ABA issued a members-only staff analysis of the government-wide policy priorities for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism that the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network released June 30.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today signaled that it intends to move ahead with a rulemaking to establish a no-action letter process.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today issued government-wide priorities for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism policy.
At its annual Law Enforcement Awards ceremony, held virtually today, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network recognized several state and federal law enforcement agencies for their work using information reported by financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act in its criminal investigations.
Federal agencies on Friday announced updates to their rulemaking agendas. Items on the agendas and…
Ahead of the release of the president’s budget tomorrow, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told House appropriators that funding is needed for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to build its beneficial ownership database—something ABA has long advocated for.
As the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network prepares to create a new beneficial ownership registry, ABA made several recommendations that should guide the agency as it develops the database—including that FinCEN ensure usability and ease of access for reporting companies, law enforcement and financial institutions.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network’s Director of the Office of Regulatory Policy Barry Emmert today previewed the implementation process for the Corporate Transparency Act, an ABA-backed bill that was included in a broader package of Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering reforms that Congress passed in December.
President Biden is seeking a $191 million in funding for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network—a $64 million increase from FY 2021—according to the FY 2022 budget released by the White House today.
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network director Ken Blanco will step down on April 9, the agency announced today.