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Updated Technical Specifications for FinCEN’s New SAR, CTR and DOEP

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued updates to the Electronic Filing Requirements For FinCEN's Currency Transaction Report (CTR) , the…

SUMMARY OF ROUNDTABLE MEETING:

ONE LIBERTY PLAZA,
165 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NY 10006
OCTOBER 5, 2012
9:00AM-4:00PM

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) hosted a roundtable meeting to continue gathering information on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on customer due diligence…

Informational Webinar on the new FinCEN CTR and DOEP

On October 2, 2012 FinCEN held an Information Webinar regarding the new FinCEN CTR and DOEP. The recorded version of this webinar, as well as the corresponding presentation materials, is now available for viewing on FinCEN's website.

To access the recorded webinar version please click…

Notice of Meeting

FinCEN Announces a Roundtable Discussion on October 29th in Los Angeles,
California, regarding the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Customer Due
Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will host a roundtable…

SUMMARY OF ROUNDTABLE MEETING:

525 WEST MONROE STREET
SUITE 1100
CHICAGO, IL 60661
SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
9:00AM - 4:00PM

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) hosted a roundtable meeting to continue gathering information on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on customer due…

Department of the Treasury News Release: Treasury Withdraws Actions Against Two Burmese Banks
FinCEN Director Freis Receives Treasury Medal

In a ceremony held at the Treasury Department on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, James H. Freis, Jr., Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), was presented with the U.S. Department of the Treasury Medal. Several Federal, State, and international officials participated in the…

Message from Director Freis: OAS/CICAD Adopts Principles and Best Practices for the Use and Protection of FIU Information when Shared with Third Parties

On September 18, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) finalized and formally approved two statements that FinCEN, the financial intelligence unit (FIU) for the United States, and our close partner, the Mexican FIU, had worked hard to put forward. Under CICAD, we joined a…

FinCEN Announces Electronic Filing for Form 8300

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced that a wide variety of businesses are now able to electronically file their Reports of Cash Payments Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or Business (Form 8300) using the…

Notice of Meeting

FinCEN Announces a Roundtable Discussion on September 28th in Chicago, Illinois, regarding the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will host a roundtable…

FinCEN Announces Outreach to Institutions Continuing to File Reports in Paper Format

On July 1, 2012, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) mandated that all financial institutions begin to file most FinCEN reports electronically. We realize that a combination of increased volume of new E-Filing registrations, as well as the normal volume of E-Filing resulted in…

SUMMARY OF ROUNDTABLE MEETING:

Washington DC

September 13, 2012

 

On July 31, 2012, FinCEN held the first of an intended series of public hearings to continue gathering information on its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (…

Informational Webinar: BSA E-Filing Process and Filing Instructions for FinCEN’s New CTR and DOEP

Thank you for your interest in this webinar. Unfortunately, the maximum allowable number of participants has been reached, and registration is now closed.

A recorded version of this informational Webinar, discussing the BSA E-Filing Process and Filing Instructions for FinCEN's new CTR and…

Informational Webinar: BSA E-Filing Process and Filing Instructions for FinCEN’s New Suspicious Activity Report

Thank you for your interest in this webinar. Unfortunately, the maximum allowable number of participants has been reached, and registration is now closed.

A recorded version of this informational Webinar, discussing the BSA E-Filing Process and Filing Instructions for FinCEN's new SAR, will…
FinCEN Query Now Available for Authorized Users

VIENNA, Va. - A critical component of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN’s) information technology (IT) modernization efforts is now available for use by its law enforcement and regulatory partners. Today, FinCEN held the second of two meetings with Federal law enforcement…