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Due Diligence Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Certain Foreign Accounts Implementing Section 312 of the USA PATRIOT ACT
Due Diligence Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Certain Foreign Accounts (67 FR 37736)
FinCEN Holds Law Enforcement Seminar on Informal Value Transfer Systems

A seminar to discuss issues surrounding informal value transfer systems, to include hawala, washeld yesterday at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). The seminar wasattended by over 50 representatives from the law enforcement community.Hawala is a method of monetary value…

FinCEN Launches E-Filing System Will Allow for BSA Filing over Secure Internet

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today that it has begun itspilot testing of the Patriot Act Communications System (PACS). PACS is designed to allowparticipating financial institutions to quickly and securely file Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reportsover the Internet. Phase…

Notice of Alterations to two Privacy Act systems of Records
Treasury Department Issues Proposed Regulation Implementing Section 312 Of The USA PATRIOT ACT

The Treasury Department today issued and sent to the Federal Register for publication a proposed rule implementing Section 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act.

Section 312 requires certain U.S. financial institutions to take prescribed anti-money laundering measures with respect to correspondent…

Treasury Department Issues Proposed Regulation Implementing Section 312 Of The USA PATRIOT ACT
Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Mutual Funds
Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Money Services Businesses (67 FR 21109)
Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Operators of a Credit Card System