Writing Effective Suspicious Activity Reports for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Requirements

• By: ComplianceOnline Expert
• Date: December 11, 2011

A Suspicious Activity Report or SAR is an essential requirement in order to ensure compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering Law (AML) requirements. It is required by law to be filed with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network or FinCEN, part of the US treasury department.

Read this article to find out what makes an effective SAR and best practices for writing one.