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To address the housing crisis, President Obama has announced a series of initiatives in to help American homeowners. The Making Home Affordable programs were designed to keep mortgage rates low and assist homeowners either refinance or modify their loans to more affordable terms, depending on their…

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") is issuing this guidance to help banks1 determine whether a customer is eligible for exemption from currency transaction reporting requirements.2 This guidance provides examples and answers to commonly asked questions regarding the final rule3…

On September 12, 2009, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will implement Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Acknowledgements for Bank Secrecy Act Electronic Filing (BSA E-Filing) submissions. This functionality will give BSA E-Filers a Document Control Number (DCN) as an…

Dear [ ]: I am responding to your letters, dated March 20, 2008, and June 8, 2008, to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), in which you seek an administrative ruling on the treatment of certain deposits for Currency Transaction Report, FinCEN Form 104 ("CTR") purposes. Specifically…

In September 2009, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will implement Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Acknowledgements for Bank Secrecy Act Electronic Filing (BSA E-Filing) submissions. This functionality will give BSA E-filers a Document Control Number (DCN) as an acknowledgement of…

VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to solicit public comment on a wide range of questions pertaining to the possible application of anti-money laundering (AML) program and suspicious activity report (SAR)…

FinCEN Director James H. Freis, Jr. accepted the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners' Cressey Award during a speech delivered July 13, 2009 at the 20th Annual ACFE Fraud Conference and Exhibition held in Las Vegas, Nev. "I would like to accept this award on behalf of all of the dedicated men…

Good afternoon. I'd like to spend my time today sharing with you some of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN's) most recent work to combat fraud, particularly as it relates to the areas of loan modification fraud and identity theft, and the important role you play as fraud examiners…