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VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today the submission to the Federal Register for publication of its final rule that simplifies the current requirements for depository institutions to exempt their eligible customers from currency transaction reporting. In…
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Registration Renewal Deadline for Certain Money Services Businessesis December 31, 2008
If your business is registered as a money services business (MSB), and you have continued to operate as an MSB, you must renew your registration by December 31 every two years (after your initial registration…
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In keeping with its efforts to make Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) filing requirements more secure, efficient, and effective, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced in July its intention to retire the BSA Magnetic Media Filing Program. Current Magnetic Media filers must transition to…
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On November 15, 2008, FinCEN will deploy new system enhancements to the Batch Validation process of the Bank Secrecy Act Electronic Filing System (BSA E-Filing). The goal of these enhancements is to improve BSA data quality by providing detailed error notifications to filers upon submission, which…
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VIENNA, Va. – As part of its overall effort to increase its efficiency and effectiveness in administering the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has withdrawn its proposed anti-money laundering (AML) program rules for unregistered investment companies,…
| Federal Register Notice