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FinCEN Reissues Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders for 12 Metropolitan Areas
WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the renewal of its Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require U.S. title insurance companies to identify the natural persons behind shell companies used in all-cash purchases of residential real estate.  The GTOs…
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FinCEN to Hold Special Monthly Innovation Hours Sessions for Underserved Groups Developing Technology to Fight Illicit Financial Activity
[Updated May 10, 2021 to extend application deadline and eligibility criteria] WASHINGTON–The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will host a special monthly virtual FinCEN Innovation Hours Program on June 10, 2021, focusing on the important role of underserved groups in developing…
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Agencies Issue Statement and Request for Information on Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Compliance
The federal banking agencies, in consultation with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the National Credit Union Administration, today issued a joint statement addressing how risk management principles described in the “Supervisory Guidance on Model Risk Management” relate to systems or…
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Request for Information: Extent to Which Model Risk Management Principles Support Compliance with Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering and Office of Foreign Assets Control Requirements
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FinCEN Announces Acting Director and New Deputy Director
WASHINGTON—Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Director Kenneth A. Blanco today announced several leadership changes impacting the bureau. Director Blanco announced he will depart FinCEN on April 9, after serving as the organization’s director since December 2017. Michael Mosier, former…
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Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements
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FinCEN Launches Regulatory Process for New Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirement
WASHINGTON—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 related to the implementation of the beneficial ownership information reporting provisions of the Corporate Transparency…
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Innovation Hours Report Highlights Program’s Impact and Outlines Its Role in Supporting FinCEN’s Future Innovation Efforts
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today issued a report on its Innovation Hours Program, a key element of FinCEN’s broader Innovation Initiative.  The FinCEN Innovation Initiative is a multilayered approach to ensure our national security by promoting responsible financial…
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FinCEN Exchange Brings Together Public and Private Stakeholders to Discuss Bank Secrecy Act Suspicious Activity Reporting Statistics
WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today convened a virtual FinCEN Exchange event to discuss Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) filing statistics for low-dollar, voluntarily-filed suspicious activity reports (SARs) that contain a transaction nexus to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas,…
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Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco, delivered virtually at the Florida International Bankers Association AML Compliance Conference
      Kenneth A. Blanco Prepared Statement Florida International Bankers Association AML Compliance Conference March 22, 2021 Good afternoon, everyone.  Buenas tardes a todos.  I hope you, your families, and those in your lives are well.   It is great to be here…