What describes a program tailored to assess and mitigate risks?

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A program tailored to assess and mitigate risks is best described by a risk-based compliance approach. This means starting with a risk assessment to identify where the greatest AML/BSA risks lie—by customer, product, geography, and channel—and then allocating controls and resources proportionally to those risks. It involves implementing targeted measures like appropriate customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence for higher-risk relationships, risk-tuned transaction monitoring, ongoing review, training, and independent testing, all under ongoing management oversight. The idea is proactive and adaptive, focusing on reducing the greatest risks rather than reacting to penalties or treating every area the same. The other options don’t fit this concept: substantial fines are outcomes, an investigative process is reactive, and a generic compliance framework isn’t the same as a risk-driven program.