| DATE |
TITLE |
| 05-09-12 |
FinCEN May Require New "Beneficial Owner" Disclosures from Financial Institutions |
| 10-13-11 |
Piracy for Ransom Increasingly Lucrative, Ventures Sometimes Syndicated |
| 9-24-11 |
Business Travelers Beware: Free Hotel Computers Providing Internet Access Can Be Hacked. |
| 2-14-11 |
Mideast Developments Get FinCEN’s Attention |
| 1-11-11 |
Major Study of New Payment Methods Released by FATF |
| 12-06-10 |
FinCEN Tweaks and Tightens SAR Confidentiality Requirements |
| 9-13-10 |
Cuckoo Smurfing Requires Sophistication, But Is Increasing In Some Financial Systems The tactic was originally identified by Australian authorities in 2008. |
| 7-8-10 |
The Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 |
| 7-1-10 |
FinCEN Proposes New Rules on Gift Cards and Other Prepaid Access Devices |
| 6-9-10 |
Savings Bank Had Numerous MSB Customers, Yet Did Not Distinguish Customers with Heightened Risks |
| 3-22-10 |
Hiring Incentives Act Contains New Witholding Requirements |
| 3-12-10 |
No-action Letter for Broker-Dealers’ Having Registered Investment Advisers Perform CIP Function Adds New Requirement |
| 2-16-10 |
FinCEN Expands Information Sharing Coverage to Include Foreign Law Enforcement Agencies |
| 1-26-10 |
Customer Identification Program Address Requirement May Be Satisfied by State Agency Address Where Customer Is Victim of Domestic Violence |
| 1-5-10 |
FinCEN Finds Banks Still Reluctant to Use Certain Exemptions or Provide Services to MSBs |
| 10-19-09 |
Suspicious Activity Reports Relating to TARP Programs Described |
| 10-5-09 |
Red Flag Advisories Increase SAR Reporting of Mortgage Rescue Scams |
| 8-20-09 |
Some FBAR Filers Have Until June 2010 to File, and Some May Never Have to File |
| 8-14-09 |
Casino Industry Remains Vulnerable to Money Laundering Schemes |
| 6-10-09 |
FinCEN Proposals Would Apply CTR and Recordkeeping Rules to Mutual Funds |
| 5-19-09 |
FinCEN Report Adds New Red Flags for Securities/Futures Industry Participants |
| 5-14-09 |
FinCEN Proposes Revisions to MSB Definitions, Stored Value Release Expected |
| 4-6-09 |
GAO Notes Technology Limitations in SAR System |
| 12-15-08 |
IRS and FinCEN Release MSB Exam Manual: A Compliance Officer Must-Read |
| 11-4-08 |
Junket Operators Pose Growing Risks for Casinos |
| 10-27-08 |
Evaluation of Russian Anti-Money Laundering/Counter Terrorist Financing Programs Notes Rapid Progress, but Continuing Presence of Criminals in Banking and Casino Sectors Complicates Enforcement Efforts |
| 9-29-08 |
AML Guidance Describes Risk Issues Facing Real Estate Agents, Accountants, and Trust and Company Service Providers |
| 8-27-08 |
Proliferation Financing Study Describes Red Flags, Role of Financial Institutions |
| 7-29-08 |
Use of Internet Payment Systems by Launderers Is Focus of FATF, DOJ Reports |
| 7-8-08 |
Allocation of Responsibilities Between Introducing and Clearing Brokers Permitted, But Domestic or Foreign Status of Introducing Broker Must Be Taken Into Account |
| 6-17-08 |
Security System For Internet Customers Is Money Transmitter, FinCEN Rules |
| 5-15-08 |
Some Foreign Exchange Activities May Not Make a Business an MSB |
| 5-9-08 |
Following GAO Report, FinCEN Proposes Easing CTR Exemption Process |
| 3-31-08 |
Guidance Describes How Dealers in Precious Metals, Precious Stones, and Jewels Should Evaluate Foreign Suppliers |
| 3-5-08 |
Container Security Initiative Targets High Risk Cargo for Inspection at Foreign Seaports |
| 1-30-08 |
Pandemic Planning: When Telecommuting Will Not Be Enough |
| 1-14-08 |
SEC Registration of Securities Does Note Exclude Business From MSB Definition |
| 12-19-07 |
FinCEN Posts FAQs for Casinos |
| 11-5-07 |
FinCEN Describes Risks of Convenience Checks |
| 10-11-07 |
FinCEN Finds Persistent Failures in SAR Filings by Many MSBs |
| 8-17-07 |
Enhanced Due Diligence Rules on Correspondent Accounts for High-Risk Foreign Banks Finalized |
| 8-09-07 |
FATF Mutual Evaluation of China Finds Rapid Progress, But Significant Deficiencies |
| 7-09-07 |
Currency Transaction Reporting Rules Lighten Some Requirements for Casinos |
| 6-26-07 |
When Law Enforcement Requests That a Suspicious Account Remain Open |
| 5-24-07 |
International Lottery Scams Pose Risks for Banks as Well as Customers |
| 5-18-07 |
Final AML Rules Coming for Investment Advisers, Commodity Trading Advisors, and Commodity Pool Operators |
| 5-1-07 |
Homeland Security’s Data Mining Project Carries Privacy Risks |
| 4-24-07 |
Executing Broker in Give-Up Does Not Have “Account” For CIP Rules |
| 4-13-07 |
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| 3-16-07 |
Inspector General Faults FBI’s Use of National Security Letters |
| 2-20-07 |
IRS Considers Form 8300 Filing Requirement for Car Dealer |
| 2-07-07 |
Architecture of Cross-Border Wire Transfer System Subject of Treasury/FinCEN Report |
| 1-08-07 |
Suspicious Activity Reports Revised For Joint Filings |
| 1-03-07 |
Miami Bank Fined For Lack of Vigilance Regarding MSBs, Foreign Correspondent Banks |
| 12-14-06 |
Bank Selling Insurance as Agent Does Not Open Account for CIP Purposes |
| 12-13-06 |
Identity Theft Prevention and AML Customer ID Program Requirement Overlaps Suggest Efficiencies in Compliance, Training |
| 11-28-06 |
FinCEN Describes Risks of Corporate Shells, Shelf Companies Make Detecting Shell Status Difficult |
| 11-15-06 |
New Payment Methods Often Remain Under Government Radar |
| 10-16-06 |
FinCEN Director Notes High Correlation of Terrorism-Related SARs to FBI Investigations |
| 10-10-06 |
Mutual Funds May Share SAR Filing Information With Controlling Investment Advisers |
| 9-28-06 |
Insurers Providing Certain Types of Terrorism Coverage May Be Downgraded by Rating Agencies, GAO Report Finds |
| 9-26-06 |
FinCEN Answers FAQs on MSB Independent Reviews |
| 9-15-06 |
OFAC Designations Often Respected by Foreign Institutions, Director Notes |
| 8-16-06 |
Revised Manual for Bank Examiners Describes Risks of Automated Clearing House Transactions, Trade Financing |
| 7-19-06 |
Mutual Evaluation Report Finds U.S. Deficient in Non-Financial Sector Efforts |
| 7-10-06 |
IRS Stakeholder Liaison Staff Is Contacting MSBs Failing to Renew Registration |
| 6-27-06 |
Nigeria Removed from FFIEC Exam Manual Revision Planned for Summer 2006 |
| 6-20-06 |
FinCEN Release Describes Due Diligence Apportionment Between Introducing Brokers and FCMs |
| 6-14-06 |
FinCEN Elaborates on 30-Day Filing Requirement |
| 6-12-06 |
Insurance Companies Should Use SAR-SF Until SAR-IC Is Released |
| 6-7-06 |
FinCEN’S SAR By the Numbers Report Notes Increases in Securities Industry
Filings |
| 5-22-06 |
FinCEN Posts Answers to Correspondent/Private Banking Account Questions Raised by the Securities Industry |
| 5-11-06 |
Mutual Fund Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirements Finalized |
| 5-09-06 |
Agency Lending Disclosure Initiative Does Not Make Underlying Owners Into Customers |
| 5-01-06 |
Wire Transfer Monitoring Cited in Bank’s BSA Penalty |
| 4-24-06 |
FinCEN Posts Magnetic Media Filing Requirements for Currency Transaction Reports and Exempt Person Designations |
| 4-04-06 |
PATRIOT FinCEN Extends Applicability Date for Correspondent and Private Banking Account Due Diligence Programs |
| 3-31-06 |
PATRIOT Act Extension Refines Confidentiality Rules on National Security Letters |
| 3-27-06 |
SEC Approves Independent Testing Rule Changes for NASD Members |
| 3-20-06 |
Fifth Special Measure Imposed Against Commercial Bank of Syria |
| 3-17-06 |
FinCEN Surveys Banking Trade Groups on Wire Transfer Reporting, Looks at Australian Software |
| 3-10-06 |
Obtaining Banking Services Still Difficult for MSBs |
| 3-03-06 |
OFAC Describes Best Practices |
| 2-13-06 |
MSB Registration Guidance Posted by FinCEN |
| 1-26-06 |
Factors for Imposing FBAR Penalties Described in IRS Advisory |
| 1-17-06 |
Due Diligence Rules for Correspondent and Banking Accounts Must Be Parsed by Compliance Officers |
| 1-09-06 |
Oppenheimer BSA Violations Detailed in New York Stock Exchange Decision |
| 1-04-06 |
Federal Safety Net Reduced by Terrorism Risk Insurance Extension Act |
| 12-30-05 |
GAO Study Finds Insurers Prepared to Recover Critical Operations After Terrorism Attacks, But Outsourcing Arrangements Cause Concern |
| 12-06-05 |
Insurance Company Suspicious Activity Reporting Rules Seek To Avoid Duplicate Filings |
| 12-02-05 |
FinCEN Releases 9th SAR Activity Review |
| 11-02-05 |
Comptroller Discusses Effects of Uniform Examination Procedures |
| 10-17-05 |
The recently issued FFIEC BSA/AML Examination Manual is more detailed than prior exam manuals issued by the banking regulators separately, particularly as to issues involving electronic operations, organizational structures, and relationships with other financial institutions |
| 9-09-05 |
Money Laundering Program and Records Need Not Be Kept in English; Translation Must Be Available |
| 7-21-05 |
Definition of Money Services Business Refined by FinCEN Rulings |
| 7-15-05 |
AML Program Rules Finalized For Dealers in Precious Metals, Stones, or Jewels, But Without SAR Requirement |
| 6-09-05 |
FinCEN Issues Interim Final AML Program Rules for Dealers in Jewels, Precious Metals or Stones |
| 5-19-05 |
FDIC Not Allowed to Disclose SAR Filing or Preparation |
| 4-25-05 |
National Security Letters
Do Not Automatically Require SAR filings |
| 4-10-05 |
Information Sharing Failures
Described |
| 4-08-05 |
Cook Islands, Philippines
Listings Lifted |
| 4-01-05 |
CFTC Issues Customer ID
Program Ruling |
| 3-25-05 |
Other Terrorist Lists
Can Be Resource |
| 3-12-05 |
Regulations Expected |
| 3-5-05 |
FinCEN Revises Strategic
Plan for 2006-2008 |
| 2-14-05 |
Cook Islands, Indonesia,
and the Philippines Removed from NCCT List |
| 1-27-05 |
SEC Provided Emergency
Order Authority Under Intelligence Act |
| 1-24-05 |
Post-Employment Restrictions
on Federal Bank Examiners |
| 1-11-05 |
FinCEN revises MSB Registration
Form |
| 12-15-04 |
Unitary Filing of Suspicious
Activity and Blocking Reports Allowed by Interpretive Guidance |
| 12-09-04 |
Interpretive Guidance
for AML Programs of MSBs |
| 12-03-04 |
Foreign Financial Account
Reporting Penalty Amended in Tax Act |
| 11-16-04 |
OCC Issues Enforcement
Guidance on Cease-and-Desist Orders for BSA Violations |
| 10-31-04 |
FATF Adds Ninth Special
Recommendation |
| 10-30-04 |
FATF Withdraws Counter-Measures
Against Myanmar and Nauru |
| 10-14-04 |
AmSouth Bank Fined $10
Million for BSA Violations, Prosecutions Deferred |
| 9-9-04 |
ATM Regulation May Come
From FinCEN Analysis |
| 9-8-04 |
Anticipation Loan Fraud
Often Overlooked by Financial Institutions in Filing SARs |
| 7-29-04 |
Customer Identification
Program Exam Procedures Described by Bank Regulators |
| 7-26-04 |
SEC Finds No Evidence
of Trading Patterns Indicating Advance Knowledge of 9/11 |
| 7-21-04 |
Report Slams Riggs Bank
on AML Implementation, Federal Regulators on Enforcement |
| 7-6-04 |
Fifth Annual Review
of Non-Cooperative Countries or Territories Released by FATF, Guatemala
Dropped From List |
| 7-6-04 |
Phishing Hits OCC |
| 7-6-04 |
FinCEN Reinstates Information
Sharing with Mexico |
| 6-18-04 |
Banking Supervisors Encourage
(Rather Tepidly) Services to Embassies, Foreign Political Figures |
| 6-15-04 |
Phishing Schemes Nearly
Doubling Every Month |
| 5-25-04 |
FATF Renews Mandate for
Eight Years |
| 5-18-04 |
Can Terrorism Risk Insurance
Exist Without Government Support? |
| 5-14-04 |
Two Syrian Banks Designated
Of Primary Money Laundering Concern |
| 4-30-04 |
FinCEN Director Describes
Coming Releases, Development |
| 4-29-04 |
Foreign Exchanger With
U.S. Bank Account Not Required To Register as MSB |
| 4-10-04 |
Compliance Checklists
on CRI Website Updated |
| 4-10-04 |
FinCEN Proposes Two Currency
Transportation Forms |
| 4-6-04 |
FSA Fines Branch of Austrian
Bank |
| 4-5-04 |
FinCEN Withdraws Advisories
on Egypt, Ukraine |
| 3-30-04 |
USA PATRIOT Act Monitor
Discusses FATF Typologies Report |
| 3-18-04 |
No-Action Letter Opens
Door For Broker-Dealers to Rely on Investment Advisers for Customer Identification
Requirements |
| 3-4-04 |
Texas District Court Protects
Bank's SAR-Related Records |
| 3-2-04 |
Financial Action Task Force
Releases 2003-2004 Typologies Report |
| 2-27-04 |
Ukraine and Egypt off
FATF's NCCT List |
| 2-10-04 |
FinCEN Warns of Anti-Terrorist
Certificate Scam |
| 1-14-04 |
Bank Contact Information
Procedure Updated |
| 1-9-04 |
Customer Identification
Program FAQs Provided by Agencies |
| 12-15-03 |
Broker-Dealer
Fined by FinCEN |
| 12-15-03 |
Travel Rule to
Expire July 2004 |
| 11-26-03 |
SAR Requirements Finalized
for FCMs |
| 11-25-03 |
FinCEN Analyzes SAR Filings |
| 11-05-03 |
FATF Calls for New Measures
to Myanmar |
| 10-29-03 |
GAO Reviews ML Strategy |
| 10-23-03 |
New Examination Procedures
for Supervisors |
| 10-21-03 |
SAR Statistics |
| 10-16-03 |
Terrorist Support Organization
Designated |
| 10-6-03 |
FATF elaborates
on asset freezing, Myanmar |
| 9-26-03 |
FinCEN
updates FOIA and privacy policies |
| 9-19-03 |
CIP Rules Unchanged
After Survey |
| 8-12-03 |
FinCEN Draft
of Strategic Plan |
| 7-30-03 |
9-11 Report |
| 7-24-03 |
MSB Survey |
| 7-12-03 |
Final
Terrorism Risk Insurance Rules |
| 6-27-03 |
Bank Assessed $1.1
Million |
| 6-23-03 |
OFAC Designation
Upheld |
| 6-22-03 |
New FATF 40 Recommendations |
| 6-19-03 |
FATF To Revise
40 Recomendations |
| 6-9-03 |
New OFAC Sanctions
Rules |
| 5-30-03 |
Fed to
revise Regulation K |
| 5-27-03 |
Iraqi Sanctions
Modified |
| 5-2-03 |
Bank CIP
final rule |
| 5-1-03 |
IA and CTA
AML programs |
| 4-29-03 |
Granada,
Dominica |
| 4-23-03 |
ABN AMRO
fined |
| 4-16-03 |
Ukraine
off list |
| 4-10-03 |
Real
Estate Closers |
| 4-10-03 |
Sound Practices |
| 4-5-03 |
OFAC penalties
list |
| 3-26-03 |
FATF fraud |
| 3-25-03 |
SARs for
casinos |
| 3-24-03 |
FinCEN
refines info request technology |
| 3-11-03 |
Sloan
testimony, forthcoming regs |
| 3-7-03 |
Travel rule
in Federal Register |
| 3-5-03 |
Travel rule |
| 3-3-03 |
Suspicious
Activity Review #5 |
| 2-26-03 |
OFAC
penalty notification |
| 2-25-03 |
Basel
Committee |
| 2-13-03 |
Information
requests specific date |
| 2-13-03 |
Currency
dealers exchangers |
| 2-7-03 |
Cali
Cartel business structure |
| 2-7-03 |
FinCEN
info requests reinstated |
| 2-4-03 |
Office
of Critical Infrastructure Protection |
| 2-3-03 |
FinCEN 2004
budget |
| 1-31-03 |
Aggregation
example |
| 1-27-03 |
Magnetic
media filing |
| 1-18-03 |
Banco Popular |
| 1-17-03 |
OCC
booklet update |
| 1-17-03 |
Offshore Voluntary
Compliance Initiative |
| 1-15-03 |
Mutual
Fund SARS |
| 1-9-03 |
Check cashers,
money transmitters |
| 12-25-02 |
Correspondent
date extension |
| 12-24-02 |
Ukraine
Nauru primary ML concern |
| 12-18-02 |
Terrorism
risk interim guidance |
| 12-17-02 |
December
Monitor |
| 12-17-02 |
OCC Advisory |
| 12-11-02 |
Guidance
on Terrorism Insurance |
| 12-11-02 |
Joint
Congressional Comm on Terrorism |
| 12-5-02 |
Treasury
terrorism interim guidance |
| 12-3-02 |
Deposit
policy |
| 12-3-02 |
"Frequently"
Defined |
| 11-28-02 |
Joint Agency Notice |
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