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FinCEN Resumes Information Sharing with Mexico

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today that it has reinstated information sharing with its Mexican financial intelligence unit counterpart, the Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UIF), following the suspension FinCEN imposed on April 21, 2004. That suspension resulted…

Proper Completion of FinCEN Form 104 When Reporting Currency Exchanges

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This letter responds to your letter dated April 19, 2004, to FinCEN’s Office of Regulatory Policy, Programs and Enforcement, in which you request guidance on the proper completion of FinCEN Form 104. Financial institutions other than casinos complete FinCEN Form 104 when reporting…

FinCEN Awards BSA Direct Contract to EDS

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today that it has awarded a contract to EDS, a global information technology services company, for the design, development, implementation, web hosting and support services of a dynamic new information storage and delivery system called…

STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. FOX DIRECTOR FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Madam Chairman, Congressman Gutierrez, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss our vision for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. This is my first opportunity to appear before a House Committee, and I would like you to…

Statement of Policy on Accepting Accounts From Foreign Governments, Foreign Embassies and Foreign Political Figures

It is the longstanding policy of the United States Department of the Treasury that persons residing or working in the United States should have access to U.S. banking services. This policy certainly encompasses the embassies and interests sections of foreign governments and their staffs. It is…

STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. FOX, DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Madam Chairman, Congressman Gutierrez, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss our vision for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. This is my first opportunity to appear before a House Committee, and I would like you to…

STATEMENT BY WILLIAM J. FOX, DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Chairwoman Kelly, Congressman Gutierrez, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the mission of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the important role it plays in the Department of the Treasury and the United States…

Statement of Policy on Accepting Accounts From Foreign Governments, Foreign Embassies and Foreign Political Figures

It is the longstanding policy of the United States Department of the Treasury that persons residing or working in the United States should have access to U.S. banking services. This policy certainly encompasses the embassies and interests sections of foreign governments and their staffs.

Guidance On Accepting Accounts From Foreign Governments, Foreign Embassies And Foreign Political Figures

In light of recent actions involving Riggs Bank N.A., the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of Thrift Supervision and the National Credit Union Administration (“the Agencies”) and…

Questions And Answers Regarding The Customer Identification Program Rule For Futures Commission Merchants And Introducing Brokers (31 CFR 103.123)

The staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), and the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) are issuing these questions and answers (“Q&As”) regarding the application of 31 C.F.R. § 103.123. This joint rule…