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Guidance on Definition of Check Casher and BSA Requirements

1. Is a business that cashes a check with a face value of over $1,000 by providing the customer with $999 in currency and the balance in money orders or a wire transfer a “check casher” for Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) purposes?

For purposes of application of the BSA, certain…

| Special Measure
Nauru
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FinCEN Issues Report on Informal Value Transfer Systems

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued today its report on Informal Value Transfer Systems (IVTS), including hawala, in its ongoing effort to gain a more complete understanding of the nature of these systems.…

| Federal Register Notice
Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Financial Institutions
| Federal Register Notice
Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Insurance Companies
| Federal Register Notice
Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Financial Institutions
| Federal Register Notice
Notice and Request for Comments -- Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Suspicious Activity Report by Financial Institutions
| Guidance
Guidance On Interpreting “Frequently” Found In The Criteria For Exempting A “Non-Listed Business” Under 31 C.F. R. §103.22(d)(2)(vi)(B)

Background

Bank Secrecy Act regulations require depository institutions to file with FinCEN currency transaction reports (CTRs) on transactions in currency of more than $10,000 (large currency transactions). See 31 C.F.R. § 103.22. However, the provisions of 31 C.F.R. §103.22(d)…

| Guidance
Reminder of Requirement to Use Reformed CTR Exemption Regulations and to File Designation of Exempt Person Form, TD F 90-22.53, by July 1, 2000

This is a reminder that as of July 1, 2000, depository institutions must use the reformed Currency Transaction Report ("CTR") exemption regulations for exemptions established prior to October 21, 1998 as well as exemptions established after that date, in accordance with 31 C.F.R. Part 103.22 (d…

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FinCEN’s Guidance on Determining Whether Tribally Owned and Operated Casinos are Eligible for Exemption From CTR Requirements Under 31 C.F.R. §103.22(d)(2)

FinCEN receives numerous questions from depository institutions regarding the applicability of exemptions from filing Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs) for tribally owned and operated casinos in accordance with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), 31 U.S.C. §5311 et seq., and its implementing…