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| Federal Register Notice
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking – Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations – Definitions and Other Regulations Relating to Money Services Businesses
| Federal Register Notice
Definitions and Other Regulations Relating to Money Services Businesses
| Federal Register Notice
Definitions and Other Regulations Relating to Money Services Businesses – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comments (RIN 1506–AA97)
| News
FinCEN Proposes Amendments to MSB Definition Public comments sought for important refinements
VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) designed to make the determination of which businesses qualify as Money Services Businesses (MSBs) more straightforward and predictable. "MSBs play a vital and central role in the…
| Administrative Ruling
Whether a Non-Listed Insurance Company May Be Exempted from Currency Transaction Reporting
Dear [ ]: This letter responds to your May 27, 2008 request to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") for an administrative ruling on whether a "non-listed"1 insurance company "serves as a financial institution" and is therefore an "ineligible business" pursuant to 31 C.F.R. § 103.22(…
| Testimony
Statement of James H. Freis, Jr, Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, United States Department of the Treasury
Chairwoman Waters, Ranking Member Capito, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I am Jim Freis, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), and I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss FinCEN's work in combating mortgage loan fraud and our role…
| Federal Register Notice
Defining Mutual Funds as Financial Institutions – Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comments (RIN 1506–AA93)
| SAR Technical Bulletin
SAR Activity Review Issue 15
| Guidance
Guidance on Supporting Information Suitable for Determining the Portion of a Business Customer's Annual Gross Revenues that is Derived from Activities Ineligible for Exemption from Currency Transaction Reporting Requirements
BackgroundThe Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing this guidance to assist banks1 in determining the appropriateness of exempting from currency transaction reporting requirements non-listed business customers that derive some portion of their annual gross revenues from…
| News
FinCEN Releases CTR Exemption Supporting Information Guidance
VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the publication of guidance designed to enable depository institutions to more easily determine and document certain business customers' eligibility for exemption from currency transaction reporting.The guidance - which…