Financial Trend Analyses

The reports listed below have been issued pursuant to section 6206 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA), which requires FinCEN to periodically publish threat pattern and trend information derived from Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) filings. These reports highlight the value of information filed by financial institutions in accordance with the Bank Secrecy Act.

Business Email Compromise

• Business Email Compromise in the Real Estate Sector: Threat Pattern and Trend Information, January 2020 to December 2021 (March 30, 2023)

Export Control Evasion

• FinCEN Analysis Reveals Trends and Patterns in Suspicious Activity Potentially Tied to Evasion of Russia-Related Export Controls (September 8, 2023)

Financial Activity by Russian Oligarchs

• Trends in Bank Secrecy Act Data: Financial Activity by Russian Oligarchs in 2022 (December 22, 2022)

Ransomware

• Report on Ransomware Trends in Bank Secrecy Act Data between July 2021-December 2021 (November 1, 2022)
• Ransomware Trends in Bank Secrecy Act Data Between January 2021 and June 2021 (October 15, 2021)

Wildlife Trafficking

• Illicit Finance Threat Involving Wildlife Trafficking and Related Trends in Bank Secrecy Act Data (December 20, 2021)