From: KGodwin [mailto:kgodwin@williamsburgfnb.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 3:43 PM
To: regs.comments@federalreserve.gov; Comments;
regs.comments@occ.treas.gov; regs.comments@ots.treas.gov
Subject: EGRPRA
I think that Bank Secrecy and Money Laundering
regulations have put a lot of strain on small
community banks.
We feel like law officers when asking customers
questions about MSB. I think the businesses should be notified by the state when they apply or renew
their business license they may qualify as a MSB if
they meet the following. A list of items should be
listed for them to make to qualify for a MSB. The
civil and criminal penalties should be included in the information
sent.
It is time for the law makers passing these laws to
make a standard policy for all regulations this Way the banks would not have to write all of the
different policies and wonder if it is correct or not.
They write appendixes to all regulations so it
would not be that much work.
Kathy B. Godwin
Compliance Officer
Williamsburg First National Bank
Post Office Box 1066
Kingstree, SC 29556
1-843-355-6101