Links

Government Websites

 

Department of the Treasury
www.treas.gov

 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
www.fincen.gov

division of the Treasury that adminsters money laundering regulations

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
www.irs.gov/irm/part4/ch26s08.html

Title 31 (Bank Secrecy Act) examinations

Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac/

responsible for administering economic and trade sanctions against targeted people, countried, and entities;  Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list updated regularly

FinCEN's Money Services Business (MSB)
www.msb.gov

tools to assist MSBs with compliance responsibilities; registered MSBs list updated regularly

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
www.ftc.gov/privacy/privacyinitiatives/glbact.html

privacy initiatives (Gramm Leach Bliley Act)


Organizations' Websites

 

Financial Service Centers of America (FiSCA)
www.www.fisca.org

national check cashers association; regional check cashers associations list also available

Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA)
www.cfsa.net

national small lenders association

Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS)
www.acams.org

 

Money Laundering Alert
www.moneylaunderingalert.com

 

Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)
www.icba.org

understanding banks that service MSBs; regional bankers associations list also available