FinCEN recently issued a Financial Trend Analysis and alert on digital asset investment scams connected to overseas scam centers. Its review of 33,904 BSA reports filed from September 8, 2023, [...]
On September 8, 2026, the FDIC, along with FinCEN and other federal banking agencies, issued new FAQs on using state-issued mobile driver's licenses and other government-issued verifiable digital credentials to [...]
On September 10, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced new sanctions under Operation Economic Outcast targeting individuals and entities accused of supporting Kata'ib Hizballah, Hizballah, and Iran's sanctions-evasion [...]
On September 9, 2026, OFAC updated several Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and added two new FAQs related to the licensing process. The changes are primarily housekeeping and clarification updates covering [...]
On September 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that FinCEN had identified approximately $17.5 billion in suspicious financial activity potentially linked to health care fraud. FinCEN’s Financial [...]
On September 8, 2026, FinCEN issued an alert to help financial institutions identify and report procurement networks supporting Iran's commercial aviation industry. The alert includes red flag indicators and suspicious [...]
On September 3, 2026, FinCEN published a financial trend analysis and alert urging financial institutions to remain vigilant for digital asset investment scams, commonly referred to as "pig butchering," "romance [...]
On September 2, 2026, FinCEN renewed its Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) for certain money services businesses (MSBs) located in designated ZIP Codes in New Mexico and Texas. Effective [...]
On September 2, 2026, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, NCUA, OCC, and FinCEN issued a joint statement clarifying SAR confidentiality requirements when communicating with customers regarding potentially fraudulent transactions, other suspicious [...]
FinCEN issued a final rule on August 11, 2026, effective August 14, 2026, that permanently removes the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S. persons to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) [...]