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Cash-Intensive Businesses — Overview<br />

When conducting a risk assessment of cash-intensive businesses, banks should direct<br />

their resources to those accounts that pose the greatest risk of money laundering or<br />

terrorist financing. The following factors may be used to identify the risks:<br />

• The purpose of the account.<br />

• The volume, frequency, and nature of currency transactions.<br />

• Customer history (e.g., length of relationship, Currency Transaction Report (CTR)<br />

filings, 240 and Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings).<br />

• The primary business activity, products, and services offered.<br />

• The business or business structure.<br />

• Geographic locations and jurisdictions of operations.<br />

• The availability of information and cooperation of the business in providing<br />

information.<br />

For those customers deemed to be particularly high risk, bank management may consider<br />

implementing sound practices, such as periodic on-site visits, interviews with the<br />

business’s management, or closer reviews of transactional activity.<br />

240 As discussed in the core overview section, “Currency Transaction Reporting Exemptions,” page 81,<br />

certain entities are ineligible for currency transaction reporting exemptions as a non-listed business.<br />

FFIEC <strong>BSA</strong>/<strong>AML</strong> <strong>Examination</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> 299 8/24/2007

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