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Imposition of Fifth Special Measure against the Islamic Republic of Iran as a Jurisdiction of Primary Money Laundering Concern
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Treasury and State Announce New Humanitarian Mechanism to Increase Transparency of Permissible Trade Supporting the Iranian People; FinCEN identifies Iran as jurisdiction of primary money laundering concern
WASHINGTON--Today, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury and State announced a new humanitarian mechanism to ensure unprecedented transparency into humanitarian trade with Iran.  This mechanism will help the international community perform enhanced due diligence on humanitarian trade to ensure…
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Imposition of Fifth Special Measure against the Islamic Republic of Iran as a Jurisdiction of Primary Money Laundering Concern
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FinCEN to Host Innovation Hours in New York City
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced today that it will host "Innovation Hours" in New York on November 13-14, 2019. Financial technology (FinTech), and Regulatory technology (RegTech) companies, and financial institutions, will have the opportunity to…
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Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Deputy Director Jamal El-Hindi, delivered at the US-MENA Private Sector Dialogue
      On behalf of FinCEN Director Kenneth Blanco and the other 290 men and women at FinCEN, I want to thank the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Union of Arab Banks (UAB) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for making FinCEN a part of today’s dialogue.  My…
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Leaders of CFTC, FinCEN, and SEC Issue Joint Statement on Activities Involving Digital Assets
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; 2019 Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties- October 10, 2019
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties; 2018 Correction- October 1, 2019
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Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco, delivered at the Federal Identity (FedID) Forum and Exposition
    Introduction Good morning, everyone—it is great to be back in my home state of Florida.  Carole, thank you for that wonderful introduction. I am delighted to be here with you today to address the 2019 Federal Identity (FedID) Forum and Exposition, and I would like to thank…
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Notice: FinCEN Encourages Communication from Financial Institutions Affected by Hurricane Dorian
WASHINGTON – FinCEN announced today that financial institutions affected by Hurricane Dorian should contact FinCEN and their functional regulator as soon as practicable to discuss any delays in their ability to file required Bank Secrecy Act reports. Institutions seeking to contact FinCEN should…