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Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Renewal: Comment Request; Renewal Without Change of Due Diligence Programs for Correspondent Accounts for Foreign Financial Institutions and for Private Banking Accounts
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Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Andrea Gacki During Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Event in Tucson, Arizona
    ANDREA GACKI DIRECTOR, FINCEN OPENING REMARKS BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP INFORMATION REPORTING EVENT TUCSON, ARIZONA Good morning. I want to thank you all for coming out today, and I especially want to thank Senator Sinema’s office for their partnership in pulling this together. I’m…
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FinCEN Year in Review for Fiscal Year 2023
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued its Year in Review for Fiscal Year 2023. The Year in Review is intended to help stakeholders gain insight into the collection and use of Bank Secrecy Act data, including FinCEN’s efforts to support law enforcement and national security…
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READOUT: FinCEN Director Gacki’s Travel to Iowa for Engagements on Fentanyl and Beneficial Ownership Reporting
DES MOINES, Iowa—On May 31, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Andrea Gacki and senior FinCEN leaders participated in two roundtables coordinated with Iowa Representative Zach Nunn’s office. During the first roundtable with local law enforcement representatives on efforts to…
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READOUT: FinCEN Holds Bilingual Beneficial Ownership Engagement in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) held an outreach event on beneficial ownership reporting requirements with Puerto Rico’s Secretary of State—the Hon. Omar J. Marrero-Diaz—at the Puerto Rico Department of State. The event included trade associations that…
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Customer Identification Programs for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers
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In Boston, Treasury Launches New Public-Private FinCEN Exchange Series to Fight Fentanyl Trafficking
BOSTON—Today, as part of the Treasury Department’s Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), in partnership with IRS Criminal Investigation (CI), announced a new initiative to combat the illicit trafficking of fentanyl into the United States. The “Promoting…
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SEC, FinCEN Propose Customer Identification Program Requirements for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers
WASHINGTON—Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) jointly proposed a new rule that would require SEC-registered investment advisers (RIAs) and exempt reporting advisers (ERAs) to establish, document…
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FinCEN Issues Advisory on Iran-Backed Terrorist Organizations
WASHINGTON — Today, in light of intensified terrorist activity in the Middle East, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advisory to assist financial institutions in detecting potentially illicit transactions related to Islamic Republic of…
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Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Andrea Gacki During the SIFMA AML Conference
      Good morning, it is an honor to join you here today for the first time in my capacity as Director of FinCEN. I very much appreciate SIFMA’s invitation to be a part of today’s discussion. I had the opportunity to speak with SIFMA’s AML Committee earlier this year, and I…