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| Administrative Ruling
Dear [ ]: Thank you for your letter requesting our views concerning the extent to which financial institutions must establish programs to review currency transactions to detect and report “structuring” when the conduct does not require the filing of a currency transaction report. You also request…
| Administrative Ruling
Dear [ ]: I write in response to your letter of June 6, 2005 to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, in which you request guidance on whether casinos must comply with rules under the Bank Secrecy Act specific to money services businesses. Casinos and card clubs, as defined in our regulations,…
| Enforcement Action
| Administrative Ruling
Dear [ ]: This letter responds to your request for an administrative ruling, dated April 21, 2005, with respect to whether [the business] is a money services business for purposes of regulations implementing the Bank Secrecy Act found at 31 CFR Part 103, and if so, which regulations apply to [the…
| News
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today released the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual (FFIEC BSA/AML Examination Manual). The manual’s release marks an important step forward in the effort to ensure the consistent application of the BSA to all…
| Administrative Ruling
Dear [ ]: This responds to your letters to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of March 18, 2005, and June 14, 2005, requesting a determination as to whether (“bank”) must continue to treat its customer (“business”), which is currently registered as a money services business (check…