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Anti-Money Laundering Regulations Extended to Card Clubs

The Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued today a notice of proposed rulemaking that would extend regulations aimed at combating money laundering to card club establishments.

Most frequently found in California, card clubs typically offer…

Availability of Financial Information Aids Money Laundering Investigations

Law enforcement financial investigations will be aided by a long sought provision in legislation recently signed by President Clinton. The Taxpayers Bill of Rights, HR 2337, contains a provision which will now allow federal, state, local, and foreign government agencies access to information…

FATF UPDATES ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING STANDARDS

The Treasury Department today announced a new bank reporting rule designed to both significantly reduce unnecessary paperwork for America's banks and improve the quality of information routinely provided to law enforcement.

The new rule will go into effect May 1, 1996, changing the…

NEW BANK REPORTING RULE TO CUT PAPERWORK BY 20 PERCENT

The Treasury Department today announced a new bank reporting rule designed to both significantly reduce unnecessary paperwork for America's banks and improve the quality of information routinely provided to law enforcement.

The new rule will go into effect May 1, 1996, changing the…

FINCEN ISSUES AMENDMENTS TO THE FUNDS TRANSFER RULES

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Federal Reserve Board issued amendments to the two funds transmittal (wire transfer) rules that were published in January 1995 and extended the effective date of the rules, as amended, to May 28,…

Anti-Money Laundering Controls for Indian Tribal Casinos

The Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will issue a final rule tomorrow that brings tribal casinos under Treasury's anti-money laundering controls. The final rule delays the effective date of the rule to August 1, 1996, allowing tribal casinos sufficient time to design…

Simplified Reporting System Benefits Bankers and Law Enforcement

A new regulation announced Monday will aid criminal investigations while significantly cutting costly and burdensome paperwork for America's banking community.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of the Comptroller of the…

FinCEN Announces Simplified Rules for Reporting Suspicious Activity
Treasury Issues Revised Currency Transaction Report (CTR), Reducing Regulatory Burden on Financial Institutions
p The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), issued today an ADVANCE COPY of the revised Currency Transaction Report (CTR) Form 4789 and instructions. This CTR revision reduces the amount of information required on the CTR by approximately 30 percent, and substantially…
Advisory Group Focuses on Regulatory Reduction

Ronald K. Noble, Treasury's Under Secretary for Enforcement, will chair the fourth meeting of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Advisory Group today. "The BSA Advisory Group anticipated the letter and spirit of the President's recent regulatory reinvention initiative," said Under Secretary Noble. "It…