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Geographic Targeting Order Imposing Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements on Certain Money Services Businesses Along the Southwest Border
Statement by FinCEN Director Andrea M. Gacki before the House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions

Introduction

Chairman Davidson, Ranking Member Beatty, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions, thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning on behalf of the U.S.…

FinCEN Issues Modified Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is reissuing a modified Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) to combat illicit cartel and other criminal activity, including money laundering, along the southwest border of the…

FinCEN Notice
FinCEN Issues Notice on Financially Motivated Sextortion

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing a Notice to help financial institutions detect and disrupt financially motivated sextortion, a…

FinCEN Issues Guidance to Financial Institutions on Cross-Border Information Sharing

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing guidance to encourage and promote appropriate, voluntary cross-border sharing of information between and among financial institutions, including appropriate foreign financial institutions. The…

Cross-Border Information Sharing by Financial Institutions and SAR Confidentiality
FinCEN Unveils User-Friendly Changes to FinCEN.gov

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has unveiled a new, modernized layout of its website, FinCEN.gov. Information on the homepage has been reorganized to provide a more user-friendly communication…

FinCEN Issues Advisory and Financial Trend Analysis on Chinese Money Laundering Networks

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is raising the alarm on Chinese money laundering networks (CMLNs), which pose a significant threat to the U.S. financial system. FinCEN is issuing: (1) an…

Treasury Extends Effective Dates of Orders Issued Under New Authority to Counter Fentanyl

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) extended the effective dates for orders issued on June 25, 2025,…

Imposition of Special Measures Prohibiting Certain Transmittals of Funds Involving CIBanco S.A., Institución de Banca Multiple, Intercam Banco S.A., Institución de Banca Multiple, and Vector Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V.; Extension of Effective Date