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August 24, 2011

Registration Renewal deadline for certain Money Services Businesses is December 31, 2014

PDF Download : registration_renewal_deadline_notice_2007.pdf

PDF Download : MSBRegistrationWebSiteFAQ.pdf

How quickly will registrant information appear on the MSB Registrant Search Web page?

1.) When will the new MSB Registrant Search Web page be launched and why is it replacing the current MSB Registration List and paper acknowledgement letters?

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Supporting documentation and a copy of the filed form must be retained by the MSB for a period of five years from the date of the date of filing the SAR. Supporting documentation includes relevant business records such as copies of instruments; copies of money transfer forms; receipts; sale, transaction or clearance records, and photographs, surveillance audio and/or video recording medium. Originals or the business record equivalent must be kept with a copy of the filed SAR.

31 CFR 103.20 (c)

Funds or monetary value represented in digital electronics format (whether or not specially encrypted) and stored or capable of storage on electronic media in such a way as to be retrievable and transferable electronically.

31 C.F.R. 103.11(vv)

With respect to each agent, an MSB must include the following specific information on the agent list:

A revised agent list must be prepared each January 1 for the immediately preceding twelve (12) month period.

Note: A copy of the original agent list and each revised list must be retained for five years from the due date for preparation of the list.

31 CFR 103.41(d)(1)