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| Federal Register Notice
Proposal of Special Measure Regarding Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing, as a Class of Transactions of Primary Money Laundering Concern
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FinCEN Proposes New Regulation to Enhance Transparency in Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing and Combat Terrorist Financing

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) that identifies international Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing (CVC mixing) as a class of transactions of primary money…

| News
READOUT: FinCEN holds meeting with Israel’s Financial Intelligence Unit

WASHINGTON—Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Andrea Gacki hosted a virtual meeting today with Ilit Ostrovitch-Levi, the Director-General of the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority (IMPA), which serves as Israel’s financial intelligence unit (…

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| Speech
Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Andrea Gacki During ACAMS: The Assembly (delivered virtually)

 

 

 

Andrea Gacki, Director
FinCEN

October 3, 2023
ACAMS: The Assembly
Prepared…

| Enforcement Action
In the Matter of Shinhan Bank America
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FinCEN Announces $15 Million Civil Money Penalty Against Shinhan Bank America for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a $15 million civil money penalty against Shinhan Bank America (SHBA) for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and its…

| Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Individual FinCEN Identifier Application
| Federal Register Notice
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Beneficial Ownership Information Reports
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FinCEN to Issue Notices Requesting Comment on Beneficial Ownership Forms: 30-Day Paperwork Reduction Act Notices for the Beneficial Ownership Information Report and the FinCEN Identifier Application
| Federal Register Notice
Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Deadline Extension for Reporting Companies Created or Registered in 2024