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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Contact: Kevin Mukri |
April 28, 2005
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(202) 874-5770
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A set of Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs) that provide guidance on implementation of the USA
Patriot Acts Customer Identification Program requirements was issued today by
the staff of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the
Office of Thrift Supervision, the National Credit Union Administration, the
Department of Treasury and Treasurys Financial Crimes Enforcement Center unit.
The guidance is
available on the news release page of the OCCs web site at:
http://www.occ.treas.gov/05rellst.htm
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The Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency was created by Congress to charter national banks,
to oversee a nationwide system of banking institutions, and to assure that
national banks are safe and sound, competitive and profitable, and capable of
serving in the best possible manner the banking needs of their customers.
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