As part of the USA PATRIOT Act, financial institutions are required to have customer identification programs, or CIPs. This helps prove customer identities, which is a key part in fighting money laundering schemes. In this course, we'll talk about what this means to you as a bank employee. We'll discuss the important distinction between customers and consumers, as they relate to BSA/AML. We'll go over who this rule applies to and the specific information you're required to collect to verify identification. We'll also look at specific recordkeeping rules for CIPs.