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FinCEN Selects ATF Official to Head Analysis Division

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the selection of Nicholas Colucci as head of the bureau's Analysis and Liaison Division (ALD).

"FinCEN is pleased to have Nicholas Colucci in this key position," said FinCEN Director James H. Freis, Jr. "As…

Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Currency Transaction Report by Casinos
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Suspicious Activity Report by Casinos and Card Clubs
FinCEN Report Shows Connection With Mortgage Fraud and Other Financial Crime

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released a new report that shows subjects reported for suspected mortgage loan fraud may also be involved in other financial crimes such as check fraud, money laundering,…

PREPARED REMARKS OF JAMES H. FREIS, JR. DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

Good morning. I am honored to open this morning’s panel which will provide an industry update in the fight against mortgage fraud. Among the considerable challenges facing the mortgage finance industry - from reduced originations, to an unprecedented volume of repurchase requests, and a record…

Proposed Renewal Without Change; Comment Request; Customer Identification Programs for Various Financial Institutions
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Report of International Transportation of Currency or Monetary Instruments
OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR THE TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 11, 2009 – NEIL M. BAROFSKY, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (“SIGTARP”), announced today, in coordination with the Inspector General for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“FRB-OIG”), the formation of a broad, multi-…

FinCEN Issues Ruling (FIN-2009-R001) on Whether Certain Operations of a Service Provider to Prepaid Stored Value Program Participants is a Money Services Business

FIN-2009-R001Issued: January 22, 2009Subject: Whether Certain Operations of a Service Provider to Prepaid Stored Value Program Participants is a Money Services Business

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I am responding to your letter of September 20, 2005 to the U.S. Department of the Treasury. You…

FinCEN Issues Ruling (FIN-2008-R012)on Whether a Money Services Business Must Establish and Maintain Separate Deposit Accounts for its Separate Check Cashing and Money Transmission Lines of Business

FIN-2008-R012Issued: December 11, 2008Subject: Whether a Money Services Business Must Establish and Maintain Separate Deposit Accounts for its Separate Check Cashing and Money Transmission Lines of Business

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I am writing in response to your letter of May 7, 2008 to…