This Advisory warns financial institutions about the potential for fraudulent transactions involving hurricane relief monies. To assist law enforcement, we request that financial institutions include key terms in the narrative portions of all Suspicious Activity Reports filed relating to…
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Money Services Business Guidance on Registration and De-Registration
This guidance concerns Bank Secrecy Act requirements under current regulations for the initial registration, and registration renewal, of money services businesses. It also describes policies regarding de-…
| Guidance
We are issuing this guidance to clarify the date on which certain U. S. financial institutions must complete recertifications to comply with regulations relating to correspondent accounts established, maintained, administered, or managed in the United States for or on behalf of foreign financial…
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William J. Fox announced today that he has resigned his position as Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and accepted a position with Bank of America as a Senior Compliance Executive for financial crimes. His last day as Director will be February 3, 2006.
Mr. Fox was…
| Federal Register Notice
| Guidance
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, along with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision (collectively, the “Federal Banking Agencies”) is issuing this…