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FinCEN Requests Comments on Proposed Form for Compliance with Residential Real Estate Rule

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning the form that select real estate professionals will use to report information about certain residential real estate transfers under the…

September 2024 Beneficial Ownership Reporting Outreach Activities

Over the past year, FinCEN has directly reached small businesses and other key stakeholder groups through hundreds of beneficial ownership events and other engagements—including conferences, webinars, roundtables, and…

Financial Action Task Force Identifies Jurisdictions with Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism, and Counter-Proliferation Finance Deficiencies

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is informing U.S. financial institutions that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental body that establishes international standards for anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, and countering…

FinCEN Provides Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Relief to Victims of Recent Natural Disasters

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced that certain victims of Hurricane Milton, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Beryl, and Hurricane Francine will receive an additional six months to submit beneficial ownership information…

READOUT: FinCEN and Partner FIU Officials Meet in Canada for International Public-Private Partnership Events on Illicit Finance

OTTAWA—On October 24 and 25, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) joined the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC) of Canada in co-hosting the first FinCEN-FINTRAC Anti-Money Laundering/Anti-Terrorist Financing Symposium (…

FinCEN Assesses $900,000 Civil Money Penalty Against Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act

WASHINGTON—The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a $900,000 civil money penalty against Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino (Lake Elsinore) for…

FinCEN Issues Alert to Financial Institutions to Counter Financing of Hizballah and Its Terrorist Activities

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert to assist financial institutions in identifying and reporting suspicious activity supporting Lebanese…

In the Matter of Sahara Dunes Casino, LP d/b/a Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino
FinCEN Issues Spanish Translation of Notice on Timeshare Fraud Associated with Mexico-Based Transnational Criminal Organizations

Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Spanish translation of its July 16, 2024 Notice to financial institutions on the methodologies, financial typologies, and red flag indicators…

Update to the Public Utility Exemption Under the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule