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| Federal Register Notice
Amendments to the Definition of Broker or Dealer in Securities
| Federal Register Notice
Amendments to the Definition of Brooker or Dealer in Securities (Crowdfunding)
| News
FinCEN Proposes to Amend Definition of Broker-Dealer in Securities to Include Funding Portals
WASHINGTON, DC – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today proposed to amend the Bank Secrecy Act’s (BSA) definition of “Broker or Dealer in Securities” in order to ensure that funding portals implement policies and procedures reasonably designed to achieve compliance with the BSA…
| Federal Register Notice
Imposition of Special Measure against FBME Bank Ltd., formerly known as the Federal Bank of the Middle East Ltd., as a Financial Institution of Primary Money Laundering Concern
| Special Measure
FBME Bank Ltd.
| Guidance
Frequently Asked Questions regarding Prepaid Access
These FAQs are in addition to, and supplement, the FAQs entitled “Final Rule – Definitions and Other Regulations Relating to Prepaid Access,” which were issued on November 2, 2011. The 2011 FAQs are found at http://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/20111102.pdf. Question 1: De minimis cash…
| Enforcement Action
In the Matter of Kustandy Rayyan D/B/A Thriftway Food Mart
| News
FinCEN Fines Kentucky Money Services Business and Its Owner/Compliance Officer for Anti-Money Laundering Failures
WASHINGTON, DC – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today imposed a civil money penalty (CMP) against Thriftway Food Mart and its owner and compliance officer, Kustandy Rayyan, for willful and repeated violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). Mr. Rayyan has admitted to conduct that…
| News
Treasury News Release Treasury Announces USA PATRIOT ACT Regulations To Improve Information Sharing
| News
Agencies Release Guidance to Issuing Banks on Applying Customer Identification Program Requirements to Holders of Prepaid Cards