Suspected Money Laundering and Fraud in the Commercial Real Estate Industry

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FinCEN has published analytical reports to better inform the financial industry and law enforcement about the risks of fraud in the commercial real estate industry.

• FinCEN Releases Commercial Real Estate Fraud Analysis and Advisory (03/30/2011) HTML | PDF
• FinCEN Sees Growth in Suspected Money Laundering in Commercial Real Estate Industry (12/05/2006) HTML | PDF

Reports

• Commercial Real Estate Financing Fraud: Suspicious Activity Reports by Depository Institutions from January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2010 (March 2011) PDF Only
• Money Laundering in the Commercial Real Estate Industry: An Assessment Based Upon Suspicious Activity Reporting Filing Analysis (December 2006) HTML | PDF

Advisories

• Advisory on Activities Potentially Related to Commercial Real Estate Fraud (March 2011) HTML | PDF