WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued the first government-wide priorities for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) policy (the “Priorities”), following consultation with other relevant Department of the Treasury offices,…
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WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) held a virtual ceremony today to honor the recipients of the 2021 FinCEN Director’s Law Enforcement Awards Program. The annual program accepts nominations from all Federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies…
WASHINGTON — The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will host a special virtual FinCEN Innovation Hours Program on September 9, 2021, focusing on the important role of privacy-preserving principles in developing technical solutions that enhance financial services…
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is extending the deadline for its special monthly virtual FinCEN Innovation Hours Program on June 10, 2021, which…
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WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the renewal of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in all-cash purchases of residential real estate.…
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[Updated May 10, 2021 to extend application deadline and eligibility criteria]
WASHINGTON–The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (…
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The federal banking agencies, in consultation with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the National Credit Union Administration, today issued a joint statement addressing how risk management principles described in the “Supervisory Guidance on Model Risk Management” relate to systems or…
WASHINGTON—Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Kenneth A. Blanco today announced several leadership changes impacting the bureau. Director Blanco announced he will depart FinCEN on April 9, after serving as the organization’s director since December 2017. Michael Mosier,…
WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit public comment on a wide…
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued a report on its Innovation Hours Program, a key element of FinCEN’s broader Innovation Initiative. The FinCEN…
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WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today convened a virtual FinCEN Exchange event to discuss Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) filing statistics for low-dollar, voluntarily-filed suspicious activity reports (SARs) that contain a transaction nexus to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas,…
FinCEN has issued a Notice to inform financial institutions about ongoing efforts with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 requirements related to the antiquities…
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Section 6211 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the “AML Act”) requires the Department of the Treasury to periodically convene a global anti-money laundering and financial crime symposium focused on how new technology can be used to more effectively combat financial…