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FinCEN Assesses $25,000 in Civil Money Penalty Against Kentucky MSB

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today that Deprez’s Quality Jewelry and Loans, Inc. consented to the assessment of a civil money penalty in the amount of $25,000 for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Deprez Jewelry is a money services business (MSB) located in…

In the Matter of Deprez’s Quality Jewelry and Loans, Inc.
FinCEN Halts BSA Direct Retrieval and Sharing Project

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced it will permanently halt the current BSA Direct Retrieval and Sharing Component (BSA Direct R&S) project. The project has repeatedly missed program milestones and performance objectives and the current performance of the…

Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations Imposition of Special Measure Against VEF Banka, as a Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern 31 CFR Part 103
FinCEN Withdraws Finding on Latvia’s Multibanka and Issues Final Rule Against Latvia’s VEF Banka

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today withdrew its finding of April 26, 2005 which determined that Multibanka was a financial institution of primary money laundering concern and also withdrew the notice of proposed rulemaking against Multibanka. In a separate action today,…

VEF Banka
Withdrawal of the Finding of Primary Money Laundering Concern and the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking against Multibanka - 31 CFR Part 103
Multibanka
Joint Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Threshold for the Requirement to Collect, Retain, and Transmit Information on Funds Transfers and Transmittals of Funds (RIN 1506-AA86 - 71 FR 35564-35567)
Threshold for the Requirement to Collect, Retain, and Transmit Information on Funds Transfers and Transmittals of Funds