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| Testimony
Statement of Don Carbaugh, Acting Associate Director of Regulatory Policy and Programs, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Chairman Bachus, Ranking Member Sanders, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss initiatives that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is implementing under the Bank Secrecy Act relating to the money services business…
| Federal Register Notice
Joint Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Threshold for the Requirement to Collect, Retain, and Transmit Information on Funds Transfers and Transmittals of Funds (RIN 1506-AA86 - 71 FR 35564-35567)
| Federal Register Notice
Joint Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Threshold for the Requirement to Collect, Retain, and Transmit Information on Funds Transfers and Transmittals of Funds - 31 CFR Part 103, 12 CFR Part 219
| Federal Register Notice
Threshold for the Requirement to Collect, Retain, and Transmit Information on Funds Transfers and Transmittals of Funds
| Federal Register Notice
Proposed Collection PRA Comments for Form 8300
| Federal Register Notice
Proposed Collection: Comment Request for Form 8300
| Federal Register Notice
Proposed Collection PRA Comments for Form 8300 (71 FR 35337)
| Guidance
Application of the Regulations Requiring Special Due Diligence Programs for Certain Foreign Accounts to Certain Introduced Accounts and Give-Up Arrangements in the Futures Industries
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is issuing this guidance to clarify the obligations of futures commission merchants subject to the final due diligence rules implementing section 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act (the “section 312 rules”).1 Specifically, this guidance addresses (1) how accounts…
| Guidance
Frequently Asked Questions Anti-Money Laundering Program and Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirements for Insurance Companies
Please note: This guidance supplements the Frequently Asked Questions that were issued on October 31, 2005. 1. What does FinCEN mean by "any other insurance product with features of cash value or investment," under the definition of "covered products"? Per 31 C.F.R. § 103.137, the definition of "…
| News
FinCEN Extends Assessment of BSA Direct Project for 30 More Days
Robert W. Werner, Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), today announced he will extend the temporary "stop work" order on the Retrieval and Sharing Component of the BSA Direct project for an additional 30 days. This extension comes at the request of the team working on an…