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FinCEN Fines TD Bank for Failing to Report Nearly $1 Billion in Suspicious Transactions Related to Florida Ponzi Scheme
WASHINGTON, DC – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the assessment of a $37.5 million civil money penalty against TD Bank, N.A. for failure to file suspicious activity reports related to the massive Ponzi scheme orchestrated by Florida attorney Scott Rothstein. The…
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Informational Webinar: FBAR Electronic Filing Technical Overview
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will hold an Informational Webinar on Thursday, September 19, 2013, to discuss technical specifications related to the electronic filing of the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).The Webinar will provide participants with an…
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FinCEN 2012 SAR Data Reveals Drop in Suspected Mortgage Fraud
VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today released an analysis of Mortgage Fraud SAR Filings in Calendar Year 2012. FinCEN’s data on suspected mortgage fraud shows that reports declined 25 percent in 2012 (from 92,561 to 69,277) as compared to the previous year. The past…
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FinCEN Introduces New Form for Authorizing FBAR Filing by Spouses and Third Parties
Responding to the needs of many filers who submit Reports of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBARs) jointly with spouses, or wish to submit them via third-party preparers, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today introduced FinCEN Form 114(a), Record of Authorization to…
| Federal Register Notice
Imposition of Special Measure Against Commercial Bank of Syria, Including its Subsidiary Syrian Lebanese Commercial Bank, as a Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern
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FinCEN Issues Ruling on Armored Car Service Transactions
  The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) is issuing this administrative ruling in response to issues and concerns related to FinCEN ruling FIN-2009-R002.1 That ruling clarified that, when an armored car service (“ACS”) is contracted to conduct transactions on behalf of a customer…
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Treatment of Armored Car Service Transactions Conducted on Behalf of Financial Institution Customers or Third Parties for Currency Transaction Report Purposes
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ('FinCEN') is issuing this administrative ruling in response to issues and concerns related to FinCEN ruling FIN-2009-R002.1 That ruling clarified that, when an armored car service ('ACS') is contracted to conduct transactions on behalf of a customer of…
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FinCEN Issues Ruling on Armored Car Service Transactions
VIENNA, Va. – In an effort to provide law enforcement authorities with needed information, while also considering operational practicality for both financial institutions and their customers, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued the following exceptive administrative…
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Administrative Difficulties in Submitting Electronic Reports to FinCEN
As a reminder, as stated in previous Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Notice(s) to financial institutions,1 FinCEN recognizes that financial institutions may, on limited occasions, have administrative difficulties in submitting Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reports electronically within the…
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FinCEN Reorganization Announced
VIENNA, Va. – Jennifer Shasky Calvery, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), announced that FinCEN’s reorganization will be implemented as of today. “Since becoming FinCEN’s Director, my priority has been getting the best we can from our data, our unique authorities, and…