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Advisories/Notices/Bulletins/Fact Sheets
As part of fulfilling its mission to safeguard the financial system and promote national security, FinCEN, through its Financial Institution Advisory Program, issues public and non-public advisories to financial institutions concerning money laundering or terrorist financing threats and vulnerabilities for the purpose of enabling financial institutions to guard against such threats. Advisories often contain illicit activity typologies, red flags that facilitate monitoring, and guidance on complying with FinCEN regulations to address those threats and vulnerabilities. Financial institutions may use this information to enhance their Anti-Money Laundering (AML) monitoring systems for more valuable suspicious activity reporting.
Recent Advisories
| Title | Date | Description |
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| FinCEN Advisory FIN-2020-A009 | Advisory on the Financial Action Task Force-Identified Jurisdictions with Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism, and Proliferation Deficiencies | |
| FinCEN Advisory FIN-2020-A008 | Supplemental Advisory on Identifying and Reporting Human Trafficking and Related Activity | |
| FinCEN Advisory FIN-2020-A007 | Advisory on Unemployment Insurance Fraud During Covid 19 Pandemic | |
| FinCEN Advisory FIN-2020-A006 | Advisory on Ransomware and the Use of the Financial System to Facilitate Ransom Payments | |
| FinCEN Advisory FIN-2020-A005 Spanish | Aviso sobre delitos cibernéticos y delitos perpetrados mediante tecnologías cibernéticas que explotan la pandemia de la enfermedad del coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) |
| Title | Date | Description |
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5/18/2020 |
Companion Notice to FinCEN COVID-19 Advisories |
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4/03/2020 |
Updated FinCEN Notice to Financial Institutions Regarding COVID-19 |
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| 3/16/2020 |
FinCEN Notice to Financial Institutions Regarding COVID-19 |
| Title | Date | Description |
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| CTR XML Batch Filing Deadline PDF Only |
05/08/2018 | A reminder that CTR’s will no longer be accepted in ACSII format effective June 1, 2018 |
| FinCEN`s 314(a) Fact Sheet PDF Only |
02/2018 | 314(a) Facts and Feedback |
| FinCEN`s 314(b) Infographic PDF Only |
09/2017 | 314(b) References in SARs |
| CMIR Mailing address change PDF Only |
07/2017 | CMIR Notice of mailing address change |
| FINCEN's 314(b) Fact Sheet PDF Only |
11/2016 | 314(b) Facts |
| Money Laundering Prevention PDF Only |
09/2007 | An MSB Guide |
| Bank Secrecy Act Requirements PDF Only |
09/2007 | A Quick Reference Guide for MSBs |
| Reporting Suspicious Activity PDF Only |
09/2007 | A Quick Reference Guide for MSBs |
| Bank Secrecy Act Effectiveness and Efficiency Fact Sheet HTML | PDF |
06/2007 | Information about the effectiveness and efficiency of the BSA, as discussed by Secretary Paulson at FinCEN on June 22, 2007 |
| Section 312 Fact Sheet HTML | PDF |
12/2005 | Facts about the Section 312 of the USA PATRIOT Act Final Regulation and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking |
| BSA Direct E-Filing Fact Sheet PDF Only |
05/2005 | Information about the electronic filing of Bank Secrecy Act forms |
| Acronyms HTML | PDF |
11/2003 | Commonly Used Acronyms |
| SAR Bulletin - Issue 4 PDF Only |
01/2002 | Aspects of Financial Transactions Indicative of Terrorist Funding |
| SAR Bulletin - Issue 3 PDF Only |
06/2001 | Suspicious Activity Related to Phone Card Businesses |
| SAR Bulletin - Issue 2 PDF Only |
08/2000 | Suspicious Activities Reported by Casinos |
| SAR Bulletin - Issue 1 PDF Only |
06/1999 | Automated Teller Machines |
| FinCEN Notice HTML | PDF |
02/1997 | Clarification of Time for Designation of Exempt Persons for Purposes of 31 CFR 103.22(h) |