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Ruling (FIN-2008-R009) on Whether a Company that Offers a Loan Acceleration Product for Consumer Financing is a Money Services Business

FIN-2008-R009Issued: September 18, 2008Subject: Administrative Ruling on Whether a Company that Offers a Loan Acceleration Product for Consumer Financing is a Money Services Business

Dear [ ]:

I am responding to your letter, dated September 11, 2007, to the Financial Crimes…

Notice to Registered Money Services Businesses

Registration Renewal Deadline for Certain Money Services Businesses is December 31, 2008

Update to Notice (January 9, 2009)

Please be advised that if you properly completed and mailed your registration form (revised August 2008…

FinCEN’s Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2008
FinCEN’s Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2008
FinCEN Report: New Rule

VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) reported in its new study that the number of currency transaction reports filed by casinos (CTRCs) fell by more than a third after FinCEN reduced reporting requirements on certain categories of transactions that…

Important Reminder

As the deadline noted above is approaching, it is critical that current magnetic media filers transition to the BSA E-Filing System as soon as possible. Any magnetic media submissions received after the December 31, 2008 deadline will be considered an indicator of non-compliance…

FinCEN Announces Release of Manual to Aid Examiners of Money Services Businesses

VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today the release of a manual to provide guidance to officials examining money services businesses (MSBs) for compliance with the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Several organizations…

Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group Solicitation of Application for Membership
Suspicious Activity Report by the Securities and Futures Industry
Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations – Exemptions from the Requirement to Report Transactions in Currency