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Miami, FL 33178

December 3, 2012

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) hosted a roundtable meeting to continue gathering information on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on customer due diligence (…

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and the Federal Reserve Board are seeking comments on a proposal to amend the definitions of "funds transfer" and "transmittal of funds" under the regulations implementing the Bank Secrecy Act.…

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the assessment of concurrent civil money penalties of $15 million against First Bank of Delaware, Wilmington, Delaware, for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and anti-…

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will host a fifth and final roundtable discussion to continue gathering information on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on customer due diligence (CDD) requirements for financial institutions, published in the Federal Register on…

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LOS ANGELES, CA 90015
OCTOBER 29, 2012
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) hosted a roundtable meeting to continue gathering information on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on customer due diligence (CDD)…

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will hold an Informational Webinar on Thursday, October 25, 2012, to discuss Third-Party Payment Processors (“Payment Processors”). This Webinar is in coordination with the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force (FFETF) Consumer Protection…

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued updates to the Electronic Filing Requirements For FinCEN's Currency Transaction Report (CTR) , the…

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VIENNA, Va. - Suspicious activity reports (SARs) regarding foreclosure rescue scams continued to grow in the first half of 2012, even as the total number of SARs indicating mortgage loan fraud (MLF) declined, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today in its latest…

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NEW YORK, NY 10006
OCTOBER 5, 2012
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) hosted a roundtable meeting to continue gathering information on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on customer due diligence…

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On October 2, 2012 FinCEN held an Information Webinar regarding the new FinCEN CTR and DOEP. The recorded version of this webinar, as well as the corresponding presentation materials, is now available for viewing on FinCEN's website.

To access the recorded webinar version please click…

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FinCEN Announces a Roundtable Discussion on October 29th in Los Angeles,
California, regarding the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Customer Due
Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will host a roundtable…

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) hosted a roundtable meeting to continue gathering information on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on customer due…

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In a ceremony held at the Treasury Department on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012, James H. Freis, Jr., Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), was presented with the U.S. Department of the Treasury Medal. Several Federal, State, and international officials participated in the…

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On September 18, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) finalized and formally approved two statements that FinCEN, the financial intelligence unit (FIU) for the United States, and our close partner, the Mexican FIU, had worked hard to put forward. Under CICAD, we joined a…