Acronyms

Consolidated Acronym List

Acronym Definition

ABA

American Bankers Association

ADP

Automatic Data Processing

AFMLS

Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section, Department of Justice

AMEX/ASE

American Stock Exchange

AML

Anti-Money Laundering

APEC

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation

APG

Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering

BIN

Bank Identification Number

BJA

Bureau of Justice Assistance, Department of Justice

BMPE

Black Market Peso Exchange

BSA

Bank Secrecy Act

BSAAG

Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group

C.F.R.

Code of Federal Regulations

CBP

Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security

CFTC

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

CHFI

Committee on Hemispheric Financial Issues

CIA

Central Intelligence Agency

CMIR

Report of International Transportation of Currency or Monetary Instruments

CTC

Counter Terrorism Center, Central Intelligence Agency

CTR

Currency Transaction Report

CTRC

Currency Transaction Report by Casinos

CTRC-N

Currency Transaction Report by Casinos - Nevada

DEA

Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice

DHS

Department of Homeland Security

EDI

Electronic Data Interchange

EOUSA

Executive Office of United States Attorneys, Department of Justice

FATF

Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering

FBAR

Foreign Bank Account Report

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice

FDIC

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Fed

Federal Reserve Board

FinCEN

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of the Treasury

FIU

Financial Intelligence Unit

FSF

Financial Stability Forum

GATT

General Agreements on Tariffs and Trades

GCC

Gulf Cooperation Council

GTO

Geographic Targeting Order

HIDTA

High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area

HIFCA

High Intensity Money Laundering and Related Financial Crime Area

ICBA

ICBA Independent Community Bankers of America

ICE

Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security

IEEPA

International Emergency Economic Powers Act

IFI

International Financial Institution

ILEA

International Law Enforcement Academy

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IMM

International Monetary Market

INCSR

International Narcotics Control Strategy Report

INL

Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State

IRS

Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury

IRS-CI

Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigations, Department of the Treasury

JOM

Japanese Offshore Market

LIFFE

London International Financial Futures Exchange

MLCA

Money Laundering Control Act of 1986

MLCC

Money Laundering Coordination Center, Department of Homeland Security

MLSA

Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MSB

Money Services Businesses

NCCT

Non-Cooperative Country or Territory

NCUA

National Credit Union Administration

NYSE

New York Stock Exchange

OAS

Organization of American States

OAT

French government bond

OCC

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury

OCDETF

Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force

OECD

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

OFAC

Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury

OFC

Offshore Financial Center

OGBS

Offshore Group of Banking Supervisors

OJP

Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice

ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

OTS

Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of the Treasury

PACS

Patriot Act Communication System

S.W.I.F.T.

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications

SAR

Suspicious Activity Report

SAR-C

Suspicious Activity Report for Casinos and Card Clubs

SAR-MSB

Suspicious Activity Report for Money Services Businesses

SAR-SF

Suspicious Activity Report by Securities and Futures Industries

SOD

Special Operations Division, Department of Justice

TFOS

Terrorism Financing Operations Section, Federal Bureau of Investigation

TTIC

Terrorist Threat Integration Center

U.S.C.

United States Code

UCC

Uniform Commercial Code

UN/EDIFACT

United Nations rules for EDI for administration, commerce and transport

USPIS

United States Postal Inspection Service

USSEC

United States Securities and Exchange Commission

USSS

United States Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security

WB

World Bank