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FinCEN Reports Mortgage Fraud SARs Increased in 2011 Even as Fourth Quarter Level Decreased

VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today released its full year 2011 update of mortgage loan fraud reported suspicious activity reports (MLF SARs) that shows financial institutions submitted 92,028 MLF SARs last…

New Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) and New Currency Transaction Report (CTR) Now Available for E-Filing (3/29/2012)

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN's) new SAR and CTR reports are now being accepted through the electronic filing (E-Filing) system. The BSA E-Filing System will continue to accept submissions of the legacy reports until March 31, 2013. Until then, financial institutions may…

FinCEN Notes Treasury Department’s Inspector General’s Audit Report on IT Modernization

“I appreciate the [Office of Inspector General’s] recognition that the program is on schedule and within cost, the business case is reliable, we have strong management controls, and we effectively collaborate with stakeholders.

“As noted in the report, findings are based on information…

Department of Justice News Release: Former Chief Financial Officer of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme

 

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Release: Adopts final rule to apply to remittance transfer providers, seeks comment on proposed adjustments. Rule effective 2013. Comments on proposal due April 9, 2012
Important Notice for Money Services Businesses

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has released the new Registration of Money Services Business (RMSB), FinCEN Report 1071 , through the BSA E-Filing System. This report will fully replace the most recent FinCEN Form 107, hereinafter the "legacy RMSB." The new report,…

FinCEN Analysis Shows How Casino Reporting of Suspicious Activity Has Increased Annually since 2004

VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today reported filings of suspicious activity reports by casinos and card clubs (SAR-Cs), which grew annually from 2004 to 2010, a period when gaming activities also continued to expand. Filings rose to 13,986 in 2010, up from 5,962…

Department of Justice News Release: Allen Stanford Convicted in Houston for Orchestrating $7 Billion Investment Fraud Scheme
Mortgage Loan Fraud Reports of Suspicious Activity Rose in Third Quarter 2011 Compared with Third Quarter 2010

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today released its Third Quarter 2011 Update of mortgage loan fraud suspicious activity reports (MLF SARs) that shows financial institutions filed 19,934 MLF SARs in the third…

FinCEN Seeks Comments on Strengthening and Clarifying Customer Due Diligence Requirements

VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit public comment on a wide range of questions pertaining to the possible application…

Reminder to File the Most Current Version of a Bank Secrecy Act Report

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is posting this notice to remind financial institutions and others subject to the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and its implementing regulations of the compliance requirement to file the most current version of a BSA report. Filers that still file paper…

FinCEN Reports Going Paperless

VIENNA, Va. - In an effort to improve efficiency, reduce government and industry costs, and enhance the ability of investigators, analysts, and examiners to gain better and more timely access to important financial information, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today re-affirmed…

Important Notice about Mandatory Electronic Filing of Reports to FinCEN

On February 23, 2012, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) submitted to the Federal Register, “Electronic Filing of Bank Secrecy Act Reports; Final Notice,” hereinafter “the Federal Register Notice.” As detailed in the Federal Register Notice, financial institutions must…

Department of Justice News Release: Georgia Men Sentenced to Prison for Reverse Mortgage Scheme
Important Notice for Financial Institutions FinCEN Releases Test Site for the New CTR and SAR

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has updated the BSA E-Filing System’s User Test System Web site to allow for testing submissions of batch and computer-to-computer filings of FinCEN’s new Currency Transaction Report (CTR)…