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VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released its latest mortgage fraud analysis - titled Filing Trends in Mortgage Loan Fraud - that shows suspicious activity reports (SARs) filed on suspected mortgage fraud increased 44 percent in the 12 months ending in June 2008…
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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is providing an educational pamphlet, "Notice to Customers: A CTR Reference Guide," for financial institutions and their customers containing information on the currency transaction reporting (CTR) requirement.1 FinCEN is providing this pamphlet as…
| Administrative Ruling
FIN-2008-R011Issued: December 11, 2008Subject: Whether a Company that Engages in Microfinance is a Money Services BusinessDear [ ]:I am responding to your letter, dated May 12, 2008, to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), in which you seek an administrative ruling as to whether…
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FIN-2008-R010Issued: December 11, 2008Subject: Whether a Company that Engages in Certain Operations as an Authorized Agent for Collection of Social Security and Veteran Benefits is a Money Services Business
Dear [ ]:
This responds to your initial letter of December 11, 2006 to the Internal…
| Guidance
To assist depository institutions in completing the DOEP, FinCEN Form 110, FinCEN is providing the following guidance for items affected by this final rule.
Depository institutions should disregard any references to biennial renewals that appear on the face of FinCEN Form 110 (specifically, Part…
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FIN-2008-R009Issued: September 18, 2008Subject: Administrative Ruling on Whether a Company that Offers a Loan Acceleration Product for Consumer Financing is a Money Services BusinessDear [ ]:I am responding to your letter, dated September 11, 2007, to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("…
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Registration Renewal Deadline for Certain Money Services Businesses is December 31, 2008
Update to Notice (January 9, 2009)
Please be advised that if you properly completed and mailed your registration form (revised August 2008 version) on or before December 31, 2008, you have fulfilled your…