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Important Information for Depository Institutions

• FinCEN Guidance (FIN-2009-G003) on Determining Eligibility for Exemption from Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements (8/31/09) HTML
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• Ruling (FIN-2009-R002) on Treatment of Deposits by Armored Cars for Currency Transaction Report (CTR) Purposes (8/13/09) HTML
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• Ruling (FIN-2008-R013) on Whether a Non-Listed Insurance Company May Be Exempted from Currency Transaction Reporting (5/7/09) HTML
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• Special Due Diligence Programs for Certain Foreign Accounts: An Assessment of the Final Rule Implementing Enhanced Due Diligence Provisions for Accounts of Certain Foreign Banks Issued August 9, 2007 (March 2009) PDF Only
• FinCEN Educational Pamphlet on the Currency Transaction Reporting Requirement (02/24/2009) HTML | PDF

News for Depository Institutions

• FinCEN Releases Report on Outreach to Large Depository Institutions (10/13/2009) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Announces Expanded Outreach Program (10/13/2009) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN and OCC Assess Civil Money Penalties Against the New York Branch of Doha Bank (04/21/2009) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Report Shows Connection With Mortgage Fraud and Other Financial Crime (03/16/2009) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN to Expand Financial Institutions’ Ability to Share Information Internally on Suspicious Activity (03/03/2009) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Mortgage Fraud Report – Growth in Mortgage Repurchases Increases Fraud Detection (02/25/2009) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Announces Final Rule on Currency Transaction Reporting Exemptions (12/04/2008) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Report Warns of Money Laundering Methods and Trends in Residential Real Estate Industry (05/01/2008) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN and OCC Assess Civil Money Penalties Against the New York Branch of the United Bank for Africa (04/28/2008) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Announces Proposal to Amend Currency Transaction Reporting Exemption Regulations (04/23/2008) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Releases Updated Mortgage Fraud Report (04/03/2008) HTML | PDF
• Joint Release - FinCEN and OCC Assess Civil Money Penalties Against Union Bank of California (09/17/2007) HTML | PDF
• Joint Release - Agencies Release Revised Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual (08/24/2007) HTML | PDF
• Civil money penalties assessed against American Express Bank International and American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (08/06/2007) HTML | PDF
• Comments by FinCEN Director James H. Freis, Jr. on the Federal Financial Regulators` Statement on BSA/AML Enforcement. (07/19/2007) HTML | PDF
• NCUA and FinCEN to Host Joint Seminar on Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Programs (01/11/2007) HTML | PDF
• News Release - Assessment of civil money penalties in the matter of the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma and Edward E. Street (03/24/2006) HTML | PDF
• Guidance And Advisory Issued On Banking Services For Money Services Businesses Operating In The United States (04/26/2005) HTML | PDF
• Joint Statement On Providing Banking Services To Money Services Businesses (03/30/2005) HTML | PDF
• Statement on Banking for MSBs from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (03/08/2005) HTML | PDF
• Media Advisory: Press Conference To Follow MSB Meeting On Banking Services (03/03/2005) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Issues Report On Informal Value Transfer Systems (11/22/2002) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Issues Exemption Form For Banks (12/28/1998) HTML Only
• FinCEN Proposes To Further Streamline Exemption Process (09/08/1997) HTML Only
• New Bank Reporting Rule To Cut Paperwork By 20 Percent (04/17/1996) HTML Only
• Treasury Issues Revised Currency Transaction Report (05/10/1995) HTML Only