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Treasury News Release –Treasury Department Issues Regulations on Compliance with USA PATRIOT Act
White House News Release – President Announces Crackdown on Terrorist Financial Network Remarks by the President in Announcement on Financial Aspects of Terrorism
Treasury News Release – Statement by Secretary Paul O’Neill at FinCEN
Treasury News Release – Statement by Secretary Paul O’Neill at FinCEN
Voluntary SAR Filings by Money Services Businesses Identify Patterns of Suspicious Activity

Money Services Businesses, including money transmitters, are filing voluntary suspicious activity reports that describe attempts by customers to disperse transactions and circumvent record keeping requirement thresholds. This finding is reported in the third issue of the…

Treasury Establishes FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS HOTLINE Relating to Terrorist Activity

The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has established a FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSHOTLINE, 1-866-556-3974, for financial institutions to voluntarily reportto law enforcement suspicious transactions that may relate to recent terroristactivity against the…

Feedback on Suspicious Activity Reporting Released at ABA/ABA Money Laundering Seminar

A mechanism for providing feedback to financialinstitutions about a key anti-money laundering reporting requirement onsuspicious activity was put in place with the release today of TheSAR Activity Review – Trends, Tips and Issues.

The…

REVISED SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORT FORM (SAR)

The five federal financial institutions supervisory agencies - the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision - together…

Treasury News Release On MSB Registration Rule
SECRETARY RUBIN ANNOUNCES NEW FINCEN DIRECTOR

"Jim Sloan's long and distinguished career with the Secret Service has preparedhim well to lead Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network," Secretary Rubinsaid. "FinCEN serves as a critical link among the law enforcement, financial andregulatory communities and maximizes the information-…

FinCEN Issues Exemption Form for Banks

The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)announced today that it has developed a "Designation of Exempt Persons"Form to help depository institutions use FinCEN’s new rules to reduce significantlythe burden of…

Former Chief Compliance Officer Joins FinCEN Staff

The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced todaythat Christine E. Carnavos, former chief compliance officer of PNC Bank Corp., has joinedits staff as Assistant Director, Office of Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement (OCRE).FinCEN is one of the Treasury's…

FinCEN Further Streamlines Exemption Process

The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)announced today a final rule that representsthe second part of its effort to significantly reduce the number of times depositoryinstitutions must report…

Anti-Money Laundering Proposal for Casinos to be discussed at Regional Meetings

The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)will hold four regional meetings this summer to provide an opportunity for casino industry representatives and other members of the public to comment on a proposed rule announced inMay which would require casinos and…

Suspicious Activity Reporting Regulations Extended to Casinos and Card Clubs

The nation’s casinos and card clubs will be required to report suspicious activityunder a proposed rule issued today by the Department of the Treasury’s FinancialCrimes Enforcement Network. Suspicious activity involves financial transactions which acasino or card club suspects are linked to…