PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has fined Michael LaFontaine, former chief operational risk officer at U.S. Bank , with a $450,000 civil penalty for his negligence in failing to intercept breaches of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), FinCEN announced on Wednesday (March 4). . Department of Justice (DOJ) to penalize U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Banks no longer have to submit a suspicious activity report (SAR) just because a business is growing or cultivating hemp. Financial institutions should follow standard SAR procedures and submit a report only if there is questionable behavior.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 27, 2016

are accustomed to submitting suspicious activity reports (SARs) to the government when fraud cases involving at least $5,000 take place. The details that have to be included in these confidential reports are determined by the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

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Seon

JUNE 1, 2023

In fact, on February 27, 2023, FinCEN issued a report warning financial institutions of the rise in mail theft-related check fraud. According to FinCEN, the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS) received 299,020 complaints in 2021 about stolen mail, which is a core way that fraudsters intercept and process fraudulent checks.

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FICO

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Among the key provisions is addressing the increasing burden on financial institutions required to file Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and the enormous amount of data flowing to Treasury’s Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN). In the U.S.,

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Stax

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It mandates ongoing monitoring of suspicious activity, recordkeeping, and submitting suspicious activity reports (SARs) to the government. As such, the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) establishes certain AML program requirements for financial institutions in the US.

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Seon

MAY 10, 2024

Suppose a transaction is identified as suspicious without a clear lawful purpose. In that case, organizations are mandated to file a Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) with relevant authorities – FinCEN in the US, Fintrac in Canada, goAML in the EU and the National Crime Agency in the UK.

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FICO

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The headliner provision is the creation of a beneficial ownership registry within the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), requiring millions of U.S. to report their beneficial owners to FinCEN. companies and companies doing business in the U.S.

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FICO

DECEMBER 19, 2018

This month, a group of federal agencies including the Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a joint statement which encourages banks to consider, evaluate, and responsibly implement innovative solutions to BSA/AML compliance. Members of Congress have also been focused on BSA/AML reforms.

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