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FinCEN to Expand Financial Institutions’ Ability to Share Information Internally on Suspicious Activity

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed revised rules and new guidance that permit certain affiliates of depository institutions as well as broker-dealers in securities, mutual funds, futures commission merchants, and introducing brokers in commodities, to…

Sharing Suspicious Activity Reports by Securities Broker-Dealers, Mutual Funds, Futures Commission Merchants, and Introducing Brokers in Commodities with Certain U.S. Affiliates – Proposed Guidance
Sharing Suspicious Activity Reports by Depository Institutions with Certain U.S. Affiliates – Proposed Guidance
Confidentiality of Suspicious Activity Reports – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (RIN 1506–AA99)
Proposed Renewal Without Change; Comment Request; Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Various Financial Institutions
FinCEN Mortgage Fraud Report

VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released its latest mortgage fraud analysis - titled Filing Trends in Mortgage Loan Fraud - that shows suspicious activity reports (SARs) filed on suspected mortgage…

FinCEN Educational Pamphlet on the Currency Transaction Reporting Requirement

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is providing an educational pamphlet, "Notice to Customers: A CTR Reference Guide," for financial institutions and their customers containing information on the currency transaction reporting (CTR) requirement.1 FinCEN is providing…

FinCEN Issues Ruling (FIN-2008-R011) on Whether a Company that Engages in Microfinance is a Money Services Business

FIN-2008-R011Issued: December 11, 2008Subject: Whether a Company that Engages in Microfinance is a Money Services Business

Dear [ ]:

I am responding to your letter, dated May 12, 2008, to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), in which you seek an administrative…

FinCEN Issues Ruling (FIN-2008-R010) on Whether a Company that Engages in Certain Operations as an Authorized Agent for Collection of Social Security and Veteran Benefits is a Money Services Business


FIN-2008-R010Issued: December 11, 2008Subject: Whether a Company that Engages in Certain Operations as an Authorized Agent for Collection of Social Security and Veteran Benefits is a Money Services Business

Dear [ ]:

This responds to your initial letter of December 11, 2006…

Suspicious Activity Report by Insurance Companies