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By The Numbers Issue 10
In the Matter of NY Branch United Bank for Africa
FinCEN and OCC Assess Civil Money Penalties Against the New York Branch of the United Bank for Africa

WASHINGTON - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced the assessment of concurrent civil money penalties, each $15 million, against the New York Branch of United Bank for Africa, PLC ("the Branch") for violations of…

PREPARED REMARKS OF JAMES H. FREIS, JR. DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Today we have gathered in the ancient halls of the University of Salamanca, one of the world’s great centers of legal scholarship from centuries past through the present. Among us are some of the leading minds in the fields of international monetary and financial law drawn from about two dozen…

FinCEN Announces Proposal to Amend Currency Transaction Reporting Exemption Regulations

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is proposing to significantly simplify the current requirements for depository institutions to exempt their eligible customers from currency transaction reporting. FinCEN announced the proposal and request for comments in a…

Proposed Amendments to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations - Exemptions from the Requirement to Report Transactions in Currency; Comment Request
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Withdrawal of Notice and Proposed Rulemaking Against the Republic of Nauru
Guidance to Financial Institutions on Filing Suspicious Activity Reports regarding the Proceeds of Foreign Corruption

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is issuing this guidance to financial institutions so that they may better assist law enforcement when filing Suspicious Activity Reports regarding financial transactions that may involve senior foreign political figures, acting individually or through…

FinCEN Releases Foreign Corruption SAR Guidance

FinCEN Releases Foreign Corruption SAR Guidance

VIENNA, Va. - In an effort to better assist law enforcement authorities in targeting foreign corruption and related money laundering, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director James H. Freis, Jr. today announced the publication…

In the Matter of El Noa Noa Corporation