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On September 18, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) finalized and formally approved two statements that FinCEN, the financial intelligence unit (FIU) for the United States, and our close partner, the Mexican FIU, had worked hard to put forward. Under CICAD, we joined a Group…
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VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced that a wide variety of businesses are now able to electronically file their Reports of Cash Payments Over $10,000 Received in a Trade or Business (Form 8300) using the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Electronic Filing (E-Filing…
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FinCEN Announces a Roundtable Discussion on September 28th in Chicago, Illinois, regarding the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will host a roundtable discussion to continue…
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  Dear []: This letter responds to your [] request to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") for an administrative ruling on the definition of "association of financial institutions." Specifically, you requested a determination of whether [the Company] would be considered an…
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On July 1, 2012, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) mandated that all financial institutions begin to file most FinCEN reports electronically. We realize that a combination of increased volume of new E-Filing registrations, as well as the normal volume of E-Filing resulted in delays…
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Washington DC September 13, 2012   On July 31, 2012, FinCEN held the first of an intended series of public hearings to continue gathering information on its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Requirements for Financial Institutions, published in…
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Thank you for your interest in this webinar. Unfortunately, the maximum allowable number of participants has been reached, and registration is now closed.A recorded version of this informational Webinar, discussing the BSA E-Filing Process and Filing Instructions for FinCEN's new SAR, will be made…
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Thank you for your interest in this webinar. Unfortunately, the maximum allowable number of participants has been reached, and registration is now closed.A recorded version of this informational Webinar, discussing the BSA E-Filing Process and Filing Instructions for FinCEN's new CTR and DOEP, will…
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Dear [ ]: I am responding to your letter, dated October 21, 2010, for an administrative ruling defining motor vehicles, vessels, aircraft, and farm equipment as it relates to exempting the cash transactions of a customer from the requirement to file a currency transaction report ("CTR"). In your…
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VIENNA, Va. - A critical component of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN's) information technology (IT) modernization efforts is now available for use by its law enforcement and regulatory partners. Today, FinCEN held the second of two meetings with Federal law enforcement officials…