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FinCEN Provides Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Relief to Victims of Recent Natural Disasters

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced that certain victims of Hurricane Milton, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Beryl, and Hurricane Francine will receive an additional six months to submit beneficial ownership information…

READOUT: FinCEN and Partner FIU Officials Meet in Canada for International Public-Private Partnership Events on Illicit Finance

OTTAWA—On October 24 and 25, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) joined the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC) of Canada in co-hosting the first FinCEN-FINTRAC Anti-Money Laundering/Anti-Terrorist Financing Symposium (…

FinCEN Assesses $900,000 Civil Money Penalty Against Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act

WASHINGTON—The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a $900,000 civil money penalty against Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino (Lake Elsinore) for…

FinCEN Issues Alert to Financial Institutions to Counter Financing of Hizballah and Its Terrorist Activities

WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert to assist financial institutions in identifying and reporting suspicious activity supporting Lebanese…

In the Matter of Sahara Dunes Casino, LP d/b/a Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino
FinCEN Issues Spanish Translation of Notice on Timeshare Fraud Associated with Mexico-Based Transnational Criminal Organizations

Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Spanish translation of its July 16, 2024 Notice to financial institutions on the methodologies, financial typologies, and red flag indicators…

Update to the Public Utility Exemption Under the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Rule
READOUT: FinCEN Gathers Public and Private Sector Officials in Charlotte, North Carolina to Discuss Efforts to Combat the Fentanyl Epidemic

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in partnership with Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (CI), held the seventh of ten planned events in 2024 as part of its Promoting Regional Outreach to Educate…

READOUT: FinCEN Hosts Regional Training Event in Botswana to Combat Money Laundering

WASHINGTON—From September 17 through September 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), with funding and support from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement and the International Law Enforcement…

FinCEN Renews Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the renewal of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in non-financed purchases of residential real estate.