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Holland & Knight LLP

FinCEN Proposal Potentially Impacts Registered Investment, Exempt Reporting Advisers

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a new notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), referred to herein as the "Proposed Rule," that would subject SEC-registered...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

Entities Beware, It May Be Time for You to Register with FinCEN

On September 30, 2022, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the United States Treasury issued a new final rule (“Final Rule”), requiring certain entities to file with FinCEN reports that identify two...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Clearing the Air: FinCEN Guidance May Help Banks Find Their Way in the Field of Hemp Financing

On June 29, 2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published updated guidance intended to “enhance the availability of financial services” for the hemp industry (the Guidance). Even though the Agriculture...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

FinCEN Issues Updated Guidance for Due Diligence of Hemp Businesses

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) recently released guidance for bank and financial institutions regarding the requirements and obligations for financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and...more

King & Spalding

FinCEN Finalizes Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions

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On May 11, 2018, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) implemented its Final Rule on Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions (“Rule”) to amend the scope of...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Customer Due Diligence and Beneficial Ownership: Updates to FFIEC Examination Manual and FinCEN Administrative Ruling

May 11, 2018 was the applicability date for FinCEN’s new “Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions” (the “CDD Rule”). FinCEN noted the occasion by issuing a press release to remind covered financial...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Deadline Approaches for Implementation of FinCEN Customer Due Diligence Requirements

On May 11, 2016, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) adopted final rules which codify customer due diligence requirements for financial institutions (the “CDD Rule”)[1] under the Bank Secrecy Act (the “BSA”). ...more

K&L Gates LLP

International AML Enforcement in 2017 Expected to Target Consumer-Due-Diligence Programs, Gaming Entities, Prepaid Cards, Digital...

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Over the past two years, financial regulatory bodies in the United States and Europe have increasingly emphasized consumer due diligence (“CDD”) by financial institutions as a means to combat money laundering and terrorist...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Should Professional Service Providers Assume Greater AML Vigilance Responsibilities?

Because they are known as “gatekeepers” in the financial industry, Professional Service Providers (PSPs), Bankers, Brokers, Realtors, Casino Managers, Trust Fund Managers, Money Managers, etc., carry a level of responsibility...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

A New Age of Transparency: U.S. Announces

On May 11, 2016, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Treasury, published its final rule addressing Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions (CDD Rule)....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"FinCEN Finalizes Customer Due Diligence Rule Amid Other Actions to Enhance Financial Transparency"

In the wake of the Panama Papers controversy, the U.S. government has taken major steps this month to promote financial transparency. First, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) finalized its proposed rule issued...more

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