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Solicitation of Application for Membership on the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group (BSAAG)
FinCEN Asks Financial Institutions to Stay Alert to COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Scams and Cyberattacks

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice today to alert financial institutions about the potential for fraud, ransomware attacks, or similar types of criminal activity related to COVID-19 vaccines and their distribution. This Notice also provides specific instructions…

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal; Comment Request; Renewal Without Change of Bank Secrecy Act Regulations Requiring Reports of Certain Domestic Transactions
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal; Comment Request; Renewal Without Change of Regulations Requiring Records to be Made and Retained by Financial Institutions, Banks, and Providers and Sellers of Prepaid Access
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal; Comment Request; Renewal Without Change of Anti-Money Laundering Program Requirements for Casinos
Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currency or Digital Assets
Treasury News Release: The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Proposes Rule Aimed at Closing Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Gaps for Certain Convertible Virtual Currency and Digital Asset Transactions
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal; Comment Request; Renewal Without Change of Administrative Rulings Regulations
Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco, delivered virtually at the American Bankers Association/American Bar Association Financial Crimes Enforcement Conference

 

 

Prepared Remarks

Kenneth A. Blanco

FinCEN Director Emphasizes Importance of Information Sharing Among Financial Institutions

WASHINGTON—Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Kenneth A. Blanco today discussed how information sharing is critical to identifying, reporting, and preventing financial crime.  In his…