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Insurance Companies Required to Establish Anti-Money Laundering Programs and File Suspicious Activity Reports

Under two final rules announced today by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), certain U.S. insurance companies are required to both establish anti-money laundering…

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On Friday, September 23, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced an apparent compromise of the “FinCEN QuikNews” system, a subscriber-based e-mail service that is part of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s public website, which is hosted externally.

Bank…

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The “FinCEN QuikNews” system, a subscriber-based e-mail service that is part of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s public website and is hosted externally, appears to have been compromised this morning. We are investigating this incident.

This system resides outside FinCEN’s…

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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision (the agencies), and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors are asking…

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced today that Brian L. Ferrell has been appointed by the Treasury General Counsel to be the Chief Counsel of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. Mr. Ferrell will supervise the…

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WASHINGTON – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced today that they have each assessed a $24 million civil money penalty…

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The federal banking and thrift agencies, along with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), today announced registration details for a live webcast of the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual outreach event in New York on August 22.The webcast is open to all…

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, announced today that Judith R. Starr, the Chief Counsel to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network since December 2001, has accepted the position of General Counsel to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.“Judith has been a steady source of advice…

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The Federal banking and thrift agencies, along with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), today announced registration details for the upcoming outreach events related to the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual that was released on June 30. The events include…

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The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today released the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual (FFIEC BSA/AML Examination Manual). The manual’s release marks an important step forward in the effort to ensure the consistent application of the BSA to…

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Under an interim final rule announced today by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), dealers in precious metals, stones or jewels are required to establish anti-money laundering programs. At a minimum, dealers…

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) setting forth information sharing agreements between FinCEN and more than half of the State banking agencies in the country. These information…

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), along with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision (…