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FinCEN Clarifies Money Services Businesses Definitions Rule Includes Foreign-Located MSBs Doing Business in U.S.

VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released a final rule, Definitions and Other Regulations Relating to Money Services Businesses, that more clearly defines which businesses qualify as…

Department of Justice News Release: Former Chairman of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison and Ordered to Forfeit $38.5 Million

 

FinCEN Attributes Increase in Suspicious Activity Reports Involving Mortgage Fraud to Repurchase Demands

VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today, in its First Quarter 2011 Mortgage Loan Fraud (MLF) analysis, reported that the number of MLF suspicious activity reports (SARs) rose to 25,485 up 31…

Prepared Remarks of James H. Freis, Jr., Director Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Good afternoon. I think this conference - which brings together financial institutions, law enforcement and regulators - is a perfect forum for us to have a productive discussion on the work we are doing at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network - known as FinCEN, as well as the value to…

FinCEN Notice (2011-2) – FBAR Filing Requirement – Extended Filing Date Relating to Officers or Employees of Investment Advisors Registered With the SEC
FBAR Filing Deadline Extended for Certain Financial Professionals

Vienna, VA — The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today made a further announcement that a small subset of individuals with only signature authority over certain foreign financial accounts who are required to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) with respect…

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

As part of a joint effort to improve the quality of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data, FinCEN and the IRS have recently updated the validation of zip code fields to cover city, state, and zip code. The validation has been enhanced to verify that the city and state are consistent with the first five (5…

Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 Reporting Requirements Under Section 104(e)
FBAR Filing Requirement--Extended Filing Date Related to Exceptions Described in 31 CFR 1010.350(f)(2) - Revised 06/06/11
FBAR Filing Deadline Extended for Certain Financial Professionals

[Updated -- June 6, 2011] FinCEN is re-issuing Notice 2011-1 with a minor revision to clarify the scope of the administrative relief provided in Situation (2) of the Notice. The…