nov 25, 2024
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5 Open Recommendations
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Federal Reserve System The Chair of the Federal Reserve should determine whether to promulgate a regulation or enforceable guidelines on corporate governance and risk management under section 39 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, consistent with those issued by the other regulators, and document steps taken to make this determination. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Federal Reserve System The Chair of the Federal Reserve should issue a regulation to implement remaining open portions of section 166 of the Dodd-Frank Act, taking into account prior proposals and public comments. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation The Chair of FDIC should develop a central database for recording and reporting supervisory recommendations, similar to that used for matters requiring board attention. (Recommendation 3)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation The Chair of FDIC should establish procedures, such as vetting meetings, for the Continuous Examination process program to ensure that managers formally consult with the examination team and relevant stakeholders before making substantive changes to examination findings. Such vetting meetings should be documented and include any divergent views that arise. (Recommendation 4)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation The Chair of FDIC should consider a requirement that case managers for Continuous Examination process institutions periodically rotate assignments. (Recommendation 5)
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World Bank Procurement: Risk Monitoring Can be Enhanced as U.S. Businesses Face Challenges Competing

GAO-24-106718
Sep 26, 2024
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2 Open Recommendations
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Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Office of International Affairs develops guidance and a formal process to determine whether to monitor individual World Bank borrower projects based on risks to U.S. interests. (Recommendation 1)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.
Department of the Treasury The Secretary of the Treasury should ensure that the Office of International Affairs develops guidance and a formal process for how it will monitor World Bank borrower projects when it determines that monitoring is necessary. (Recommendation 2)
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When we confirm what actions the agency has taken in response to this recommendation, we will provide updated information.

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