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| Administrative Ruling
(Superseded by subsequent changes to 31 CFR 103.22) (Formerly known as 89-1)
| Administrative Ruling
(Formerly known as 88-5) Does a financial institution havea duty to file a CTR on currency transactions where the financial institution never physically receives the cash because it uses an armored car service to collect, transport and process
Facts X State Bank (the "Bank") and Acme Armored Car Service ("Acme") have entered into a contract which provides for Acme to collect, transport and process revenues received from Bank customers: Each day, Acme picks up cash, checks, and deposit tickets from Little Z, a non-exempt customer of the…
| Guidance
FIN-1988-R002 (Formerly 88-2)
Ruling This ruling, formerly known as 88-2, 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 Please note that references in this ruling to CTR form numbers are outdated.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 A customer walks into B National Bank ("B") with $ 15,000 in cash for…
| Administrative Ruling
(Superseded by subsequent changes to 31 U.S.C. 5318) (Formerly known as 88-1)
| Administrative Ruling
(Superseded by subsequent changes to 31 CFR 103.22) (Formerly known as 88-4)
| Administrative Ruling
(Superseded by subsequent changes to 31 CFR 103.22) (Formerly known as 88-3)
| Administrative Ruling
(Formerly known as 88-2) When, if ever, should a bank filea CMIR on behalf of its customer, when the customer is importing or exporting more than $ 10,000 in currency or monetary instruments?his ruling, formerly known as 88-2, was posted to the website
| Federal Register Notice
Amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations Regarding Reporting and Recordkeeping by Card Clubs
Guidance
FinCEN Notice 2011-3 Administrative Relief for Sellers and Providers of Prepaid Access
FinCEN is issuing this Notice to provide administrative relief to sellers and providers of prepaid access that would otherwise be subject to certain Bank Secrecy Act ("BSA") requirements imposed by a final rule published on July 29, 2011 (the "Final Rule").1 As a result of this administrative…
Guidance
Extension of a Grant of Conditional Exception to the "Travel Rule
FinCEN has extended for another two years a conditional exception to the strict operation of the "Travel Rule" (31 CFR 103.33(g)). The Travel Rule requires a financial institution to include certain information in transmittal orders relating to transmittals of funds of 3,000 or more. This…