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| Guidance
Guidance on the Scope of Permissible Information Sharing Covered by Section 314(b) Safe Harbor of the USA PATRIOT Act
Rescinded December 2020 The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") is issuing this interpretive guidance to clarify the application of the rule implementing section 314(b) (the "314(b) rule")1 of the USA PATRIOT Act (the "Act").2 Specifically, this guidance clarifies that a financial…
| Federal Register Notice
Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations; Defining Mutual Funds as Financial Institutions
| News
FinCEN Moves to Streamline Mutual Fund BSA Requirements Proposal Would Require Mutual Funds to File CTRs
VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would replace a mutual fund requirement to file IRS/FinCEN Form 8300 - Report of Cash Payments Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or Business - with a requirement to file FinCEN Form 104…
| News
Message from the Director: Egmont Plenary
FinCEN Director James H. Freis, Jr. recently attended the annual plenary meeting of the Egmont Group, held in Doha, Qatar. The Egmont Group is an international network of financial intelligence units (FIUs) from more than 100 jurisdictions. Its goal is to provide a forum for FIUs around the world…
| News
Treasury News Release – Statement by Secretary Geithner on the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group Plenary Meeting
| Federal Register Notice
Definitions and Other Regulations Relating to Money Services Businesses – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comments (RIN 1506–AA97)
| Federal Register Notice
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations – Definitions and Other Regulations Relating to Money Services Businesses
| Federal Register Notice
Definitions and Other Regulations Relating to Money Services Businesses
| News
FinCEN Proposes Amendments to MSB Definition Public comments sought for important refinements
VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) designed to make the determination of which businesses qualify as Money Services Businesses (MSBs) more straightforward and predictable. "MSBs play a vital and central role in the…
| Administrative Ruling
Whether a Non-Listed Insurance Company May Be Exempted from Currency Transaction Reporting
Dear [ ]: This letter responds to your May 27, 2008 request to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") for an administrative ruling on whether a "non-listed"1 insurance company "serves as a financial institution" and is therefore an "ineligible business" pursuant to 31 C.F.R. § 103.22(…