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Monthly Roundup of Beneficial Ownership Reporting Outreach Activities and Preview of Upcoming Events

June Beneficial Ownership Reporting Outreach Activities

As part of our efforts to educate small businesses and other key stakeholders about new beneficial ownership reporting requirements, FinCEN participated in the…

FinCEN Issues Supplemental Alert on Israeli Extremist Violence in the West Bank

UPDATE [1/29/2025]: This Alert has been rescinded.

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a supplemental alert…

Financial Action Task Force Identifies Jurisdictions with Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism, and Counter-Proliferation Finance Deficiencies

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is informing U.S. financial institutions that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental body that establishes international standards for anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, and countering…

FinCEN Issues Proposed Rule to Strengthen and Modernize Financial Institutions’ AML/CFT Programs

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a proposed rule to strengthen and…

FinCEN Finalizes Financial Measure Against Iraq-based Al-Huda Bank to Combat Terrorist Financing

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule under section 311 of the USA PATRIOT Act (section 311) that severs Al-Huda Bank from the United States financial system by prohibiting domestic financial institutions and…

FinCEN Issues Supplemental Advisory on the Illicit Procurement of Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals and Manufacturing Equipment

Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen announced today that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an advisory to alert U.S. financial institutions to new trends in the illicit fentanyl supply chain and urge vigilance in identifying and reporting suspicious activity…

Monthly Roundup of Beneficial Ownership Reporting Outreach Activities and Preview of Upcoming Events
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May Beneficial Ownership Reporting Outreach Activities

As part of our efforts to educate small businesses and other key stakeholders about new

FinCEN Reminds Financial Institutions to Remain Vigilant to Elder Financial Exploitation

WASHINGTON—As the nation recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reminds financial institutions to…

READOUT: FinCEN Director Gacki’s Travel to Arizona for Engagements on Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting and FinCEN Exchange to Fight Fentanyl Trafficking

TUCSON and PHOENIX, Ariz.—On June 11 and 12, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Andrea Gacki and senior FinCEN leaders traveled to Arizona where they participated in two beneficial ownership reporting outreach events and led a counter-fentanyl FinCEN Exchange.

Over…

FinCEN Year in Review for Fiscal Year 2023

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued its Year in Review for Fiscal Year 2023. The Year in Review is intended to help stakeholders gain insight into the collection and use of Bank…

READOUT: FinCEN Director Gacki’s Travel to Iowa for Engagements on Fentanyl and Beneficial Ownership Reporting

DES MOINES, Iowa—On May 31, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Andrea Gacki and senior FinCEN leaders participated in two roundtables coordinated with Iowa Representative Zach Nunn’s office.

During the first roundtable with local law enforcement representatives on…

READOUT: FinCEN Holds Bilingual Beneficial Ownership Engagement in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) held an outreach event on beneficial ownership reporting requirements with Puerto Rico’s Secretary of State—the Hon. Omar J. Marrero-Diaz—at the Puerto Rico Department of State. The event included…

In Boston, Treasury Launches New Public-Private FinCEN Exchange Series to Fight Fentanyl Trafficking

BOSTON—Today, as part of the Treasury Department’s Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in partnership with IRS Criminal Investigation (CI), announced a new initiative to combat the…

SEC, FinCEN Propose Customer Identification Program Requirements for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers

WASHINGTON—Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) jointly proposed a new rule that would require SEC-registered investment advisers (RIAs) and exempt reporting advisers (ERAs) to establish,…

FinCEN Issues Advisory on Iran-Backed Terrorist Organizations

WASHINGTON — Today, in light of intensified terrorist activity in the Middle East, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advisory to assist financial…