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Prepared Remarks of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco, delivered at the SIFMA Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crimes Conference
SIFMA Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crimes Conference February 4, 2019   Good morning. Thank you for having me today. It is a pleasure to be at the SIFMA Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Conference. There are several things I would like to cover this morning: First,…
| Federal Register Notice
Solicitation of Application for Membership on the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group
| Enforcement Action
In the Matter of UBS Financial Services Inc.
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FinCEN Assesses $14.5 Million Penalty against UBS Financial Services for Anti-Money Laundering Failures
WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced an assessment against UBS Financial Services, Inc. (UBSFS) for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).  FinCEN assessed a $14.5 million civil money penalty, of which $5 million will be paid to the U.S.…
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Treasury’s FinCEN and Federal Banking Agencies Issue Joint Statement Encouraging Innovative Industry Approaches to AML Compliance
WASHINGTON—As a result of a working group established by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and the Federal depository institutions regulators, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and its regulatory partners today issued a joint…
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Joint Statement on Innovative Efforts to Combat Money Laundering
| Testimony
Testimony of FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Introduction Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Brown, and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to appear before the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on behalf of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). FinCEN’s mission is to safeguard the financial system from…
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FinCEN Reissues Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders and Expands Coverage to 12 Metropolitan Areas
WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today announced the issuance of revised 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…
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FinCEN Issues Advisory on the Iranian Regime’s Illicit and Malign Activities and Attempts to Exploit the Financial System
WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory today to help financial institutions better detect and report potentially illicit transactions related to the Islamic Republic of Iran. The advisory is also intended to help foreign financial institutions better…
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FinCEN Advisory Warns of Risks Linked to Corruption in Nicaragua
WASHINGTON—The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an advisory today to alert U.S. financial institutions of the increasing risk that proceeds of political corruption from Nicaragua may enter or traverse the U.S. financial system. FinCEN expects that senior foreign political…