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A bank operates as a securities dealer when it underwrites, trades, or deals in securities. Those activities are usually administered in a separtely identifiable trading department; however, the lack...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is a bureau within the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. FinCEN plays two key roles in U.S. efforts to keep...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) s a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The Director of FinCEN reports to the Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence...

FinCEN is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The Director of FinCEN is appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury and reports to the Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial...

FinCEN is a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The Director of FinCEN is appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury and reports to the Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency supervises institutions representing 67 percent of the nation's banking assets, ranging from small agricultural banks in the farm belt to the largest...

Against the backdrop of one of the most tumultuous years in U.S. financial history, the OCC's Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Report highlights how the OCC performs its primary mission of examining,...

Fiscal year 2009 was dominated by the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the regulator and supervisor of national banks, joined with...

In 2009, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) continued to make important contributions to the nation's fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, tax evasion, waste and...

A financial planner will tell you that investing for the future is critical. This involves not only taking a realistic assessment of where you are presently, but envisioning the and building a plan...

This report provides a descriptive summary of the New Markets Tax Credit program results derived from 2002-2007 data collected and maintained by the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund...

The number of depository institution Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filings reporting commercial real estate financing fraud (hereinafter "CRE fraud") almost tripled between 2007 and 2010,...

The Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) reports to Congress annually on the Federal government's outstanding non-tax receivables and debt collection activities. As required by Federal law (31 U.S.C...

The Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) reports to Congress annually on the Federal government's outstanding non-tax receivables and debt collection activities. As required by Federal law (31 U.S.C...

Good decisions begin with good information. A bank's board of directors needs concise, accurate, and timely reports to help it perform its fiduciary responsibilities. This booklet describes...

The financial crisis has impacted every American. It has presented not only fraud and deception in the finance and housing markets that helped fuel the crisis, but also the potential for fraudulent...

Few retail consumer businesses can keep their doors open for long if they fail to attract and retain new customers. In the increasingly competitive financial services marketplace, banks and their...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is engaged in a variety of initiatives to ensure that our mission as administrator of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) is carried out in the most efficient...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has statutory responsibility as administrator of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), and under multiple sections of the USA PATRIOT Act1, to safeguard the...

Every bank must maintain a certain amount of U.S. and foreign currency on hand. To avoid having excess non earning assets and to minimize exposure to misappropriation and robbery, each bank should...

Community Development Financial Institutions or CDFIs emerged in response to a lack of access to responsible and affordable credit and capital in minority and economically distressed communities...

The OCC assures that the provision of banking services by national banks is consistent with legal and ethical standards of fairness and corporate citizenship. It performs that obligation by...

"Commercial loans" is a term commonly used to designate loans not ordinarily maintained by either the real estate or consumer loan departments. In asset distribution, commercial or business loans...

The primary source of revenue for most commercial banks and federal savings associations (collectively, banks) is the extension of credit, an activity that concurrently poses a risk to earnings and...

The CDFI Fund has always strived to dedicate as many resources to the CDFI industry as possible. In 2012, we had our largest award round for our flagship CDFI Program in history, while behind the...

Gaming institutions covered by FinCEN's regulations submitted 74,816 Suspicious Activity Report by Casinos and Card Clubs (SAR-C) filings from 2004 through June 2011. Dollar amounts reported in these...

Identity theft is a crime rarely committed as an end in itself. Instead, identity theft is nearly always a means of facilitating another crime-usually a financial crime that enriches the perpetrator...

This report focuses on identity theft in the securities and futures industries. Based on Suspicious Activity Report by the Securities and Futures Industries (SAR-SF) filings, it describes recent...

This report highlights key findings of an assessment conducted by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of Suspicious Activity Report filings in the one-year period from May 2, 2006 through May 1,...

This report detailed key findings of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's assessment of Suspicious Activity Reports filed from May 2, 2007, through April 30, 2008, by insurance companies and...