Compliance News Alerts Archive PREPARED REMARKS OF JAMES H. FREIS, JR. DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK FLORIDA BANKERS ASSOCIATION TOWN HALL MEETING TAMPA, FLORIDA SEPTEMBER 23, 2008 9/23/2008 Important Notice: Revised RMSB Form 107 for Money Services Business Registration is Effective September 1, 2008 8/25/2008 FinCEN Report Warns of Money Laundering Methods and Trends in Residential Real Estate Industry 5/1/2008 FinCEN Announces Proposal to Amend Currency Transaction Reporting Exemption Regulations 4/23/2008 FinCEN Releases Foreign Corruption SAR Guidance 4/17/2008 Frequently Asked Questions - Anti-Money Laundering Program and Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirements for Insurance Companies 3/21/2008 Guidance for Dealers, Including Certain Retailers, of Precious Metals, Precious Stones, or Jewels, on Conducting a Risk Assessment of Their Foreign Suppliers 3/11/2008 Customer Identification Program Rule No-Action Position Respecting Broker-Dealers Operating Under Fully Disclosed Clearing Agreements According to Certain Functional Allocations 3/4/2008 PREPARED REMARKS OF JAMES H. FREIS, JR. DIRECTOR, FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK 8TH ANNUAL FIBA AML COMPLIANCE CONFERENCE MIAMI, FL FEBRUARY 27, 2008 2/28/2008 OFAC Case Review Training Class on April 9th in NYC 2/26/2008 Application of Correspondent Account Rules to the Presentation of Negotiable Instruments Received by a Covered Financial Institution for Payment 1/30/2008 Reporting of Certain Currency Transactions for Sole Proprietorships and Legal Entities Operating Under a “Doing Business As” (“DBA”) Name 1/28/2008 OFAC Case Review Training Class on Jan 31st in NYC 1/11/2008 Whether a Publicly Traded Company that Cashes its own Checks Issued to Loan Customers is a Money Services Business 1/8/2008 Application of the Definition of Money Services Business to Certain Owner-Operators of Automated Teller Machines Offering Limited Services 12/3/2007 ABA/ABA MONEY LAUNDERING ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE OCTOBER 22, 2007 WASHINGTON, D.C. 10/23/2007 Suggestions for Addressing Common Errors Noted in Suspicious Activity Reporting 10/11/2007 Special Due Diligence Programs for Certain Foreign Accounts 8/8/2007 FinCEN Issues Final Rule for Section 312 of the USA PATRIOT ACT 8/8/2007 PREPARED REMARKS: PAN-AMERICAN CONGRESS ON ASSET LAUNDERING AND FINANCING TERRORISM PREVENTION AND CONTROL 7/27/2007 Comments by FinCEN Director James H. Freis, Jr. on the Federal Financial Regulators’ Statement on BSA/AML Enforcement 7/19/2007 FinCEN Launches Web Page on BSA Regulatory Efficiency and Effectiveness Initiative 7/16/2007 Suspicious Activity Report Supporting Documentation 6/28/2007 Requests by Law Enforcement for Financial Institutions to Maintain Accounts 6/19/2007 2007 National Money Laundering Strategy Released 5/8/2007 FinCEN Delays Implementation of Revised Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Forms Financial Institutions Should File Using Current Forms Until Further Notice 4/26/2007 FinCEN and CFTC Staff Issue Guidance on Application of CIP Rules to Give-Up Arrangements 4/20/2007 See Us at the IFSA 3rd Annual Risk and Regulatory Compliance Conference 3/5/2007 REMARKS OF WILLIAM F. BAITY ACTING DIRECTOR FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK 2/15/2007 FinCEN and IRS to Provide Outreach Sessions for Nevada Casinos on Bank Secrecy Act Regulatory Requirements 2/6/2007 Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Revised To Support Joint Filing and Reduce Duplicate SARs 12/21/2006 Frequently Asked Question - Customer Identification Programs and Banks Serving as Insurance Agents 12/12/2006 FinCEN Sees Growth in Suspected Money Laundering in Commercial Real Estate Industry 12/7/2006 Registration Renewal Deadline for Certain Money Services Businesses is December 31, 2006 12/5/2006 FinCEN Issues Guidance on Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirements for Mutual Funds 10/10/2006 Frequently Asked Questions - Conducting Independent Reviews of Money Services Business Anti-Money Laundering Programs 10/3/2006 The 2006 Revisions to the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual 8/23/2006 MSB Registration List Update 8/23/2006 FinCEN Issues Final Rule Requiring Mutual Funds to Report Suspicious Activity 6/2/2006 FinCEN Extends Comment Period of Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for MSBs 6/2/2006 FinCEN Extends Assessment of BSA Direct Project for 30 More Days 6/2/2006 REQUIREMENTS FOR MAGNETIC MEDIA FILING OF THE CURRENCY TRANSACTION REPORT (FinCEN FORM 104)AND 4/25/2006 Guidance to Financial Institutions on the Provision of Financial Services to Belarusian Senior Regime Elements Engaged in Illicit Activities 4/25/2006 Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulation 3/16/2006 FinCEN seeks industry input on feasibility of collection of cross-border wire transfer data 3/13/2006 Money Services Business Guidance on Registration and De-Registration 2/22/2006 Secretary Snow Names Robert W. Werner as the New Director of FinCEN 2/22/2006 Frequently Asked Question regarding Customer Identification Programs for Futures Commission Merchants and Introducing Brokers 2/22/2006 Director William J. Fox Departing the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 2/22/2006 Guidance on Sharing of Suspicious Activity Reports by Securities Broker-Dealers, Futures Commission Merchants, and Introducing Brokers in Commodities 1/26/2006 Final Rule - Final Regulation Implementing Section 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act 1/26/2006 Interagency Guidance on Sharing Suspicious Activity Reports with Head Offices and Controlling Companies 1/26/2006 Bank Secrecy Act Forms and Filing Requirements 12/9/2005 Anti-Money Laundering Program and Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirements For Insurance Companies: Frequently Asked Questions 11/7/2005 FATF to explore the symbiotic relationship among corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing; removes Nauru from list. 11/2/2005 Insurance Companies Required to Establish Anti-Money Laundering Programs and File Suspicious Activity Reports 11/2/2005 Agencies Announce Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Outreach Events 7/21/2005 Agencies Release Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual 7/8/2005 THE 13TH PLENARY SESSION OF THE EGMONT GROUP OF FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS 7/8/2005 FinCEN’s 314(a) Fact Sheet 7/8/2005 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Anti-Money Laundering Programs for 6/6/2005 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Interim Final Rule - Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Dealers in Precious Metals, Stones, or Jewels 6/6/2005 Dealers in Precious Metals, Stones or Jewels Required to Establish Anti-Money Laundering Programs 6/6/2005 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Signs Information Sharing Agreements with State Banking Agencies 6/2/2005 Statement of William J. Fox, Director, before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 5/26/2005 Oral Statement of William J. Fox, Director, before the United States House of Representatives, Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations 5/26/2005 FinCEN’s 314(a) Fact Sheet 5/11/2005 Interagency Interpretive Guidance on the Provision of Banking Services to Money Services Businesses Operating in the United States 5/2/2005 Interagency Interpretive Guidance on Customer Identification Program Requirements under Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act 4/28/2005 Interagency Interpretive Guidance on Providing Banking Services to Money Services Businesses Operating in the United States 4/26/2005 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations 4/21/2005 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations 4/21/2005 FinCEN Director Addresses Need for Consistency in New Section of SAR Activity Review 4/19/2005 JOINT STATEMENT ON PROVIDING BANKING SERVICES TO MONEY SERVICES BUSINESSES 3/30/2005 Remarks of William J. Fox Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network February 9, 2005 The Anti-Money Laundering / USA PATRIOT Act Compliance Conference Florida International Bankers Association, I 2/22/2005 NOTICE TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS 2/7/2005 Prime Associates, Inc. Joins Metavante Family of Companies 12/29/2004 Don't miss the IFSA Risk & Regulatory Conference On March 9 - 11, 2005 12/23/2004 FinCEN Interpretive Guidance 12/15/2004 FinCEN’s 314(a) Fact Sheet 12/10/2004 FinCEN Issues Guidance to MSBs on Anti-Money Laundering Program Requirements for Dealing With Foreign Agents and Foreign Counterparts 12/10/2004 REMARKS OF WILLIAM J. FOX TO THE AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION / AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION 10/27/2004 Unauthorized Disclosure of Suspicious Activity Reports 8/20/2004 FinCEN’s 314(a) Fact Sheet 8/13/2004 WARNING! LETTER SCAM ALERT 8/6/2004 FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS HOTLINE Relating to Terrorist Activity 8/6/2004 FinCEN Awards BSA Direct Contract to EDS 7/9/2004 FATF Tackles Terrorism Financing, Delists Guatemala 7/9/2004 MSB Registration List 7/9/2004 FinCEN Resumes Information Sharing with Mexico 7/9/2004 Statement of Policy on Accepting Accounts From Foreign Governments, Foreign Embassies and Foreign Political Figures 6/29/2004 FATF Report on Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Typologies 5/27/2004 FATF strengthens global anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing campaign 3/2/2004 FATF withdraws counter-measures with respect to Ukraine 2/27/2004 FinCEN modifies CTR form 12/9/2003 Bank Secrecy Act Examination Procedures 10/28/2003 FinCEN Releases Strategic Plan for 2003 - 2008 10/1/2003 Secretary Ridge Announces New Financial Investigations Initiatives 10/1/2003 Prime is ACAMS Solution Provider 9/29/2003 FATF Forty Recommendations 9/29/2003 OFAC SDN Change: HAMAS Accounts Blocked 8/22/2003 Transactions Involving St. Vincent and the Grenadines 7/31/2003 Korea Exchange Bank Faces Fines 6/24/2003