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Date Feb. 15, 1994 Report No. GGD-94-91R Title

Money Laundering: Project Gateway

GAO [inited General States hccounting Offke Washington. General D.C. Government 20548 /.n 785 Division B-256381 February 15, 1994 The Honorable Henry B. Gonzalez Chairman, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs House of Representatives Dear Mr. This letter concerning facilitate data. Chairman: is in response to your October 28, 1993, inquiry a Department of the Treasury initiative to acce...
Date Dec. 13, 1993 Report No. GGD-94-28 Title

Regulatory Burden: Recent Studies, Industry Issues, and Agency Initiatives

United States General Accounting Office GAO December 1993 Report to the Chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs U.S. Senate REGULATORY BURDEN Recent Studies, Industry Issues, and Agency Initiatives GAO/GGD-94-28 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-254591 December 13,1993 The Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr. Chairman, Co...
Date Dec. 8, 1993 Report No. NSIAD-94-34 Title

Illicit Narcotics: Recent Efforts to Control Chemical Diversion and Money Laundering

: : . ,: : ,i L :_ “. ‘ . ” _’ I ^~ GAO United States General Accounting Offwe Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-254065 December 8,1993 The Honorable Lee Hamilton Chairman The Honorable Benjamin A. Gilman Ranking Minority Member Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives As requested by the former Chairman and Co-Chairman, Task Force o...
Date Nov. 2, 1993 Report No. GGD-94-26 Title

Interstate Banking: Benefits and Risks of Removing Regulatory Restrictions

Restrictions - ,, 3 General Government Division B-253437 November 2,1993 The Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Your May 19,1992, letter requested that we report on the impact of proposed changes in laws concerning interstate banking and branching. This report responds to your request. As arranged with ...
Date Sept. 23, 1993 Report No. T-AIMD-93-5 Title

Bank and Thrift Regulation: FDICIA Safety and Soundness Reforms Need to Be Maintained

United States General Accounting Of&e Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Deposit Insurance, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs House of Representatives For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 9:30 a.m. Thursday, September 1993 23, BANKANDTHRIFT REGULATION FDICIA Safety and Soundness Reforms Need to Be Maintained Statementof Donald H. Chap...
Date May 26, 1993 Report No. T-GGD-93-31 Title

Money Laundering: The Use of Bank Secrecy Act Reports by Law Enforcement Could Be Increased

United States General Accounting OfFice NV9313 GAO For Rdeaseon Deliver); Expected at 1O:OO EDT am. Wednesday May 26. 1993 Testimony Before the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives MONEY LAUNDERING: The Use of Bank SecrecyAct Reports by Law Enforcement Could Be Increased Statement of Henry R. Wray Director Administration of Justice Issues General Government Div...
Date Jan. 8, 1993 Report No. GGD-93-48 Title

Bank and Thrift Criminal Fraud: The Federal Commitment Could Be Broadened

*1;1nuitry 1!J!M BANK AND THRIFT CRIMINAL FRAU:D The Federal Commitment Could Be Broadened llllllllllllll ll 148485 i.. RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Con essional Relations, 1 SSt3.26 #EASED (;AO/( ;(;I)-!M-48 General Government Division B-246890 January 8,1993 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Chairman, Committe...
Date Sept. 30, 1992 Report No. GGD-92-96 Title

Foreign Bank: Initial Assessment of Certain BCCI Activities in the U.S.

United States General Accounting Office .-- , ‘ 9 GAO September 1992 Report to the Honorable Robert H. Michel, Republican Leader, House of Representatives FOREIGN BANK Initial Assessment of Certain BCCI Activities in the U. S. , .-.. illIllllllR Ill 147824 GAWGGD-92-96 RESTRICTED4Wt to be tieleased tiukslde khe General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressio ~K...
Date July 28, 1992 Report No. GGD-92-110 Title

Securities and Futures Markets: Cross-Border Information Sharing Is Improving, but Obstacles Remain

I.Jnit,ctd StateM Gctnoral Accounting ^. Office_. .._.._. .______ _I. ..- _._. . h Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance, Committee on Energy and Commerce 1 House of Representatives I .“. hly _....,... 1w2 . . -~--.. -__....-._. ,.. .._-_. I_ ..“. _“_ -._, l.l” -... II__ .__..l-” ..-..... ._--.” .-_I-.-.-.---.------.--. ..-~--. ----.-.----..- SECURITIES...
Date July 7, 1992 Report No. GGD-92-92 Title

Failed Bank: FDIC Documentation of CrossLand Savings, FSB, Decision Was Inadequate

1CJnited States General Accounting Offke __- _.._-...- .” ..-. GAO .. ___. ._..._ .._. _-.- Report to Congressional Requesters I*’ ..------.--- July 1992 FMLED BANK FDIC Documentation of CrossLand Savings, FSB, Decision ‘ was Inadequate I 146995 ... ._.-...-.._...,.__. . . _-. _ ._..._.. ._.._ . - .-. .---.-._-._- - __.-I.---.-. GAO United Statee General Accounting Offlce Washinrjton, D.C. 2...
Date June 30, 1992 Report No. T-GGD-92-57 Title

Money Laundering: Civil Penalty Referrals for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act Have Declined

Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Oversight, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 1O:OO a.m. June 30,1992 MONEY LAUNDERING: Civil Penalty Referrals for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act Have Declined Statement of Harold A. Valentine Associate Director Administration of Justice Issues General Government Division GAO/T-GGD-92-57 GAO Form 160 (Iu...
Date June 30, 1992 Report No. T-AFMD-92-11 Title

Condition of the Bank Insurance Fund: Outlook Affected by Economic, Accounting, and Regulatory Issues

U.S General GAO Accounting Office Testimony Before the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs House of Representatives CONDITION OF THE BANK INSURANCE FUND Outlook Affected by Economic, Accounting, Regulatory Issues and For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m., EDT Tuesday June 30, 1992 Statement Comptroller of Charles A. Bowsher General of the United States GAO/T-AFMD-92-11 CONDITI...
Date Feb. 6, 1992 Report No. GGD-92-46 Title

Money Laundering: Treasury Civil Case Processing of Bank Secrecy Act Violations

-~-__l_l 1 ~nitcvl _l__l_...emll Statw __yI -_m... General Accounting Office A GAO Fc+ruary . 1!)!)2 IZcpor~, the Chairman, Subcommittee on.‘ to Oversight, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives MONEY LAUNDERING Treasury Civil Case Processing of Bank Secrecy Act Violations HI I lllll~l~ 146283 ~ RESTRICTED--Not to be release outside the General Accounting Office unless specificall...
Date Jan. 23, 1992 Report No. 147444 Title

Corporate Accountability: A Time for Reform

Ilnited Statvs lkneral Accounting Office GAO An Address by Charles A. Ikwsher Comptroller Gencrdl of the TJnited States January I932 Corporate Accountability: A Time for Reform States, before the Securities Regulation Institute, January 1992, in Coronado, California. 23, Cmporate Accountability: A Time for Reform Two months ago, the Congress passed legislation that is little known to the American ...
Date Jan. 1, 1992 Report No. 147027 Title

Special Publications: The GAO Journal, No. 15, Spring/Summer 1992

THEG$p(-&,-+$T; A QUARTERLY SPONSORED BY THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE JOURNAL .~..” .--;_I_ -;~--c---I.,_. “.‘ SAFE AND SOUND Secmig thejhm of banking RISKY BUSINESS Untangling the StafJdshdent loan program GOING STALE? outdated foodsafify systm The NUMBER 15 1992 A QUARTERLY SPONSORED BY THE U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE SPRING/SUMMER JOURNAL C TllE 0 BANKING N SYSTEM T E N T S FEAIU...
Date Sept. 30, 1991 Report No. GGD-91-137BR Title

Pay and Benefits: Information on Four Federal Banking Agencies

,. -. _ : GAO PAY AND BENEFITS Information on Four Federal Banking Agencies - uniti SW General Accounting OfXice Wahhgton, D.C. 20648 General Government Division B-245859 September 30, 1991 The Honorable Henry B. Gonzalez Committee on Banking, Chairman, Finance and Urban Affairs House of Representatives The Honorable Mary Rose Oakar Chair, Subcommittee on International Development, Finance, Trade ...
Date Sept. 30, 1991 Report No. GGD-91-132 Title

Financial Institutions: Time Limits on Holding Deposits Generally Met but More Oversight Needed

------.L- -._-.--- 1Jnitr~d States (htlt!ral Accoultting Office GAO --.,-_~ Qt*pt.lr~rnl~t~r l!I!Il ._...-.~ Report, to Congressional Comm.itteos FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Time Limits on Holding Deposits Generally Met but More Oversight Needed 11111111 llllllll \,. 145011 -- -_-I-c~-- . . I. GAO/GGI)-9 l-132 -_- -.,.-, “.l”.,--ll*“““l” ..*.-.--1_. I ..--..- .-.--._---^-.-l_-.l...-~ . ..-....
Date Sept. 25, 1991 Report No. GGD-91-125 Title

Money Laundering: The Use of Cash Transaction Reports by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies

sq,t t~Iul,t~r!)!I1 I MONEY LAUNDERING The Use of Cash Transaction Reports by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies 5: ‘ / _.., i ,f \ - _“._.I. -. . ---.“----~ GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-246268 September 26,199l The Honorable Dan Rostenkowski Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives The Honorable Lloyd Be...
Date Sept. 20, 1991 Report No. GGD-91-131 Title

Bank Powers: Bank Holding Company Securities Subsidiaries' Market Activities Update

United States General Accounting Office GAO September 1991 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives /u5a9 BANK POWERS Bank Holding Company Securities Subsidiaries’Market Activities Update GA0,KGI.h91431 Notice: I-- This is a reprint of a GAO report. GAO United States General Accounting ...
Date July 10, 1991 Report No. T-GGD-91-52 Title

Financial Institutions: Expanded Powers for Banking Organizations

United States General Atxounting OfSlce /q GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday July 10, 1991 Tdmony j Ill IIII 11111 II 144333 Expanded Powers for Banking Organizations Statement of Charles A. Bowsher Comptroller General of the United States and Finance Before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives GAO/T-GGD-91-5...
Date May 9, 1991 Report No. T-GGD-91-27 Title

Financial Institutions: Resolving Large Bank Failures

.I 1 Unked States General Accounting Office /{J gb b Testimony 143806 For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO a.m. EDT Thursda May 9, I?991 i Resolving Large Bank Failures ( \ Statement of Johnny C. Finch Director of Planning and Reporting General Government Division Before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs House of Representatives Y GAO/T...
Date May 3, 1991 Report No. 143801 Title

Special Publications: Lessons Learned From Recent U.S. Banking Experience

LESSONSLEARNED FROM RECENTU.S. BANKING EXPERIENCE BY Stephen C. Swaim and Maja Wesselsl I111111 III1 llllllllll Ill1 I1111 llllllllll 143801 Paper presented May 3, 1991, at the Sixth Annual Symposium of the Foundation for Research in International Banking and Finance at Berlin, Germany. It is with a certain sense of temerity Europeans can learn are all that we address the subject of lessons from r...
Date March 7, 1991 Report No. T-GGD-91-12 Title

Deposit Insurance: A Strategy for Reform

u** . United States General Accounting O ffice / 43 3 / 7 GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday March 7, 1991 Testimony I 143319 Deposit Insurance: A Strategy For Reform Statement of Charles A. Bowsher Comptroller General of the United States Before the Senate Committee on Banking, Urban Affairs United States Senate Housing, and w G A O /T-GGD-91-12 O A O 16012/87) Form (...
Date March 4, 1991 Report No. GGD-91-26 Title

Deposit Insurance: A Strategy for Reform

r 0 3 sd CD r 0 Comptroller General of the United States H-238472 March 4, 1991 The Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr. Chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs I Jnited States Senate The Honorable Henry B. Gonzalez Chairman, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs House of Representatives This report discusses issues associated with reforming the deposit insurance system. It ...
Date June 5, 1990 Report No. GGD-90-90 Title

Information Returns: Correcting Taxpayer Identification Is Possible Without Disclosing Tax Data

--.-.- ._...._. ----.-~ J llllt~ I !I90 INFORMATION RETURNS Correcting Taxpayer Identification Is Possible Without Disclosing Tax Data 141689 . GAO United States General Accounting Off&e Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-239874 June 5,1QQ0 The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Chairman, Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Dan Rostenkowski Chairman, Committee on Ways an...
Date March 19, 1990 Report No. T-GGD-90-21 Title

Financial Institutions: Activities of Securities Subsidiaries of Bank Holding Companies

United States General Accounting Office Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:30 E.S.T. Monday March 19, 1990 Activities of Bank of Securities Holding Companies Subsidiaries Statement of Richard L. Fogel Assistant Comptroller General Government General Programs Before the Subcommittee on General Oversight Investigations Committee on Banking, Finance and House of Representatives and Urban...
Date March 14, 1990 Report No. GGD-90-48 Title

Bank Powers: Activities of Securities Subsidiaries of Bank Holding Companies

I.I I..I .,l.l_l.___.. _.-.-.-.---. “l_,l, .., .““” .“ll-,..”I.” MitrcIi *. 1000 BANK POWERS Activities of Securities Subsidiaries of Bank Holding Companies United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 General Government Division B-237706 March 14,199O The Honorable Carroll Hubbard Chairman, Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations Committee on Banking, ...
Date May 12, 1989 Report No. GGD-89-61 Title

Check Collection: Competitive Fairness Is an Elusive Goal

United States General Accountina Office GAO May 1989 Report to Congressional Committees . CHECKCOLLECTION Competitive Fairness Is an Elusive Goal GAO,‘GGD-89-61 B-200863 May 12,1989 The Honorable Donald W. Riegle Chairman, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Henry B. Gonzalez Chairman, Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs House of Repres...
Date Feb. 9, 1989 Report No. T-HRD-89-5 Title

Income Security: Pension Plan Participation in Leveraged Buyout Funds

United State8 General Accounting OiYlce /37 40 8 GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday February 9, 1989 Testimony Pension Plan Participation Leveraged Buyout Funds In Statement of Joseph F. Delfico, Director Income Security Issues Human Resources Divisisn of Before the Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives GAO...
Date Sept. 13, 1988 Report No. T-GGD-88-51 Title

Financial Institutions: Safeguards That Need to Accompany Changes to Glass-Steagall Laws

For Release on Delivery Expected at 1O:OO EDT Tuesday September 13, 1988 Safeguards that Need to Accompany Changes to Glass-Steagall Laws Statement of Richard L. Fogel Assistant Comptroller General General Government Programs Before the Subcommittee on Oversight on Energy House Committee House of Representatives and Investigations and Commerce GAO/T-GGD-88-51 SAFEGUARDS THAT NEED TO ACCOMPANY CHAN...
Date Sept. 6, 1988 Report No. GGD-88-110 Title

Tax Administration: Accuracy of Taxpayer Identification Numbers on Information Returns Can Be Improved

United States General Accounting Office GAO ’ September 1988 Report to the Joint Committee on Taxation, Congress of the United States TAX ADMINISTRATION Accuracy of Taxpayer Identification Numbers on Information Returns Can Be Improved w3\m GAO/GGD88-110 General Government Division B-230529 September 6,1988 The Honorable Lloyd Bentsen Chairman, Joint Committee on Taxation The Honorable Dan Roste...
Date June 11, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-95 Title

Bank Secrecy Act: Treasury Can Improve Implementation of the Act

I -- 1 United Stat& General Accounting Office GAO 130423 I Report to the Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate June 1986 BANK SECRECYACT Treasury Can Improve Implementation of the Act 130231 I clAo/GGD-86-95 I U.S GENERAL ACCOUNTING APPllOVAL COR OFFICE Of RtPORt ICAM NO. 2) DlSt~lBUtlON Idol/ THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL CLASSIFIED- ...
Date April 21, 1986 Report No. IMTEC-86-17 Title

Data Quality: IRS' Actions To Improve the Accuracy of Non-Wage Income Data Are Vital

GAO’ April 1986 34578 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and Monetary Affairs, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives United States General Accounting Office ’ DATA QUALITY IRS’ Actions to Irnprove the Accuracy of Non-wage Income Data Are Vital GAO,‘IMTEC-86-17 035361 .. . . I - 1 / 1 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C....
Date Nov. 1, 1985 Report No. GGD-86-22FS Title

IRS/Treasury: Information on Selected Tax Treaties and Information Agreements

United States General Accounting Office GAO Fact Sheet to the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight, House Committee on Ways and Means November 1985 IRS/TREASURY Information on Selected Tax Treaties and Information Ag reernents 3 / jzY3S’~ GAWGGi3-8622~s 6337acC UNITED STATESGENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, DC. - November QOVERNMW DwI8loN 1, 1985 B-220922 The Honorable J. J. Pickle Chai...
Date Oct. 29, 1985 Report No. 128304 Title

Financial Institutions: Federal Regulatory Agencies' Efforts To Ensure Bank Secrecy Act Compliance

United States General Accounting D.C. 20548 Office Washington, FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 1O:OO A.M., EST > TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1985 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON,DIRECTOR GENERALGOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATIONS ON COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS UNITED STATES SENATE ON THE FEDERALREGULATORY AGENCIES' EFFORTS ~0 INSURE BANK SECRECYACT COMPLIANCE Ill I...
Date Jan. 14, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-9 Title

Financial Institutions: An Examination of Concerns Expressed About the Federal Reserve's Pricing of Check Clearing Activities

Report To The Chairman Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs United States Senate BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITEDSTATES An Examination of Concerns Expressed About The Federal Reserve’s Pricing Of Check Clearing Activities The Federal Reserve System and some of the Nation’s larger commercial banks play major roles in clearing the billions of checks written each year in the U...
Date Jan. 14, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-9A Title

Financial Institutions: An Examination of Concerns Expressed About the Federal Reserve's Pricing of Check Clearing Activities

PACS accumulates check clearing costs under four specific activities: processing, adjustments, return items (checks returned unpaid), and fine sort (checks sorted to a specific paying institution). While PACS reported gross expenses for the overall commercial check activity, only intraoffice or local processing expense figures were needed for pricing purposes. Therefore, to obtain the expense data...
Date July 11, 1984 Report No. GGD-84-39 Title

Financial Institutions: Statutory Requirements for Examining International Banking Institutions Need Attention

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Statutory Requirenients For Examining International Banking institutions Need Attention The Edge Act enables commercial banks to engage in International banking and financial operations. Edge Act corporations are required by law to be exammed annually. Federally licensed branches and agencies of foreign banks are subject to a simil...
Date June 16, 1983 Report No. 122655 Title

Financial Management: Federal Reserve Pricing of Its Check Clearing Services

united States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20551 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 1:00 p.m. JUNE 16, 198L4 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE JOINT HEARING OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON DOMESTIC MONETARY POLICY AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, CONSUMER AND MONETARY AFFAIRS U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON FEDERAL RESERVE PRICING OF ITS CHEC...
Date Oct. 25, 1982 Report No. GGD-83-3 Title

Financial Institutions: Credit Insurance Disclosure Provisions of the Truth in Lending Act Consistently Enforced Except When Decisions Appealed

Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee Economic GoalsAnd Intergovernmental Joint Economic Committee On Policy Credit Insurance Disclosure Provisions ~Of The Truth In Lending Act Consistently i Enforced Except When Decisions Appealed GAO found that the five Federal depository institution regulators enforced the credit insurance disclosure requirements of the Truth In Lending Act in a generally consis...
Date Aug. 16, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-53 Title

Financial Institutions: Bank Merger Process Should Be Modernized and Simplified

- B’r’THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Bank Merger Process Should Be Modernized And Simplified Federal agenciesdo not have uniform criteria for evaluating proposed mergers and, as a result, make conflicting assessments of mergers. Unlike nonbanking commerce, Federal banking laws do not provide for shell corporations to facilitate the takeover of total ownership o...
Date May 7, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-22 Title

Financial Institutions: The Federal Reserve Should Move Faster To Eliminate Subsidy of Check Clearing Operations

’ BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES The Federal Reserve Should Move Faster To Eliminate Subsidy Of Check Clearing Operations The Monetary Control Act of 1980 required the Federal Reserve to begin charging In 1981 for selected services that used to be provided free to member banks. This report examines how the Federal Reserve Implemented prlclng for clearing che...
Date April 9, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-36 Title

Financial Institutions: Issues To Be Considered While Debating Interstate Bank Branching

, 2 /+q=v REPORTBY THE * . Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES Issues To Be Considered While Debating Interstate Bank Branching This report summarizes GAO’s observations about administrative and process matters which should be addressed when the Congress considers changing the current laws pertaining to the interstate branching of commercial banks. The report describes matters such as regula...
Date Feb. 26, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-21 Title

Financial Institutions: Despite Recent Improvements, Bank Supervision Could Be More Effective and Less Burdensome

- L ’ I& THEC&PTROLLER GENE Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITED STATES Despite Recent Improvements, Bank Supervision Could Be More Effective And Less Burdensome Using new laws, regulations, technology, and procedures, the three Federal bank regulatory agencies have significantly improved the essential processes of bank supervision--gathering information on institutions they supervise, identifying...
Date July 23, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-80 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Bank Secrecy Act Reporting Requirements Have Not Yet Met Expectations, Suggesting Need for Amendment

? ;, f IL/ ----w BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Bank Secrecy Act Reporting Requirements Have Not Yet Met Expectations, Suggesting Need For Amendment After 10 years, the reports required by the 1970 Bank Secrecy Act are not widely used by taw enforcement agencies. Further, it is uncertain how well financial institutions and individuals comply with the act’s repo...
Date July 23, 1981 Report No. 115888 Title

Financial Institutions: Implementation of Bank Secrecy Act's Reporting Requirements

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 A.M. EDT July 23, 1981 STATEMENTOF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON GENERAL OVERSIGHT AND RENEGOTIATION HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE AND URBAN AFFAIRS 115888 ,-*r,’ ” 0N FMPLEMENTATION OF THE ""C BANK SECRECYACT'S REPORTING Mr. Chair...
Date Sept. 24, 1980 Report No. 113401 Title

Financial Institutions: International Activities of Banks

UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY EXPECTED 1O:OO A.M., EDT AT WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1980 STATEMENT OF ELMER8. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERALOF THE UNITED STATES BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE ON . FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS SUPERVISION, REGULATION, AND INSURANCE COMMITTEE.ONBANKING, FINANCE, AND URBANAFFAIRS U.S. HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Chairman and Members We are ...
Date Aug. 26, 1980 Report No. GGD-80-66 Title

International Affairs: Despite Positive Effects, Further Foreign Acquisitions of U.S. Banks Should Be Limited Until Policy Conflicts Are Fully Addressed

Comptroller General The international Banking Act of 1978 has provided for more equal treatment of foreign and domestic banks in the United States. Foreign banks continue to realize some advantages over domestic ones. For example, they can buy large U.S. banks that other U.S. banks would not be permitted to buy. In the 1970s foreign banks and individuals acquired 93 U.S. banks. In those cases wher...
Date Nov. 29, 1979 Report No. 111017 Title

Justice and Law Enforcement: Use of Currency and Foreign Account Reports To Detect Narcotics Traffickers

c UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 A.M. EST November 29, 1979 STATEMENT OF RICHARD L. FOGEL, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENTDIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GENERAL OVERSIGHT AND RENEGOTIATION HOUSE COMMITTEE ON BANKING, FINANCE AND URBAN AFFAIRS CURRENCY $6~ FOREIGN ACCOUNT REPORTS TO DETECT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKERS Mr. ...
Date April 6, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-24 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Better Use of Currency and Foreign Account Reports by Treasury and IRS Needed for Law Enforcement Purposes

.n.nendati3ns on ,Government the Treasury foreign bank EnEorceinent made by Operations Department: the in a account data ;Jo:n3unications i>rr:,ble~ns 1976. 7Jnit. --Apparently caused --Estabhishe.l (See pp. Having should foreign it has by c;3solve:l :liscl:)~;~~fe the Tax Reform Act a Reports 21 to 25.) %;l%ly5is of taken monitor bank other th.lie ir\~:tio:l3~ TC~?~JIIC~ nou~ the use of computeri...