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Treasury News Release Treasury Announces USA PATRIOT ACT Regulations To Improve Information Sharing
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Definition of Check Casher (Payday Lenders)
Dear [ ]:This letter responds to your letter to Judith R. Starr, Chief Counsel of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) dated December 14, 2001, in which you seek, on behalf of [ ], interpretive guidance regarding application of the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”), 31 U.S.C. 5311-5331, and…
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Notice of Alterations to two Privacy Act systems of Record
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Guidance on Using "Gross Revenue" to Determine CTR Exemption Eligibility
Dear [ ]: This responds to your letter of September 26, 2001, on behalf of [ ] (the 'Bank'), to the Internal Revenue Service-Enterprise Computing Center-Detroit (IRS), regarding the requirement to file Currency Transaction Reports (CTRs) in accordance with the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), 31 U.S.C.…
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Amendment to Bank Secrecy Act Regulations -- Requirement that Nonfinancial Trades or Businesses Report Certain Currency Transactions
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Amendment to Bank Secrecy Act Regulations -- Requirement that Nonfinancial Trades or Businesses Report Certain Currency Transactions
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Proposed Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act -- Requirement of Brokers or Dealers in Securities to Report Suspicious Transactions
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Announcement
Re: Effective Date for the Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirement for Money Services BusinessesRemains January 1, 2002 The U.S. Department of the Treasury is announcing that the January 1, 2002 date on which certain money services businesses (MSBs) becomesubject to the suspicious activity…
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Treasury News Release –Treasury Department Issues Regulations on Compliance with USA PATRIOT Act
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(Formerly known as 92-1) How does a financial institution fulfill the requirement to verify and record the name and address of an elderly or disabled individual who conducts a currency transaction in excess of $ 10,000
This ruling, formerly known as 92-1, was posted to the website on May 18, 2010; it was previously published via the Federal Register. Please note that references in this ruling to CTR form numbers are outdated. Facts: 31 U.S.C. 5313 -- Reports on Domestic Coins and Currency Transactions 31 U.S.C…