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nCEN Further Extends FBAR Filing Deadline for Certain Financial Professionals

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…

Peter S. Alvarado Named New FinCEN Deputy Director

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…

Department of Justice News Release: Attorney General Eric Holder Launches Consumer Protection Working Group to Combat Consumer Fraud
FinCEN Requires AML Program and SAR Filing for Non-Bank Mortgage Lenders and Originators Reporting Would Assist Law Enforcement with Fraud Detection

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)…

Department of Justice News Release: Attorney General Holder Speaks at the Announcement of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force’s New Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Working Group
FinCEN Assessment of Impact of Amendments to the Regulations Defining Mutual Funds as Financial Institutions
FinCEN Assessment of Impact of Amendments to the Regulations Defining Mutual Funds as Financial Institutions
Important Notice for Financial Institutions FinCEN Extends Deadline for Adopting New CTR and SAR

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…

MSB Registration Web site Announcement

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…

FinCEN Assesses Civil Money Penalty for Suspicious Activity Report Disclosure

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the assessment of a $25,000 civil money penalty against Frank Mendoza of Garden Grove, California, for violating Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) prohibitions…

FinCEN Assesses Civil Money Penalty Against Maine-Based Money Transmitter
FinCEN Assesses Civil Money Penalty Against Maine-Based Money Transmitter
FinCEN Proposes Anti-Money Laundering/Suspicious Activity Reporting Rules for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Home Loan Banks

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today proposed regulations that would require government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks to develop anti-money laundering (AML) programs and file suspicious activity reports (SARs…

Informational Webinar Announced on FinCEN’s Prepaid Access Final Rule

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced that it will hold an informational webinar on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. EST that will highlight the new regulatory requirements of the Prepaid Access Final Rule, its intent and purpose, and the regulatory…

Notice Regarding How to Correct or Amend Paper Bank Secrecy Act Forms

Due to business process changes resulting from FinCEN’s BSA IT Modernization, paper form instructions that pertain to filing corrections or amendments have changed. When correcting or amending a previously filed paper report, filers must check the appropriate amendment or correction box and…