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FinCEN to Host Webinar on Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements

The Corporate Transparency Act requires many companies doing business in the United States to report information to the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) about who ultimately owns or controls them. Join a FinCEN representative for a virtual…

FinCEN Reminds Financial Institutions to Remain Vigilant to Environmental Crimes

WASHINGTON—As the nation reflects on the many ways to protect our environment this Earth Day, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reminds financial institutions to remain vigilant in identifying and reporting suspicious activity related to environmental crimes. Environmental crimes…

FinCEN Issues Analysis on Elder Financial Exploitation

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis today focusing on patterns and trends identified in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data linked…

FinCEN Renews Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the renewal of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in non-financed purchases of residential real estate.

FinCEN Issues Notice on the Use of Counterfeit U.S. Passport Cards to Perpetrate Identity Theft and Fraud Schemes at Financial Institutions

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in close coordination with the Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), issued a Notice to…

FinCEN Seeks Comments on Customer Identification Program Requirement

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing a request for information…

READOUT: FinCEN Director Gacki Encourages Transparency in the U.S. Financial System During International Anti-Money Laundering Conference

MIAMI—Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Andrea Gacki joined public and private sector financial industry leaders this week at the Financial and International Business Association’s (FIBA) annual anti-money laundering conference to discuss regulatory expectations and best…

UPDATED: Notice Regarding National Small Business United v. Yellen, No. 5:22-cv-01448 (N.D. Ala.)

Updated March 11, 2024

On March 1, 2024, in the case of National Small Business United v. Yellen, No. 5:22-cv-01448 (N.D. Ala.), a federal district court in the Northern District of Alabama, Northeastern Division, entered a final declaratory judgment, concluding that the…

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

READOUT: FinCEN Director Andrea Gacki Travels to Puerto Rico, Holds First FinCEN Exchange with Puerto Rican Financial Institutions and Law Enforcement

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Andrea Gacki, Director of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), traveled to Puerto Rico from February 20-22 to highlight collaborative efforts to combat public corruption, fraud, and drug trafficking. Director Gacki hosted the first…

FinCEN Sees Increase in BSA Reporting Involving the Use of Convertible Virtual Currency for Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Human Trafficking

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis (FTA)  today reflecting an increase in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reporting associated with…

Fact Sheet: Anti-Money Laundering Program and Suspicious Activity Report Filing Requirements for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)

The U.S. investment adviser industry provides an important service to investors in the United States and across the world in driving investment opportunities and supporting innovation, growth, and prosperity in the United States. But investment advisers, in their role as gatekeepers to the U.S.…

FinCEN Proposes Rule to Combat Illicit Finance and National Security Threats in Investment Adviser Sector

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to keep criminals and foreign…

READOUT: Treasury Officials Visit Mexico to Further Collaboration on Illicit Finance
FinCEN Proposes Rule to Combat Money Laundering and Promote Transparency in Residential Real Estate

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to…