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…
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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…
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…
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…
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)…
VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director James H. Freis, Jr. this week named Peter S. Alvarado as FinCEN's new Deputy Director. Alvarado comes to FinCEN from the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigations Division (IRS-CI) where he served for 27 years, most…
Recognizing the need for further study of related questions and concerns, FinCEN today issued FinCEN Notice 2012-1 which further extends the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) filing deadline for…
VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today finalized regulations that require non-bank residential mortgage lenders and originators to establish anti-money laundering (AML)…
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is announcing today that the deadline for financial institutions to utilize FinCEN’s new Currency Transaction Report (CTR) and Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) for reporting purposes will be extended to March 31, 2013.
FinCEN is extending…
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will launch a new Money Service Business (MSB) Registration Web site the week of January 23, 2012, to improve the availability of MSB registration information. The MSB Registration Web site will replace the current MSB Registration List. As part…