Scholars Call for an End to Anonymous Companies: National Security Threats are Profound
Quotes from prominent national security experts explaining the problems with anonymous shell companies.
Briefing Memo: IRS Does Not Collect Beneficial Ownership Information and Additional Concerns with an IRS Approach
The FACT Coalition sent this memo to explain concerns with an IRS approach to collecting beneficial ownership information.
Letter to Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Urging Them to Require Complete Country-by-Country Reporting
The FACT Coalition sent a letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to urge them to require companies to provide a complete picture of their offshore operations by requiring full disclosure of key financial, tax, and operational data on a country-by-country basis. The full letter can be read below or downloaded here.
Letter to U.S. Treasury Department Opposing National Security Exception for CbC Reporting Requirements
The FACT Coalition sent a letter on April 30, 2018 to the U.S. Treasury Department opposing the creation of a national security exception for CbC Reporting Requirements. The full letter can be read below or downloaded here.
Testimony of Dalia F. Martinez, Executive Vice President of Operations International Bank of Commerce before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, April 27, 2018
Chairmen Leutkemeyer and Pearce, Ranking Members Clay and Perimutter and members of the subcommittee, I am honored to have this opportunity to present testimony today regarding FinCEN’s Customer Due Diligence Rule. I am Dalia F. Martinez, Executive Vice President and Corporate Bank Secrecy Act Officer for International Bank of Commerce. IBC Bank–Laredo is a member of International Bancshares Corporation (NASDAQ: IBOC), a $12.2 billion multi-bank financial holding company headquartered in Laredo, Texas, with 192 branches and more than 294 ATMs serving 90 communities in Texas and Oklahoma. I am speaking to you today representing the Mid-size Bank Coalition of America, the voice of 88 community banks with headquarters in 34 States. MBCA banks are primarily between $10 billion and $50 billion in assets with more than 10,000 branches in all 50 states, with deposits of $1.2 trillion. MBCA banks represent, service, and support millions of customers.
Testimony to House Financial Services Committee on Implementation of FinCEN’s CDD Rule
Gary Kalman, the executive director of the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition, testified in front of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit on Friday, April 27, 2018 at a hearing regarding the implementation of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) rule on Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions.