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FinCEN Assesses $1 Million Penalty and Seeks to Bar Former MoneyGram Executive from Financial Industry

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued a $1 million civil money penalty (CMP) against Mr. Thomas E. Haider for failing to ensure that his company abided by the anti-money laundering (AML)…

Infobank (Includes Belmetalnergo); renamed Trustbank
FinCEN Penalizes Florida Credit Union for Failures in Managing High-Risk International Financial Activity

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today assessed a $300,000 civil money penalty against North Dade Community Development Federal Credit Union in Miami Gardens, Florida for significant Bank Secrecy Act (…

In the Matter of North Dade Community Development Federal Credit Union
Statement

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), as the agency primarily responsible for administering the Bank Secrecy Act, is issuing this Statement to reiterate expectations regarding banking institutions’ obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act for money services businesses.

Money…

Request for Administrative Ruling on the Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to a Virtual Currency Payment System

Dear [ ]:

This responds to your letter of January 6, 2014, seeking an administrative ruling from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) on behalf of [ ] (the “Company”), about the Company’s possible status as a money services business (“MSB”) under the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA…

Request for Administrative Ruling on the Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to a Virtual Currency Trading Platform

Dear [ ]:

This responds to your letter of December 3, 2013, seeking an administrative ruling from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) on behalf of [ ] (the “Company”), about the Company’s possible status as a money services business (“MSB”) under the Bank Secrecy Act (“…

JENNIFER SHASKY CALVERY, DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

Good morning. It is a pleasure to be joining all of you today for this important event. It is an honor for me to be here today with my friends and colleagues from agencies that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has developed such strong partnerships with over the years. In…

FinCEN Issues Geographic Targeting Order Covering the Los Angeles Fashion District as Part of Crackdown on Money Laundering for Drug Cartels

WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today the issuance of a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) that imposes additional reporting and recordkeeping obligations on certain trades and businesses…

Imposition of Special Measure Against FBME Bank Ltd., Formerly Known as Federal Bank of the Middle East, Ltd., as a Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern