Under requirements for correspondent accounts in the USA PATRIOT Act, the word "certification" refers to a written representation by a

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• Afederal receiver" certifying that he is not the beneficial owner of the correspondent account.
• Brespondent bank, certifying that they do not do business with politically exposed persons.
• Ccorrespondent bank, certifying that they do not open correspondent accounts for alternative
• Drespondent bank, certifying that they do not do business with shell banks.

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  5% (1)
• B
  10% (2)
• C
  10% (2)
• D
  75% (15)

Explanation

it describes the word "certification" as a written representation by a respondent bank, certifying that they do not do business with shell banks. This is one of the requirements for correspondent accounts in the USA PATRIOT Act, which is a law enacted in 2001 to enhance the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) measures in the United States. The USA PATRIOT Act requires that correspondent banks, which are banks that provide services to other banks, such as clearing, settlement, or cash management, to obtain a certification from their respondent banks, which are banks that receive services from correspondent banks, to ensure that they are not involved in money laundering or terrorist financing activities. One of the elements of the certification is that the respondent bank does not do business with shell banks, which are banks that have no physical presence or meaningful supervision in any jurisdiction, and are often used by money launderers and other criminals to hide their identity and funds.

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