Today’s episode is about Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs), and how they are different in the US as compared to international standards. And this episode was driven by last Friday’s joint statement on Due Diligence for PEPs under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) by FinCEN, OCC, FDIC, NCUA and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
Oh, and I have opinions ... kind of “a pox on both their houses”, kind of.