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Dealers in Precious Metals, Stones or Jewels Required to Establish Anti-Money Laundering Programs

Under an interim final rule announced today by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), dealers in precious metals, stones or jewels are required to establish anti-money laundering programs. At a minimum, dealers must…

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Signs Information Sharing Agreements with State Banking Agencies

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the signing of Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) setting forth information sharing agreements between FinCEN and more than half of the State banking agencies in the country. These information…

Proposed information collection contained in a revised form, Suspicious Activity Report by the Securities and Futures Industry
Proposed information collection contained in a revised form, Suspicious Activity Report by the Securities and Futures Industry (SAR-SF)
ORAL STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. FOX, DIRECTOR FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Chairwoman Kelly, Congressman Gutierrez, and distinguished members of the Committee, I wish to thank you for the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s administration and implementation of the Bank Secrecy Act. We thank you for the support and…

Proposed information collection contained in a revised form, Suspicious Activity Report by the Securities and Futures Industry (SAR-SF) (RIN 1506-AA21 - 31 CFR 103 70 FR 30514)
STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. FOX, DIRECTOR FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Chairwoman Kelly, Congressman Gutierrez, and distinguished members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you to discuss the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s administration and implementation of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended. We thank you for the support and…

Order of Magistrate Judge denying motion to compel FDIC to produce suspicious activity report in FDIC v. Flagship Auto Center, Inc.
Statement of Interest of the United States filed in the case of FDIC v. Flagship Auto Center, Inc.
Difficulties Encountered by Money Services Businesses in Obtaining Banking Services

Dear [ ]:
This is in response to e-mail correspondence your employee, [ ], sent to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) on December 2, 2004 expressing concern about the discontinuance of banking services to money services businesses. FinCEN shares this concern about the…