Financial Institutions

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News

• FinCEN Launches New Money Services Business (MSB) Registration Web site (01/27/2012) HTML | PDF
• Department of Justice News Release: Attorney General Holder Speaks at the Announcement of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force’s New Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group (01/27/2012) HTML Only
• FinCEN Assessment of Impact of Amendments to the Regulations Defining Mutual Funds as Financial Institutions (12/30/2011) PDF Only
• Important Notice: FinCEN Extends Deadline for Adopting New CTR and SAR (12/20/2011) HTML | PDF
• MSB Registration Web site Announcement (12/15/2011) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Assesses Civil Money Penalty for Suspicious Activity Report Disclosure (12/15/2011) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Assesses Civil Money Penalty Against Maine-Based Money Transmitter (12/08/2011) PDF Only

Recent Regulatory Developments

• FinCEN Issues Ruling (FIN-2010-R002) on the Application of Section 311 Special Measures to the payment of current and future potential obligation of a US customer (06/08/2010) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Issues Ruling (FIN-2010-R001) on the Application of Section 311 Special measures to Payments under a Stand-By Letter of Credit (6/08/2010) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Advisory to Financial Institutions on Filing Suspicious Activity Reports Regarding Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Fraud Schemes (04/27/10) HTML | PDF
• Ruling (FIN-2009-R004) on Determination of Money Services Business Status and Obligations Under the Funds Transfer Recordkeeping Rule, and Request for Regulatory Relief (01/19/10) HTML | PDF
• Ruling (FIN-2009-R003) on Customer Identification Program Rule - Address Confidentiality Programs (1/12/10) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Guidance (FIN-2009-G003) on Determining Eligibility for Exemption from Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements (8/31/09) HTML | PDF
• Ruling (FIN-2009-R002) on Treatment of Deposits by Armored Cars for Currency Transaction Report (CTR) Purposes (8/13/09) HTML | PDF
• Guidance (FIN-2009-G002) on the Scope of Permissible Information Sharing Covered by Section 314(b) Safe Harbor of the USA PATRIOT Act (6/16/09) HTML | PDF
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations – Definitions and Other Regulations Relating to Money Services Businesses
  Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – May 12, 2009
• Ruling (FIN-2008-R013) on Whether a Non-Listed Insurance Company May Be Exempted from Currency Transaction Reporting (5/7/09) HTML | PDF
• Guidance (FIN-2009-G001)- Guidance on Supporting Information Suitable for Determining the Portion of a Business Customer’s Annual Gross Revenues that is Derived from Activities Ineligible for Exemption from Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements (4/27/09) HTML | PDF
• Guidance (FIN-2009-A001) to Financial Institutions on Filing Suspicious Activity Reports regarding Loan Modification/Foreclosure Rescue Scams (4/6/09) HTML | PDF
• Ruling (FIN-2009-R001) on Whether Certain Operations of a Service Provider to Prepaid Stored Value Program Participants is a Money Services Business (3/10/09) HTML | PDF
• Ruling (FIN-2008-R012) on Whether a Money Services Business Must Establish and Maintain Separate Deposit Accounts for its Separate Check Cashing and Money Transmission Lines of Business (3/110/09) HTML | PDF
• Ruling (FIN-2008-R011) on Whether a Company that Engages in Microfinance is a Money Services Business (2/20/09) HTML | PDF
• Ruling (FIN-2008-R010) on Whether a Company that Engages in Certain Operations a an Authorized Agent for Collection of Social Security and Veteran Benefits is a Money Services Business (2/20/09) HTML | PDF
• Guidance on Application of the Definition of Money Transmitter to Brokers and Dealers in Currency and Other Commodities (09/10/2008) HTML | PDF
• Guidance on Recognizing Suspicious Activity – Red Flags for Casinos and Card Clubs (08/01/2008) HTML | PDF
• Guidance on Preparation Guidelines for Use of Special Response “XX” in FinCEN Form 109, Suspicious Activity Report by Money Services Business (05/02/2008) HTML | PDF
• Withdrawal of Advisories 21 and 21A Concerning Transactions Involving the Republic of Nauru (04/28/2008) HTML | PDF