On 8/18/2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a statement that explains its approach to enforcing BSA/AML rules and regulations. This statement corresponds with the interagency statement issued on 8/13/2020 by the FDIC, Federal Reserve, OCC, and NCUA. In their release, FinCEN explains that this statement is intended to provide clarity and transparency to its approach when contemplating compliance or enforcement actions against covered financial institutions that violate the Bank Secrecy Act. The statement outlines administrative actions available to FinCEN, provides an overview of the information FinCEN analyzes in order to determine the appropriate outcome of BSA violations, and encourages financial institutions to voluntarily and promptly report violations as well as candidly and completely cooperate with any investigation.

FinCEN’s statement can be found here.

Adam Witmer

Adam Witmer is a speaker, author, and founder of the Compliance Cohort. Adam has taught hundreds of seminars and training sessions to thousands of bankers throughout the United States and teaches on all areas of regulatory compliance. Adam has written five e-books that he never published, hit a grizzly bear while driving in a National Park, and is an award winning photographer and musician (though he no longer takes photos nor plays any instruments). In his spare time, Adam can be found kayaking on the lake, doing taekwondo with his kids, working on his (project) house, or spending time with his family.

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