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VIENNA, Va. – Jennifer Shasky Calvery, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), announced that FinCEN’s reorganization will be implemented as of today.

“Since becoming FinCEN’s Director, my priority has been getting the best we can from our data, our unique…

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VIENNA, Va. - To provide clarity and regulatory certainty for businesses and individuals engaged in an expanding field of financial activity, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued the following guidance,…

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On February 23, 2012, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Final Notice requiring the electronic filing of most Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports by July 1, 2012.1 Specifically, this action mandates the electronic submission of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs),…

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On January 23, 2013, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network in coordination with the Federal Bureau of Investigation held an Informational Webinar on Health Care Fraud. The recorded version of this Webinar is now available for viewing by selecting the following link:

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Recognizing the need for further study of related questions and concerns, FinCEN today issued Notice 2012-2 which further extends the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) filing deadline for…

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) hosted a roundtable meeting to continue gathering information on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on customer due diligence (…

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Reserve Board are seeking comments on a proposal to amend the definitions of "funds transfer" and "transmittal of funds" under the regulations implementing the Bank Secrecy Act.…

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the assessment of concurrent civil money penalties of $15 million against First Bank of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-…

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will host a fifth and final roundtable discussion to continue gathering information on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on customer due diligence (CDD) requirements for financial institutions, published in the Federal Register on…

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) hosted a roundtable meeting to continue gathering information on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on customer due diligence (…

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will hold an Informational Webinar on Thursday, October 25, 2012, to discuss Third-Party Payment Processors (“Payment Processors”). This Webinar is in coordination with the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (FFETF) Consumer Protection…

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VIENNA, Va. - Suspicious activity reports (SARs) regarding foreclosure rescue scams continued to grow in the first half of 2012, even as the total number of SARs indicating mortgage loan fraud (MLF) declined, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today in its latest…