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FinCEN Issues Analysis of Fentanyl-Related Threat Patterns and Trends in Bank Secrecy Act Reports
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Financial Trend Analysis focused on patterns and trends identified in Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) data linked to fentanyl-related illicit finance. Between January and December 2024, financial…
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FinCEN Convenes FinCEN Exchange Sessions to Provide Stakeholders with Information About U.S. Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order
WASHINGTON—This week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in collaboration with the Texas Department of Banking, held two informational webinars regarding the U.S. Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) with money services businesses (MSBs…
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Treasury Convenes Financial Institutions, Law Enforcement, in Washington, D.C. in Support of the U.S. Maximum Pressure Campaign Against Iran
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent led a public-private partnership event with 16 systemically important global financial institutions and federal law enforcement agencies, focused on denying Iran access to the global financial system. This event was the first in FinCEN’…
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FinCEN Issues Advisory on the Financing of ISIS
WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advisory to assist financial institutions in identifying and reporting suspicious activity related to the financing of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). The…
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FinCEN Issues Alert on Bulk Cash Smuggling and Repatriation by Mexico-based Transnational Criminal Organizations
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Alert on bulk cash smuggling and repatriation by Mexico-based Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs), urging financial institutions to be vigilant to such activity. The Alert…
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal: Comment Request: Renewal Without Change of Reporting Obligations on Foreign Bank Relationship With Iranian-Linked Financial Institutions Designated Under IEEPA and IRGC-Linked Persons Designated
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Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement Revision and Deadline
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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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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 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…