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FinCEN Director James H. Freis, Jr. accepted the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners' Cressey Award during a speech delivered July 13, 2009 at the 20th Annual ACFE Fraud Conference…

Good afternoon. I’d like to spend my time today sharing with you some of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN’s) most recent work to combat fraud, particularly as it relates to the areas of loan modification fraud and identity theft, and the important role you play as fraud…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released its latest and 12th edition of The SAR Activity Review - By the Numbers. The report shows a continued overall rise in Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued an advisory on apparent structuring by casino patrons and personnel. Structuring is described as breaking up transactions for the purpose of evading Bank…

Effective June 27, 2009, BSA E-Filing transitioned to the use of Adobe forms. BSA E-Filing forms available for download from the BSA E-Filing Web site will now be Adobe electronic forms. Benefits of using Adobe forms include improved form usability and enhanced validation. IBM PureEdge forms…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today issued guidance to financial institutions intended to clarify the use of an important information sharing tool made possible by section 314(b) of the USA PATRIOT Act.…

Rescinded December 2020

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") is issuing this interpretive guidance to clarify the application of the rule implementing section 314(b) (the "314(b) rule")¹ of the USA PATRIOT Act (the "Act").²…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would replace a mutual fund requirement to file IRS/FinCEN Form 8300 - Report of Cash Payments Over $10,000…