Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

FinCEN recently issued an alert to warn U.S. financial institutions, particularly depository institutions and money services businesses (MBSs), of the risks and red flags associated with bulk cash smuggling by Mexico-based drug cartels and other transnational criminal organizations.

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On March 21, 2025, FinCEN issued an interim final rule narrowing the scope of the CTA’s BOI Reporting Rule (Reporting Rule) to foreign reporting companies and foreign beneficial owners.
Continue Reading FinCEN Issues Interim Final Rule Exempting Domestic Companies and US Beneficial Owners From Reporting Requirements

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) requiring all money services businesses (MSBs) located in 30 ZIP codes across California and Texas to, among other things, report and maintain records of cash transactions exceeding $200 (up to $10,000), and to verify the identity of persons presenting such transactions
Continue Reading Effective April 14: FinCEN GTO Requires MSBs Along US Southwest Border to Report Transactions in Currency of More than $200

On Jan. 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the U.S. government’s request for a stay (SCOTUS Order) of the nationwide preliminary injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) issued

Continue Reading CTA UPDATE: Enforcement Remains Suspended Despite U.S. Supreme Court Granting Stay of Preliminary Injunction

Federal and state “fair access” or “anti-debanking” laws and regulations have been evolving quickly over the last five years, closely tracking the changing U.S. political climate. These laws and regulations

Continue Reading US Fair Access and Anti-Debanking Laws: What to Expect Under the New Administration

On Dec. 26, 2024, the nationwide preliminary injunction that a Texas district court issued in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)

Continue Reading CTA Update: Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Against CTA Reinstated

The CTA mandates that, starting on Jan. 1, 2024, certain U.S. legal entities and foreign entities registered to do business in the United States (collectively, Reporting Companies) disclose certain BOI

Continue Reading FinCEN Issues FAQs on Dissolved Entities’ Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

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

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