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VIENNA, Va. - FinCEN today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing to amend the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) implementing regulations regarding the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).

The FBAR form is…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released a new analysis of suspicious activity related to possible mortgage loan fraud reported in the third quarter of 2009. The report also discusses the types of…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today submitted for publication in the Federal Register a final rule to conform its successful "314(a) program" with agreements with certain foreign…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released its latest and 13th edition of The SAR Activity Review - By the Numbers. The report's findings indicate some moderation in previously reported suspected fraudulent activities and significant increases in other areas…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today added an additional North Korean bank to its June 18 guidance to financial institutions regarding the involvement by Democratic People's Republic of Korea ("North Korea") government agencies and front companies in illicit…

On December 12, 2009, FinCEN will implement the second phase of the BSA E-Filing SAR Acknowledgements and Validation process. Phase I was implemented in September 2009 and provided BSA E-Filers with an acknowledgement of receipt for a submitted Suspicious Activity Report (SAR). Phase II applies…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today the availability in Spanish of its educational pamphlet on the currency transaction reporting requirement. Earlier this year, FinCEN issued the…

• Treasury Secretary Geithner's Prepared Remarks at News Conference Announcing the Interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) intended to conform the "314(a) program" with United States agreements going into effect in 2010 with certain foreign jurisdictions by allowing the law enforcement agencies of such…

FinCEN Director James H. Freis, Jr. today addressed the Tennessee Bankers Association's Bank Security and Risk Management Conference in Nashville. He discussed FinCEN's efforts to combat fraud, as well as FinCEN's outreach…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced a new outreach program to the nation's depository institutions with assets under $5 billion intended to build upon knowledge gained from FinCEN's previous program of meetings and informational visits with larger…

VIENNA, Va. - In a speech today at a conference of financial and legal professionals jointly sponsored by the American Bankers Association and the American Bar Association, James H.…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today published new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) developed to assist the casino and gaming industry in complying…