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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury charged with detecting and combatting illegal activity within the financial system. FinCEN detects evidence of money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes by collecting, monitoring, and analyzing financial transaction data. Such data is disseminated to both domestic and international law enforcement agencies. less -
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U.S. Senate introduces Act to apply AML/BSA laws to art dealers and auction houses

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On July 23, 2025, Senators John Fetterman (D-PA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), and David McCormick (R-PA), introduced the federal Art Market Integrity Act (the...more

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FinCEN Issues Proposed Reporting Form for Residential Real Estate Deals

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As we previously blogged, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Center (“FinCEN”) published Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers (“Final Rule”) regarding residential real estate. The Final Rule,...more

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FinCEN Proposes Rule to Enhance AML/CFT Programs Across Industries

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FinCEN’s recent preliminary rulemaking aims to enhance and modernize regulations with requirements and priorities that affect a broad range of “financial institutions” across industries—but lacks concrete guidance on...more

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FinCEN's Proposed Streamlined SAR -- The Real Estate Report

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On February 16, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued a proposed rule addressing “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers.” The proposed rule would, among other...more

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FinCEN Proposes Expanding AML Rules to Investment Advisers

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On February 13, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) issued a "Notice of proposed rulemaking" (proposed rule) that would require Securities Exchange Commission...more

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Bipartisan group of Senators re-introduce Digital Asset Money Laundering Act

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On July 28th, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), reintroduced the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act (the “Act”), legislation aimed at closing...more

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Bipartisan Group of Senators Re-Introduce the Digital Asset Money Laundering Act

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Legislation Targets Unhosted Wallets, Validators and Digital Asset ATMs - On July 28th, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), reintroduced the...more

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FinCEN Provides Key Updates on Rulemaking Agenda Timeline

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Without much fanfare, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published in June its Spring 2023 Rulemaking Agenda, which provides proposed timelines for upcoming key rulemakings projected throughout the rest of...more

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New Bipartisan Bill Takes Aim at Digital Asset Money Laundering and Terrorism Finance

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On December 14, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) introduced in the U.S. Senate a new bipartisan bill, titled "Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2022" (the “Bill”), intended to curb the...more

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Are You Ready for Web3.0 and the Legal Issues it Will Bring?

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Blockchain is one of the most significant new technologies since the internet. It has ushered in what has been referred to as Web3.0. Some of the most popular applications of this technology include NFTs and metaverses. ...more

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FinCEN Issues Proposed Beneficial Ownership Reporting Regulations

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The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 was a game-changing piece of legislation.  Perhaps the most important provision is the expansion of beneficial ownership regulatory authority....more

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The BSA Casts A Wider Net

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On  September 15, 2020,  FinCEN issued a Final Rule stating that Banks lacking a Federal Functional Regulator will be required to establish and implement AML programs including policies and procedures,  a dedicated compliance...more

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FinCEN Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Regulations Enforcing the Bank Secrecy Act

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Anti-money laundering authorities are proposing a significant revision to the federal AML regulatory scheme with the aim of making it more effective while providing greater clarity to covered institutions. ...more

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Credit Unions Ask Senate Banking Committee to Make Cannabis Banking Safe

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In the latest chapter of the ongoing saga of the U.S. Senate’s consideration and hopeful passage of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, on February 7, 2020, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) sent a...more

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FinCEN Director’s Remarks Highlight AML Regulatory Reform Efforts

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released prepared remarks delivered by FinCEN director, Kenneth A. Blanco, at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Anti-Money Laundering (AML) &...more

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FinCEN, OFAC and TFI Curtailed by Partial Government Shutdown

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As reported in Reuters and other media outlets, the partial government shutdown has impaired the ability of the U.S. Treasury to maintain many of its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (“AML/CTF”) efforts. ...more

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Virtual Currency: Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Update

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On July 18, 2018, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”), published its report to the July 2018 G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ meeting. The report sets out FATF’s ongoing work to fight money laundering...more

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The Need for Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Reform

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It is rare these days for Republicans and Democrats to agree on political priorities – another profound grasp of the obvious. Recently, on Capitol Hill there appears to be some common ground on the issue of reforming AML...more

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