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Guidance is intended to clarify obligations or respond to questions of general applicability that arise under the Bank Secrecy Act and implementing regulations at 31 CFR Chapter X. FinCEN alerts, advisories, notices, bulletins, and fact sheets are located here. Guidance regarding beneficial ownership reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act can be found here. Other information pertaining to the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 is available here.

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Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirements
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Cross-Border Information Sharing by Financial Institutions and SAR Confidentiality
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Interagency Statement on Elder Financial Exploitation
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Answers to Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Suspicious Activity Reporting and Other Anti-Money Laundering Considerations
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Sharing Suspicious Activity Reports with U.S. Parents and Affiliates of Casinos
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Advisory to Financial Institutions on E-mail Compromise Fraud Schemes

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing this advisory to help financial institutions guard against a growing number of e-mail fraud schemes in which criminals misappropriate funds by deceiving financial institutions and their customers into conducting wire transfers. This…

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FinCEN Correspondence with the American Gaming Association Regarding Sports Betting Conducted on Behalf of Third Parties

Dear Mr. Freeman:

Thank you for your December 23, 2014, letter to FinCEN Director Jennifer Shasky Calvery with your concerns about a news article referencing potential FinCEN guidance concerning sports betting. While the article apparently was based on unauthorized sources without a…

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Administrative Difficulties in Submitting Electronic Reports to FinCEN

As a reminder, as stated in previous Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Notice(s) to financial institutions,1 FinCEN recognizes that financial institutions may, on limited occasions, have administrative difficulties in submitting Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports…

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Frequently Asked Questions Casino Recordkeeping, Reporting, and Compliance Program Requirements

This document provides guidance interpreting the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act ("BSA") regulations1 as they apply to the casino and card club industries in the United States. FinCEN additionally published frequently asked questions for casinos and card clubs as FIN-2007-G005 on…

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Filing FinCEN’s new Currency Transaction Report and Suspicious Activity Report

Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) began to accept the new Currency Transaction Report (CTR) and Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) into FinCEN’s BSA E-Filing System. Together, these two new reports will replace FinCEN Form 104 (CTR), FinCEN Form 103 (CTR by Casinos), and all…