May 2016

The publications below provide guidance to officials examining money services businesses (MSBs) for compliance with the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).

The U.S. Departments of Treasury, Justice, and Homeland Security periodically issue theNational Money Laundering Strategy – a report detailing continued efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing networks.

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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
 

Final Report

February 28, 1997

Non-Bank Financial Institutions:
A Study of Five Sectors

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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Final Report 
February 28, 1997

Below is a list of FinCEN’s reports to Congress.

Law enforcement officials use FinCEN records to help investigate a variety of crimes, including tax evasion, narcotics trafficking, and identity theft. Below is a list of case examples in which FinCEN data supported law enforcement investigations. The list is organized according to type of FinCEN form, type of industry involved, and type of violation committed.

Case Example Search:  

FinCEN publishes The SAR Activity Review – Trends, Tips & Issues periodically as a product of close collaboration between FinCEN's regulatory, law enforcement and industry partners. It is intended to provide meaningful information about the preparation, use, and value of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) filed by financial institutions.

SAR Activity Review Index by Subject Matter

31 U.S.C. 310 

This statute establishes FinCEN as a bureau within the Treasury Department and describes FinCEN’s duties and powers to include:

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) administers the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), our nation’s first and most comprehensive anti-money laundering statute. The BSA requires depository institutions and other industries vulnerable to money laundering to take a number of precautions against financial crime. This includes filing and reporting certain data about financial transactions possibly indicative of money laundering, including cash transactions over $10,000 and suspicious transactions. In fiscal year 2019, more than 20 million BSA reports were filed by more than 97,000 U.S.

Taking a Fresh Look at Regulatory Efficiency and Effectiveness

In March 2007, Director Freis announced he would "take a fresh look" at the way FinCEN carries out its mission.