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Federal Banking Agencies and FinCEN Announce Exemption from Customer Identification Program Requirements for Premium Finance Loans
Treasury Issues Ransomware Advisories to Increase Awareness and Thwart Attacks

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today issued a pair of advisories to assist U.S. individuals and businesses in efforts to combat ransomware scams and attacks, which continue to increase in size and scope. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) advisory, entitled

Treasury News Release: Treasury Department Issues Ransomware Advisories to Increase Awareness and Thwart Attacks
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal; Comment Request; Renewal Without Change of Anti-Money Laundering Programs; Due Diligence Programs for Correspondent Accounts for Foreign Financial Institutions and for Private Banking Accounts
Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco, delivered virtually at the ACAMS AML Conference

 

 

 

Prepared Remarks

Kenneth A. Blanco

Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco at the ACAMS AML Conference 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Kenneth A. Blanco delivered remarks virtually today at the ACAMS AML Conference. He discussed FinCEN’s response to the global health crisis, shared the latest trends that FinCEN is seeing related to COVID-19 and…

FinCEN Seeks Comments on Enhancing the Effectiveness of Anti-Money Laundering Programs

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit public comment on a wide range…

Anti-Money Laundering Program Effectiveness
Customer Identification Programs, Anti-Money Laundering Programs, and Beneficial Ownership Requirements for Banks Lacking a Federal Functional Regulator
FinCEN Issues Final Rule to Require Customer Identification Program, Anti-Money Laundering Program, and Beneficial Ownership Requirements for Banks Lacking a Federal Functional Regulator

WASHINGTON—To ensure consistent Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) coverage across the banking industry, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued a…