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REMARKS OF JAMES H. FREIS, JR. DIRECTOR FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

Good morning. I very much welcome the opportunity to speak before the American Bankers Association/American Bar Association's annual money laundering enforcement conference for the fifth year in a row. In my previous years' remarks, I have addressed a number of issues that have been fundamental…

Anti-Money Laundering Program and Suspicious Activity Report Filing Requirements for Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises (RIN 1506-AB14)
REMARKS OF JAMES H. FREIS, JR. DIRECTOR FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

The role of the FIU in combating transnational organized crime,
including working within government, with overseas governments and with business

It is a pleasure to be here to participate in this Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CFT) Conference as the…

FinCEN Proposes Anti-Money Laundering Program and Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirements for Housing Government Sponsored Enterprises
FinCEN Proposes Anti-Money Laundering/Suspicious Activity Reporting Rules for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Federal Home Loan Banks

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today proposed regulations that would require government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks to develop anti-money laundering (AML) programs and file suspicious activity reports (SARs…

Informational Webinar Announced on FinCEN’s Prepaid Access Final Rule

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced that it will hold an informational webinar on Wednesday, November 9, 2011, from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. EST that will highlight the new regulatory requirements of the Prepaid Access Final Rule, its intent and purpose, and the regulatory…

Final Rule – Definitions and Other Regulations Relating to Prepaid Access

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) is issuing these Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) to assist providers and sellers of prepaid access in understanding the scope of the final rule imposing certain recordkeeping and reporting requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act (the “BSA…

Notice Regarding How to Correct or Amend Paper Bank Secrecy Act Forms

Due to business process changes resulting from FinCEN’s BSA IT Modernization, paper form instructions that pertain to filing corrections or amendments have changed. When correcting or amending a previously filed paper report, filers must check the appropriate amendment or correction box and…

PREPARED REMARKS OF JAMES H. FREIS, JR.,DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK

Good afternoon. I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you all today about the work we are doing at the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network – known as FinCEN. I know it was six years ago that my predecessor, Bill Fox, spoke before this conference, so I am happy to be in Nebraska…

FinCEN: Our Story (An Interactive PDF)