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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 -
K&L Gates LLP

United States: AML Reprieve for Investment Advisers

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On July 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that it is delaying the effective date of the investment adviser anti-money laundering rule (IA AML Rule) for two years from 1 January 2026 to 1...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FUNDamentals – FinCEN Delays Investment Adviser AML Rule Until 2028, Signals Revisions to Scope

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On July 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intention to delay the effective date of the final rule imposing anti-money laundering (AML) obligations on...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

Treasury to Delay Investment Adviser AML Rule to 2028, Announces Intent to Reconsider AML and CIP Rules

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On July 21, 2025, the Department of the Treasury announced a two-year postponement of the much-anticipated anti-money laundering (AML) rule, adopted by Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in 2024,...more

Cooley LLP

FinCEN to Postpone Investment Adviser Anti-Money Laundering Rule

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On July 21, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intention to (1) postpone until January 1, 2028, the effective date of the final anti-money laundering rule...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FinCEN Postpones Effective Date of AML/CFT Rule for Investment Advisers

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On July 21, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (“Treasury”) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced it will delay the effective date of the final rule establishing anti-money laundering/countering the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Bank Secrecy Act Postponed for Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers

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On July 21, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intent to postpone compliance with new regulatory requirements imposing certain anti-money laundering...more

Mayer Brown

BREAKING: FinCEN Postpones Effective Date of Investment Adviser AML Rule

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Earlier yesterday, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced its intention to postpone the effective date of the final rule establishing Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

FinCEN Delays AML Program Rule for Investment Advisers

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On July 21, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced that it intends to delay implementation of its final rule, Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Anti-Money Laundering Quarterly - July 2025

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Designed for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important domestic and international Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulatory and enforcement developments from the...more

McDermott Will & Emery

IRS roundup: June 18 – July 11, 2025

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Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for June 18, 2025 – July 11, 2025. “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” tax provisions - On July 4, 2025, US President Donald...more

Robinson Bradshaw

Application of New Anti-Money Laundering Regulations to Advisers to Private Funds

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On Sept. 4, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a final rule imposing new anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) requirements on...more

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Midyear Momentum, July 2025 - FinCEN Uses the FEND Off Fentanyl Act for First Time To Prohibit Funds Transfers With Three Mexican...

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On June 25, 2025, FinCEN announced its first orders under the 2024 FEND Off Fentanyl Act, finding that three Mexican financial institutions—CIBanco S.A. Institución De Banca Multiple (“CIBanco"), Intercam Banco S.A.,...more

Verrill

No Need to Report That Your Domestic Entity is Now Exempt from BOI Reporting Requirements

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Through an Interim Final Rule that became effective March 26, 2025 (the “IFR”), the U.S. Treasury Department took action to exclude all U.S.-formed entities from the BOI[1] reporting regime under the Corporate Transparency...more

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FinCEN Order Allows Banks to Collect Taxpayer Information from Third Parties

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In a significant move, on June 27, 2025 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an order granting banks and their subsidiaries an exemption from the Customer Identification...more

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Investment Adviser Compliance with FinCEN’s AML/CFT Rule

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On August 28, 2024, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule (the “Final Rule”) that imposes comprehensive anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (“AML/CFT”) requirements on...more

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FATF Updates Grey List of Monitored Jurisdictions

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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has updated its listings of jurisdictions under increased monitoring (the “grey list”) and high-risk jurisdictions subject to a call for action (the “black list”). Our Investment Funds...more

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UPDATE: Effective date regarding FinCEN’s new Section 2313a Orders against three Mexican financial institutions

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U.S. based financial institutions that conduct funds transfers with the designated Mexican institutions have until 21 July to implement compliance procedures. Transfers of funds involving these designated Mexican...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Federal Agencies Issue Order Granting Exemption for Financial Institutions on TIN Collection

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), alongside the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) (collectively, the agencies), with concurrence from the...more

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Operation and Structure of the GENIUS Act of 2025 on Payment Stablecoins

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The Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act of 2025 (the “GENIUS Act” and the “Act”) establishes a regulatory infrastructure for defining, managing, custodying and issuing a specific kind of...more

Cozen O'Connor

Stablecoins: Navigating the Money Transmitter Minefield & Forthcoming Federal Regulatory Frameworks

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As digital assets gain traction across financial markets, stablecoins—cryptocurrencies pegged to fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar—are emerging as a practical medium for capital contributions, settlements, and liquidity...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The BSA’s Expansion & How Investment Advisers Can Leverage Existing AML Compliance Programs in the Cayman Islands To Comply With...

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On Aug. 28, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule (the Final Rule) extending the scope of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and its amendments by requiring certain...more

Cooley LLP

US, UK and EU Begin Easing Sanctions on Syria Amid Political Transition

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Following an announcement by President Donald Trump on May 13, 2025, that he would order the cessation of US sanctions against Syria, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General...more

BakerHostetler

Syria Sanctions Eased: What is the Impact on Your Business?

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On May 23, 2025, the United States formally eased its economic sanctions on Syria. This action authorizes a significant number of transactions that previously would have violated U.S. sanctions. ...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Recent Enforcement Actions a Reminder of the Importance of BSA Compliance for Nevada Casinos

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Following a multiyear lull, the Nevada gaming industry has recently experienced a flurry of federal and state regulatory actions related to the enforcement of the Bank Secrecy Act. Just the past several months alone have seen...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Will There Be Light? FinCEN’s New Reporting Rule Faces Legal Challenge

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The U.S. real estate market has long been a cornerstone of the American dream—a path to stability, investment, and generational wealth. But at the margins, that same market has also provided an opportunity for illicit actors...more

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