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Department of Justice News Release: Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Hosts Mortgage Fraud Summit in Detroit
FinCEN Encourages Financial Institutions to Consider Benefits of BSA E-Filing

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) continues to encourage financial institutions to electronically file Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports, and has issued today a brochure that highlights the benefits of using the…

Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations – Defining Mutual Funds as Financial Institutions
FinCEN Streamlines Mutual Fund BSA Requirements Mutual Funds to File Currency Transaction Reports

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today submitted for publication in the Federal Register a final rule amendment that replaces a mutual fund requirement to file IRS/FinCEN Form 8300 - Report of…

Department of Justice News Release: Two Members of Reverse Mortgage Fraud Ring Plead Guilty
FinCEN Director Freis Participates in Roundtable with California Bankers

FinCEN Director James H. Freis, Jr., along with 30-40 California bank chief executive officers, today participated in a California Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) roundtable discussion, hosted by DFI Commissioner William Haraf, and co-sponsored by the California Bankers Association.…

Department of Justice News Release: Attorney General Holder, Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force Announce New Funding Distribution for Enforcement Efforts at Mortgage Fraud Summit in Phoenix
Department of Justice News Release: Wachovia Enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement and Agrees to FinCEN Civil Money Penalty
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency News Release: OCC Assesses Civil Money Penalty Against Wachovia
In the Matter of Wachovia Bank, National Association, Charlotte, North Carolina