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| Administrative Ruling
Application of Money Services Business regulations to the rental of computer systems for mining virtual currency
Dear [ ]: This responds to your letter mailed to us on February 26, 2014, seeking an administrative ruling from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) regarding the status of [ ] (the “Company”) as a money services business (“MSB”) under the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”). Specifically, you…
| Administrative Ruling
Whether a Company that Provides an Armored Car Coin and Currency Exchange Service is a Money Transmitter and Whether the Armored Car Service Exemption Would Apply to the Service
Dear [ ]: This responds to your letter of December 4, 2012, seeking an administrative ruling from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) on behalf of your client, [the Company], regarding whether your client is a money services business (“MSB”) under FinCEN’s regulations. Specifically…
| Administrative Ruling
Whether a Company that Provides Online Real-Time Deposit, Settlement, and Payment Services for Banks, Businesses and Consumers is a Money Transmitter rather
Dear [ ]: This responds to your letter dated August 21, 2012 on behalf of [ ] (the “Company”) to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), in which you seek an administrative ruling on the application of money services business (“MSB”) regulations as they relate to the activities of the…
| Administrative Ruling
Whether a Company that Offers Secured Transaction Services to a Buyer and Seller in a Given Sale of Goods or Services is a Money Transmitter
Dear [ ]: This responds to your letter of August 9, 2013, seeking an administrative ruling from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) on behalf of [ ] (the “Company”), about the Company’s status as a money services business (“MSB”) under the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”). Specifically,…
| Administrative Ruling
Application of Money Services Business Regulations to a Company that Offers Escrow Services to a Buyer and Seller in a Given Internet Sale of Goods or Services
Dear [ ]: This responds to your letter of October 25, 2013, seeking an administrative ruling from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) on behalf of [ ] (the “Company”), about the Company’s status as a money services business (“MSB”) under the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”). Specifically,…
| Enforcement Action
In the Matter of New Milenium Cash Exchange, Inc. and Flor Angella Lopez
| Federal Register Notice
Renewal without change to FinCEN Form 8300
| Speech
PREPARED REMARKS OF JENNIFER SHASKY CALVERY, DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK
Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to be joining you all again this year. I would like to spend my time today updating all of you on some of the high profile and sensitive issues FinCEN has been working on this past year. It has been a busy time for not only FinCEN, but for all of us in the anti-…
| Federal Register Notice
Renewal without change to the Designation of Exempt Person Report
| Administrative Ruling
FinCEN Issues Ruling on Records to be Made and Maintained by Dealers in Foreign Exchange
  The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) is issuing this administrative ruling to clarify circumstances in which a dealer in foreign exchange may accept alternative travel documents as identification for a non-resident alien.1 Background According to the requirements of 31 CFR…