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Federal Banking Agencies and FinCEN Announce Exemption from Customer Identification Program Requirements for Premium Finance Loans
Exceptive Relief from Beneficial Ownership Requirements for Legal Entity Customers of Rollovers, Renewals, Modifications, and Extensions of Certain Accounts
Exceptive Relief from Beneficial Ownership Requirements for Legal Entity Customers of Rollovers, Renewals, Modifications, and Extensions of Certain Accounts
FinCEN Unveils New Insignia

FinCEN’s insignia emphasizes its unique mission to safeguard the financial system from illicit use and to promote national security through the collection, analysis, and dissemination of financial intelligence.  It prominently features several new symbols central to our mission.

Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco, delivered at the 11th Annual Las Vegas Anti-Money Laundering Conference and Expo

Kenneth A. Blanco

Director

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

Prepared Remarks

11th Annual Las Vegas Anti-Money Laundering Conference and Expo

August 14, 2018…

Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco, delivered at the 11th Annual Las Vegas Anti-Money Laundering Conference and Expo

Kenneth A. Blanco

Director

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

Prepared Remarks

11th Annual Las Vegas Anti-Money Laundering Conference and Expo

August 14…

Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco, delivered at the 2018 Chicago-Kent Block (Legal) Tech Conference

Thank you, Clay Porter, for that wonderful introduction.

Good afternoon.

I am delighted to be here today.  Thank you for having me.

I am excited to dive into the fireside chat.  But before I do, I would like to anchor the conversation with some brief benchmarks…

Extension of Limited Exception from Beneficial Ownership Requirements for Legal Entity Customers of Certain Financial Products and Services with Rollovers and Renewals

On May 16, 2018, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a 90-day limited exceptive relief to covered financial institutions from the obligations of the Beneficial Ownership Rule for Legal Entity Customers (Beneficial Ownership Rule)1 for certain financial products and services…

Extension of Limited Exception from Beneficial Ownership Requirements for Legal Entity Customers of Certain Financial Products and Services with Rollovers and Renewals
Statement by FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco in Support of Recent Anti-Terrorism Financing Actions by Argentina’s Financial Intelligence Unit

“This week, Argentina’s  Unidad de Informaciὀn Financiera de la República Argentina (UIF-AR)  took decisive action to freeze assets belonging to a transnational criminal organization linked to  Hezbollah and its global terror network.  I congratulate the UIF-AR, and…