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New Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) and New Currency Transaction Report (CTR) Now Available for E-Filing (3/29/2012)
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN's) new SAR and CTR reports are now being accepted through the electronic filing (E-Filing) system. The BSA E-Filing System will continue to accept submissions of the legacy reports until March 31, 2013. Until then, financial institutions may choose…
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Filing FinCEN's new Currency Transaction Report and Suspicious Activity Report
Today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) began to accept the new Currency Transaction Report (CTR) and Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) into FinCEN's BSA E-Filing System. Together, these two new reports will replace FinCEN Form 104 (CTR), FinCEN Form 103 (CTR by Casinos), and all of…
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Department of Justice News Release: Former Chief Financial Officer of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Pleads Guilty to Fraud Scheme
 
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Release: Adopts final rule to apply to remittance transfer providers, seeks comment on proposed adjustments. Rule effective 2013. Comments on proposal due April 9, 2012
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Currency Transaction Report Aggregation for Businesses with Common Ownership
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") is issuing this guidance to clarify, for currency transaction reporting purposes, the aggregation of multiple transactions conducted by businesses with common ownership. Subsequent to a ruling on this issue, 1 FinCEN received requests from…
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Important Notice for Money Services Businesses
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has released the new Registration of Money Services Business (RMSB), FinCEN Report 1071 , through the BSA E-Filing System. This report will fully replace the most recent FinCEN Form 107, hereinafter the "legacy RMSB." The new report, which will be…
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FinCEN Analysis Shows How Casino Reporting of Suspicious Activity Has Increased Annually since 2004
VIENNA, Va. – The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) today reported filings of suspicious activity reports by casinos and card clubs (SAR-Cs), which grew annually from 2004 to 2010, a period when gaming activities also continued to expand. Filings rose to 13,986 in 2010, up from 5,962 in…
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Department of Justice News Release: Allen Stanford Convicted in Houston for Orchestrating $7 Billion Investment Fraud Scheme
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Mortgage Loan Fraud Reports of Suspicious Activity Rose in Third Quarter 2011 Compared with Third Quarter 2010
VIENNA, Va. - The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today released its Third Quarter 2011 Update of mortgage loan fraud suspicious activity reports (MLF SARs) that shows financial institutions filed 19,934 MLF SARs in the third quarter of 2011 up from 16,567 filed in the same quarter of 2010.The…
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FinCEN Seeks Comments on Strengthening and Clarifying Customer Due Diligence Requirements
VIENNA, Va. – 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 pertaining to the possible application of an explicit customer due diligence (CDD) obligation on financial…