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Comment Request; Bank Secrecy Act Suspicious Activity Report Database Proposed Data Fields.
FinCEN E-Filing Informational Webinar Announced

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced that it will hold an informational Webinar on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. EST that will both highlight the benefits of the Bank Secrecy Act Electronic Filing System (…

PREPARED REMARKS OF JAMES H. FREIS, JR. DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

The theme of your conference this year - Moving Forward: Issues and Answers for a Changing Industry – is particularly fitting given the issue I would like to discuss with you today. Change is something that your industry has always needed to adapt to. Even more than a decade ago, FiSCA…

SAR Activity Review Issue 18
Cross-Border Electronic Transmittals of Funds
Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations – Cross-Border Electronic Transmittal of Funds
FinCEN Proposes Regulatory Requirement for Financial Institutions to Report Cross-Border Electronic Transmittals of Funds

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced that it has submitted for publication in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require certain depository…

Director Freis Speaks to Federal Credit Union Representatives

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director James H. Freis, Jr., today spoke to credit union members attending the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) Washington Conference.

Director Freis focused his remarks on the importance of having Federal Credit Unions…

In the Matter of Pinnacle Capital Markets, LLC
Civil Money Penalty Assessed Against Pinnacle Capital Markets, LLC

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the assessment of a civil money penalty of $50,000 against Pinnacle Capital Markets, LLC, Raleigh, N.C…