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Customer Identification Programs, Anti-Money Laundering Programs, and Beneficial Ownership Requirements for Banks Lacking a Federal Functional Regulator
Proposed Renewal Without Change; Comment Request; Imposition of Special Measure Against Commercial Bank of Syria, Including Its Subsidiary Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank, as a Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern
Request for Comments August 24, 2016. Comments due - October 24, 2016
Notice of Proposed Rule Making August 25, 2016. Comments due - October 24, 2016
Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Associate Director for Enforcement Thomas Ott, delivered at the National Title 31 Suspicious Activity & Risk Assessment Conference and Expo

Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Associate Director for Enforcement Thomas Ott

National Title 31 Suspicious Activity & Risk Assessment Conference and Expo

Las Vegas, Nevada

 

Introduction

Good morning. I would like to thank Mindy for the very kind…

FinCEN Names Thomas Ott as Associate Director of Enforcement

WASHINGTON—Jamal El-Hindi, Acting Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), announced today the selection of Thomas P. Ott as Associate Director for its Enforcement Division. Mr. Ott will oversee FinCEN’s Bank Secrecy Act compliance and enforcement program.…

Notice Regarding Imposition of Fifth Special Measure against FBME Bank, Ltd.

On March 31, 2016, following a voluntary remand ordered by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, FinCEN published in the Federal Register a Final Rule imposing the fifth special measure against FBME Bank Ltd. (FBME), which was scheduled to take effect on July 29, 2016.…

FinCEN Expands Reach of Real Estate “Geographic Targeting Orders” Beyond Manhattan and Miami

WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced Geographic Targeting Orders (GTO) that will temporarily require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used to pay “all cash” for high-end residential real…

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions
In the Matter of Hawaiian Gardens Casino, Inc. d/b/a The Gardens Casino