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A mortgage team asks a loan file reviewer about SAR escalation and anti-tipping rules during a mortgage operations checklist. Which answer should guide the file?

Correct Answer

A) Follow SAR timing and confidentiality procedures

SAR rules require reporting or escalation of suspicious activity and prohibit tipping off subjects. The best answer is "Follow SAR timing and confidentiality procedures".

Answer Options
A
Follow SAR timing and confidentiality procedures
B
Continue the activity because the borrower appears willing to proceed.
C
Ignore the consumer-protection issue unless the borrower complains.
D
Use the state renewal standard to decide the Fraud Detection and Reporting issue before confirming the trigger facts.

Why This Is the Correct Answer

SAR rules require reporting or escalation of suspicious activity and prohibit tipping off subjects. The best answer is "Follow SAR timing and confidentiality procedures".

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