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| Federal Register Notice
Amendment to Bank Secrecy Act Regulations -- Requirement that Nonfinancial Trades or Businesses Report Certain Currency Transactions
| Federal Register Notice
Proposed Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act -- Requirement of Brokers or Dealers in Securities to Report Suspicious Transactions
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Announcement
Re: Effective Date for the Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirement for Money Services BusinessesRemains January 1, 2002 The U.S. Department of the Treasury is announcing that the January 1, 2002 date on which certain money services businesses (MSBs) becomesubject to the suspicious activity…
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Treasury News Release –Treasury Department Issues Regulations on Compliance with USA PATRIOT Act
| Administrative Ruling
(Formerly known as 92-1) How does a financial institution fulfill the requirement to verify and record the name and address of an elderly or disabled individual who conducts a currency transaction in excess of $ 10,000
This ruling, formerly known as 92-1, was posted to the website on May 18, 2010; it was previously published via the Federal Register. Please note that references in this ruling to CTR form numbers are outdated. Facts: 31 U.S.C. 5313 -- Reports on Domestic Coins and Currency Transactions 31 U.S.C…
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Treasury News Release – Statement by Secretary Paul O'Neill at FinCEN
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Treasury News Release – Statement by Secretary Paul O'Neill at FinCEN
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White House News Release – President Announces Crackdown on Terrorist Financial Network Remarks by the President in Announcement on Financial Aspects of Terrorism
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Voluntary SAR Filings by Money Services Businesses Identify Patterns of Suspicious Activity
Money Services Businesses, including money transmitters, are filing voluntary suspicious activity reports that describe attempts by customers to disperse transactions and circumvent record keeping requirement thresholds. This finding is reported in the third issue of the SAR Activity Review –…
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Treasury Establishes FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS HOTLINE Relating to Terrorist Activity
The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has established a FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSHOTLINE, 1-866-556-3974, for financial institutions to voluntarily reportto law enforcement suspicious transactions that may relate to recent terroristactivity against the United States.…