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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 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…

FinCEN: Our Story (An Interactive PDF)
FinCEN: Our Story (An Interactive PDF)
FinCEN Supports National Protect Your Identity Week

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released the following statement marking the start of National Protect Your Identity Week from October 16 - 22, 2011:

"National Protect Your Identity Week offers and excellent opportunity for individuals to better understand…

FinCEN Proposes Reporting Requirement of International Transport of Prepaid Access Products at U.S. Borders

VIENNA, Va. - Furthering the U.S. Department of the Treasury's efforts to address the potential misuse of prepaid access products, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today proposed adding certain tangible prepaid access…

Notice Concerning RMSB Form

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, FinCEN invites comment on a proposed information collection contained in a revised form, Registration of Money Services Business, FinCEN Form…

Fact Sheet: FinCEN Implements Provision of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) delivered to the Federal Register a final rule to implement section 104(e) of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions,…

Important Notice

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announces today, October 5, 2011, its interest in holding a town hall style meeting in its Vienna, Virginia offices with representatives from the prepaid access industry that may potentially fit within the newly defined term "Provider of prepaid…

Second Quarter Mortgage Loan Fraud

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today reported in its Second Quarter 2011 Analysis of mortgage loan fraud suspicious activity reports (MLF SARs) that financial institutions filed 29,558 MLF SARs in the…

The Partnership for Public Service Awards Call to Service Medal to FinCEN Analyst Ann Martin

The Partnership for Public Service Awards Call to Service Medal to FinCEN
Analyst Ann Martin

 

September 16, 2011

The nonprofit Partnership for Public Service presented nine Samuel J.…