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FinCEN Issues Ruling (FIN-2008-R004) on Whether a Foreign Exchange Consultant is a Currency Dealer or Exchanger or Money Transmitter

Dear [ ]:

I am responding to your letter of January 24, 2008 to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, requesting a ruling as to whether your company [ ] is a money services business. Specifically, you have asked us to determine whether your company is a currency dealer or exchanger…

Preparation Guidelines for Use of Special Response "XX" in FinCEN Form 109, Suspicious Activity Report by Money Services Business (Form Date March 31, 2007)

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") is issuing this guidance to assist money services businesses ("MSBs") in correctly completing FinCEN Form 109, Suspicious Activity Report by Money Services Business ("SAR-MSB"). On October 10, 2007, FinCEN issued guidance entitled, "

FinCEN Report Warns of Money Laundering Methods and Trends in Residential Real Estate Industry

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released the latest in a series of reports, which are based upon analysis of suspicious activity reports (SARs) provided by the financial industry. Today's report,…

SAR Activity Review Issue 13
By The Numbers Issue 10
FinCEN and OCC Assess Civil Money Penalties Against the New York Branch of the United Bank for Africa

WASHINGTON - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced the assessment of concurrent civil money penalties, each $15 million, against the New York Branch of United Bank for Africa, PLC ("the Branch") for violations of…

In the Matter of NY Branch United Bank for Africa
PREPARED REMARKS OF JAMES H. FREIS, JR. DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Today we have gathered in the ancient halls of the University of Salamanca, one of the world’s great centers of legal scholarship from centuries past through the present. Among us are some of the leading minds in the fields of international monetary and financial law drawn from about two dozen…

Proposed Amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations - Exemptions from the Requirement to Report Transactions in Currency; Comment Request
FinCEN Announces Proposal to Amend Currency Transaction Reporting Exemption Regulations

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is proposing to significantly simplify the current requirements for depository institutions to exempt their eligible customers from currency transaction reporting. FinCEN announced the proposal and request for comments in a…