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Notice and Request for Nominations - Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group Solicitation of Application for Membership
In the Matter of Baltic Financial Services, Inc.
FinCEN Assesses Civil Money Penalty Against New Jersey

VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced an assessment of a $12,000 civil money penalty against Baltic Financial Services, Inc. of Montclair, New Jersey, for non-compliance with…

Comment Request; Bank Secrecy Act Suspicious Activity Report Database Proposed Data Fields.
Mortgage Fraud Suspicious Activity Reports Rise 7 Percent Increase in the First Half of 2010

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released two mortgage fraud reports entitled Mortgage Loan Fraud SAR Filings, which together cover the first six months of 2010; one report covers January…

Anti-Money Laundering Program and Suspicious Activity Report Filing Requirements for Residential Mortgage Lenders and Originators
Anti-Money Laundering Program and Suspicious Activity Report Filing Requirements for Residential Mortgage Lenders and Originators (RIN 1506–AB02)
FinCEN Proposes AML Plan for Non-Bank Mortgage Lenders Mortgage Brokers and More Mortgage Bankers to File SARs

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today proposed a requirement that non-bank residential mortgage lenders and originators, like other types of financial institutions, establish anti-money laundering (AML) programs and comply with suspicious activity report (SAR)…

Confidentiality of Suspicious Activity Reports
Sharing Suspicious Activity Reports by Securities Broker-Dealers, Mutual Funds, Futures Commission Merchants, and Introducing Brokers in Commodities with Certain U.S. Affiliates

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), after consulting with staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC"), is issuing this guidance to confirm that under the Bank Secrecy Act ("BSA") and its implementing…