The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has long recognized non-financed (i.e., “all-cash”) transfers of residential real estate as susceptible of money laundering because these methods

Continue Reading FinCEN Proposes Rulemaking Imposing New Residential Real Estate Reporting Requirements

On Jan. 25, 2024, the Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Division of Financial Institutions (DFI) and the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation (collectively, the “Agencies”) jointly issued a press

Continue Reading Hawaii’s Money Transmitters Modernization Act Will No Longer Apply to Cryptocurrency Activities

On Jan. 19, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued letters demanding five entities and certain associated parties cease and desist from making false and misleading statements about FDIC

Continue Reading FDIC Issues Cease and Desist Letters to 5 Entities for Making False or Misleading Representations Regarding Deposit Insurance

On Dec. 22, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a final rule (Access Rule) establishing the parameters for authorized access to BOI reported

Continue Reading FinCEN Publishes Final Rule on Access to Beneficial Ownership Information

Starting Jan. 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act and its implementing regulations mandate that certain U.S. legal entities and foreign entities registered to do business in the United States (collectively

Continue Reading Corporate Transparency Act Takes Effect with Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

Effective Jan. 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will require certain U.S. legal entities and foreign entities registered to do business in the United States (collectively, Reporting Companies) to

Continue Reading FinCEN Extends Beneficial Ownership Reporting Deadline for Newly Formed Companies