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STATEMENT OF ROBERT W. WERNER, DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Chairman Bachus, Ranking Member Sanders and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss H.R. 5341, the "Seasoned Customer CTR Exemption Act of 2006". Balancing the regulatory burdens imposed upon the financial services industry…

FinCEN Names Jamal El-Hindi Associate Director for Regulatory Policy and Programs

Robert W. Werner, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), announced today the selection of Jamal El-Hindi as Associate Director for Regulatory Policy and Programs. Mr. El-Hindi will oversee the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s regulatory and compliance functions and…

Provision of Banking Services to Money Services Businesses 31 CFR Part 103
Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Provision of Banking Services to Money Services Businesses 31 CFR Part 103 Extension of Comment Period
OFHEO and FinCEN Sign Agreement to Share Mortgage Fraud Data

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) have reached an agreement to facilitate the sharing of information by OFHEO of its examination findings regarding actual or suspected mortgage fraud with…

Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Provision of Banking Services to Money Services Businesses 31 CFR Part 103 (RIN 1506-AA85 - 71 FR 27980) (Extension of Comment period)
Application of the Regulations Requiring Special Due Diligence Programs for Certain Foreign Accounts to the Securities and Futures Industries

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is issuing this guidance to clarify the due diligence obligations of broker-dealers, futures commission merchants, and introducing brokers in commodities (collectively, “securities and futures firms”) under the final rules implementing section 312 of the…

FinCEN Names Patrick Conlon Associate Director for Analysis and Liaison

Robert W. Werner, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), announced today the selection of Patrick Conlon as Associate Director for Analysis and Liaison. Mr. Conlon will oversee FinCEN's analysis of BSA data in support of its law enforcement, intelligence, regulatory and…

In the Matter of Frosty Food Mart
FinCEN Extends Comment Period of Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for MSBs

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced it is extending the comment period of its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks input from both the money services business industry and the banking industry on the issue of money services businesses obtaining access to…