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Definition of Money Services Business (Money Transmitter/Currency Dealer or Exchanger)

Dear [ ]:
This letter responds to your October 6, 2003 letter requesting an administrative ruling with respect to whether you are required to obtain a license or to register because you transport your own currency from Colombia into the United States. Based on the representations contained…

Requirements for Requesting an Administrative Ruling

Dear [ ]:
This is in response to your letter of May 19, 2003 to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") requesting guidance as to whether your client, who provides funds for business operating capital to customers, may file Currency Transaction Reports (“CTRs”) on behalf of the…

Question and Answer Regarding the Broker-Dealer Customer Identification Program Rule (31 CFR 103.122)

Q. Broker-dealers engage in transactions through omnibus accounts and sub-accounts established by financial intermediaries. In these situations, (1) the omnibus account or relationship is established by or on behalf of a financial intermediary for the purpose of executing…

By The Numbers Issue 1
Customer Identification Programs for Financial Institutions
Definition of Money Transmitter/Stored Value (Gift Certificates/Gift Cards)

Dear [ ]:
This letter responds to your letter dated November 21, 2002, requesting a determination with respect to whether [ ], a subsidiary of [ ], is a Money Services Business (“MSB”) for purposes of regulations implementing the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”) found at 31 CFR Part 103. [ ] is…

Money Services Business Survey
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Programs for Commodity Trading Advisors
In the Matter of Korea Exchange Bank, New York, New York
In the Matter of Greenville Riverboat, LLC d/b/a Lighthouse Point Casino