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Event Marks Culmination of Year-Long, Nationwide Public-Private Effort to Deepen Collaboration in the Fight Against Illicit Opioids
VIENNA, Va.—This week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in partnership with Treasury’s Internal…
Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing Spanish translations of its February 2023 alert to financial institutions on the nationwide surge in check fraud schemes…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has joined five federal financial regulatory agencies and state financial regulators in issuing a statement today to provide…
PHILADELPHIA—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in partnership with Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (CI), held the ninth event of its Promoting Regional Outreach to Educate Communities on the Threat of Fentanyl…
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has joined a multi-sector national task force dedicated to the prevention of fraud and scams. The National Task Force on Fraud and Scam Prevention…
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert to help financial institutions identify fraud schemes associated with the use of deepfake media…
EL PASO, Texas—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in partnership with Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation (CI), held the eighth event of its Promoting Regional Outreach to Educate Communities on the Threat of…
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning the form that select real estate professionals will use to report information about certain residential real estate transfers under the…
Over the past year, FinCEN has directly reached small businesses and other key stakeholder groups through hundreds of beneficial ownership events and other engagements—including conferences, webinars, roundtables, and…
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 U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has announced that certain victims of Hurricane Milton, Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Beryl, and Hurricane Francine will receive an additional six months to submit beneficial ownership information…
OTTAWA—On October 24 and 25, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) joined the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC) of Canada in co-hosting the first FinCEN-FINTRAC Anti-Money Laundering/Anti-Terrorist Financing Symposium (…
WASHINGTON—The Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) assessed a $900,000 civil money penalty against Lake Elsinore Hotel and Casino (Lake Elsinore) for…
WASHINGTON—Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert to assist financial institutions in identifying and reporting suspicious activity supporting…
Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Spanish translation of its July 16, 2024 Notice to financial institutions on the methodologies, financial…