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VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today proposed a requirement that non-bank residential mortgage lenders and originators, like other types of financial institutions, establish anti-money laundering (AML) programs and comply with suspicious activity report (SAR)…

VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released a final rule – Confidentiality of Suspicious Activity Report as well as an advisory, and two guidance documents, and a Notice…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the pending publication of the reorganization of its rules and regulations by centralizing them in their own new Chapter X of Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The rule streamlines the Bank Secrecy…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released a new study analyzing Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) citing identity theft that shows while suspected cases of identity theft are on the rise, vigilant…

VIENNA, Va. - In support of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's information technology modernization efforts, FinCEN has submitted a notice to the Federal Register that requests comments from law enforcement…

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced that it will hold an informational Webinar on Thursday, November 4, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. EST that will both highlight the benefits of the Bank Secrecy Act Electronic Filing System (…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced that it has submitted for publication in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require certain depository…

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director James H. Freis, Jr., today spoke to credit union members attending the National Association of Federal Credit Unions (NAFCU) Washington Conference.

Director Freis focused his remarks on the importance of having Federal Credit Unions…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the assessment of a civil money penalty of $50,000 against Pinnacle Capital Markets, LLC, Raleigh…

In preparation for the retirement of the Magnetic Media program, FinCEN is no longer accepting new applications to batch file BSA forms using tapes and/or diskettes. New users who wish to batch file their BSA forms should submit these files using the BSA E-Filing system. A future announcement…

VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), today released its 2009 Mortgage Loan Fraud (MLF) study which found the number of mortgage fraud suspicious activity reports (SARs) filed in 2009 grew 4 percent compared with…

VIENNA, Va. - FinCEN today announced the availability of Somali language brochures to facilitate money services businesses' (MSBs) ability to more easily comply with the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The materials made available today cover BSA compliance obligations, currency…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in a new report released today, announced the findings of a months-long outreach campaign to money services businesses (MSBs). The report is based…

FinCEN has submitted a notice for publication in the Federal Register that will provide a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the following notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM):…

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director James H. Freis, Jr. participated in a town hall meeting today sponsored by the Minnesota Bankers Association with approximately 25 Minnesota depository institutions with assets under $5 billion.

Today's meeting was held in conjunction…