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Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco, delivered at Morehouse College

Morehouse College

Atlanta, Georgia

 

Thank you Bridget for that wonderful introduction.

Good morning—thank you so much for having me here today. I am truly honored to be here at this historic institution—…

Europol Press Release: Transatlantic Partnership: Fighting Financial Crime Together
Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco, delivered at the SIFMA Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crimes Conference

SIFMA Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crimes Conference

February 4, 2019

 

Solicitation of Application for Membership on the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group
In the Matter of UBS Financial Services Inc.
FinCEN Assesses $14.5 Million Penalty against UBS Financial Services for Anti-Money Laundering Failures

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced an assessment against UBS Financial Services, Inc. (UBSFS) for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act…

Joint Statement on Innovative Efforts to Combat Money Laundering
Treasury’s FinCEN and Federal Banking Agencies Issue Joint Statement Encouraging Innovative Industry Approaches to AML Compliance

WASHINGTON—As a result of a working group established by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and the Federal depository institutions regulators, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and its regulatory partners today issued a joint…

Testimony of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

Introduction

Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Brown, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to appear before the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on behalf of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). FinCEN’s mission is to…

FinCEN Reissues Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders and Expands Coverage to 12 Metropolitan Areas

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the issuance of revised Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in all-cash purchases of residential real estate.…