Financial data, collected from financial institutions by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), has proven to be of considerable value in money laundering, terrorist financing and other financial crimes investigations by law enforcement.

On March 1, 2011, FinCEN transferred its regulations from 31 CFR Part 103 to 31 CFR Chapter X as part of an ongoing effort to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of its regulatory oversight. 31 CFR Chapter X is organized by generally applicable regulations and by industry-specific regulations. There have

Members of the media may email inquiries or interview requests to [email protected] you are not a member of the media, please visit the FinCEN contact page.GROUND RULES FOR INTERVIEWING FINCEN OFFICIALSGround rules must be agreed upon at the beginning of a conversation or an interview with FinCEN officials. The discussion