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Title International remittances : background, verification proposals and money laundering issues / Cameron Slaton, editor.

Publication Info. New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc. : Novinka, [2016]
©2016

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Description 1 online resource.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Monetary, fiscal and trade policie
Monetary, fiscal and trade policies series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Preface; Chapter 1; Remittances: Background and Issues for Congress*; Summary; Introduction; Background; Global and U.S Remittance Flows; The U.S. Remittance Marketplace; Money Service Businesses (MSBs); Traditional Financial Institutions; Mobile and other Emerging Payment Systems; Regulation of Remittance Providers; International Standards and Principles; U.S. Anti-Money Laundering/Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Efforts; Consumer Protection; State-Licensing of Remittance Providers; "Dodd-Frank" Measures; Remittances and U.S. Development Policy
Promoting Economic DevelopmentIncreased Access to Financial Services; Issues for Congress; Regulation of Remittances; Promoting Remittances as a Development Tool; Remittances and U.S. Immigration Policy; End Notes; Chapter 2; International Remittances: Actions Needed to Address Unreliable Official U.S. Estimate*; Why GAO Did This Study; What GAO Recommends; What GAO Found; Abbreviations; Background; Potential Effect of a Fine on Remitters without Legal Status Is Uncertain and Depends on a Variety of Factors
Several Factors Could Affect the Amount of Revenue Generated from a Proposed Fine on Remitters without Legal Status, as Hypothetical Scenarios ShowProposed Legislation Raises Other Issues for CFPB; A Requirement for Proof of Legal Status or Payment of a Fine Would Also Affect Providers; BEA Does Not Follow Best Practices for Estimating Remittances, Leading to an Unreliable Estimate; BEA's Estimates of Remittances from the United States; BEA Changed Its Remittance Estimation Methodology in 2012 to Incorporate New Data on Reported Remittances
BEA's Methodology Resulted in Unreliable Estimates, Partly Due to its Failure to Follow Best Practices and Guidelines for Federal Statistical AgenciesBEA Did Not Follow Its Own Best Practices for Documenting Its Procedures; BEA's Methodology Resulted in Unreliable Estimates; BEA Does Not Regard Its Remittance Estimate as Influential; Conclusion; Recommendations for Executive Action; Agency Comments and Our Evaluation; Appendix I: Objectives, Scope, and Methodology; End Notes; Chapter 3
International Remittances: Money Laundering Risks and Views on Enhanced Customer Verification and Recordkeeping Requirements*Why GAO Did This Study; What GAO Found; Abbreviations; Background; Remittance Transfer Methods; Other Methods of Remittance Transfers; Money Laundering; Federal and State Oversight of Financial Institutions; Bank Secrecy Act Requirements and Compliance-Related Challenges; Money Transmitters and Depository Institutions Are Subject to Similar BSA Requirements; AML Program Requirements; Reporting Requirements; Recordkeeping and Identity Verification
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Subject Emigrant remittances.
Emigrant remittances.
Money laundering.
Money laundering.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Slaton, Cameron, editor.
Other Form: Print version: International Remittances. [Place of publication not identified] : Nova Science Pub Inc 2016 9781536101584 (OCoLC)957503288
ISBN 9781536101591 (electronic book)
1536101591 (electronic book)
9781536101584
1536101583