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VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released a new rule, Requirement That Clerks of Court Report Certain Currency Transactions, requiring clerks of court to file currency reports with…
FinCEN Director Freis participated in the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) State-Federal Supervisory Forum in Savannah, Georgia on Monday, May 21, 2012, where he provided updates to the commissioners on recent FinCEN activities in support of its State partners. During the CSBS annual…
REMINDER – In a notice dated February 24, 2012 , the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced, that 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…
VIENNA, Va. – James H. Freis, Jr., the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and Dave Jones, California’s Insurance Commissioner, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will allow the Federal Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulator and the State Insurance…
VIENNA, Va. – James H. Freis, Jr., the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and James J. Donelon, Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will allow the Federal Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulator and the State…
FinCEN will hold an informational Webinar on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, to discuss the updated technical specifications for FinCEN’s new Currency Transaction Report (CTR) and Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) as well as the recently released specifications for FinCEN’s new Designation of Exempt Person…
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…
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…