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FinCEN Removes Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements for U.S. Companies and U.S. Persons, Sets New Deadlines for Foreign Companies
WASHINGTON––Consistent with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s March 2, 2025 announcement, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing an interim final rule that removes the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to…
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Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement Revision and Deadline
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FinCEN Issues Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) to further combat the illicit activities and money laundering of Mexico-based cartels and other criminal actors along the southwest border of the United…
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Issuance of a Geographic Targeting Order Imposing Additional Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements on Certain Money Services Businesses Along the Southwest Border
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FinCEN Not Issuing Fines or Penalties in Connection with Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Deadlines
WASHINGTON––Today, FinCEN announced that it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against any companies based on any failure to file or update beneficial ownership information (BOI) reports pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act by the current deadlines. No…
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Financial Action Task Force Identifies Jurisdictions with Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism, and Counter-Proliferation Finance Deficiencies
WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is informing U.S. financial institutions that the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an intergovernmental body that establishes international standards for anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, and countering the…
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FinCEN Reminds Financial Institutions to Remain Vigilant Regarding Potential Relationship Investment Scams
In support of the multiagency #DatingOrDefrauding Campaign, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is reminding financial institutions to remain vigilant regarding suspicious activity that may be indicative of relationship investment scams. The…
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FinCEN Announces $37,000,000 Civil Money Penalty Against Brink’s Global Services USA, Inc. for Violations of the Bank Secrecy Act
The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a $37,000,000 civil money penalty against Brink’s Global Services USA, Inc. (Brink’s) for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the primary U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) law that safeguards the…
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In the Matter of Brink’s Global Services USA, Inc.
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FinCEN Convenes Virtual Summit of Financial Intelligence Units to Combat Nature Crimes in the Amazon Region
WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) convened a virtual summit to counter the transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) that illicitly profit from nature crimes in the Amazon region. The summit marked a milestone in operationalizing a partnership among the financial…