BSA CDD (31 CFR 1010)

Requires financial institutions to establish and maintain written customer due diligence procedures, including identifying and verifying beneficial owners of legal entity customers. Applies to banks, brokers, mutual funds, and other covered financial institutions.

67

Rules extracted

1,047

Obligations decomposed

15.6x

Avg obligations per rule

🇺🇸 United States

Jurisdiction

What AuditDSS covers

Source

1

Regulation

Extracted

67

Rules

Decomposed

1,047

Obligations

15.6x

Decomposition ratio

Each rule is decomposed into an average of 15.6 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

Fully extracted & scored

All 1,047 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in BSA CDD is scored across independent risk dimensions:

W

Obligation Weight

How critical within the regulatory framework

L

Violation Likelihood

How often breached in practice

E

Enforcement Evidence

Regulator enforcement history and penalties

C

Cascade Dependency

How many obligations depend on this one

Regulatory details

Full title
BSA CDD (31 CFR 1010)
Regulatory body
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Jurisdiction
🇺🇸 United States
Document type
regulation
Effective date
May 11, 2018
Official source
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Who this applies to

banksbroker-dealersmutual fundsfutures commission merchantsmoney services businesses

Key requirements

  • customer identification program
  • beneficial ownership identification
  • ongoing monitoring
  • suspicious activity reporting
  • enhanced due diligence for high-risk customers

Frequently asked questions about BSA CDD

What is BSA CDD?

Requires financial institutions to establish and maintain written customer due diligence procedures, including identifying and verifying beneficial owners of legal entity customers. Applies to banks, brokers, mutual funds, and other covered financial institutions.

Who does BSA CDD apply to?

BSA CDD applies to banks, broker-dealers, mutual funds, futures commission merchants, money services businesses.

How many obligations does BSA CDD contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed BSA CDD into 1,047 atomic obligations from 67 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of BSA CDD?

The key requirements include: customer identification program, beneficial ownership identification, ongoing monitoring, suspicious activity reporting, enhanced due diligence for high-risk customers.

How can I assess my BSA CDD compliance?

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Which jurisdiction enforces BSA CDD?

BSA CDD is enforced in United States by Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.

When did BSA CDD come into effect?

BSA CDD became effective on May 11, 2018.

What industry does BSA CDD apply to?

BSA CDD is primarily relevant to the AML & Counter-Terrorism Financing industry. AuditDSS covers 64 regulations in this industry sector.

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