In a recent opinion out of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, the newly-effective Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) has been found unconstitutional. In National Small Business United v. Janet...more
4/2/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Congressional Authority ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
While many Americans are struggling to achieve the dream of homeownership, there are criminals that abuse the housing market for financial gain. To avoid the scrutiny of financial institutions that have anti-money laundering...more
2/29/2024
/ AML/CFT ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Banks ,
BSA/AML ,
Cash Transactions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Geographic Targeting Order ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Residential Real Estate Contracts ,
Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) ,
Terrorist Financing Regulations
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued its final rule (“Rule”) to implement reporting requirements for beneficial ownership information on September 30, 2022. The Rule will, among other things, require...more
2/28/2023
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Shell Corporations
In December 2020, as part of the larger National Defense Authorization Act, the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) was enacted. The Act requires that anonymous shell companies, most notably limited liability companies and...more
In its latest effort to combat money laundering within the real estate sector, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has issued a new Geographic Targeting Order (“GTO”) broadening its scrutiny of shell companies...more
Choice real estate markets such as New York, Miami, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, and San Antonio may offer enticing amenities like buzzing nightlife or sunny beaches, but thanks to the Financial Crimes Enforcement...more
8/1/2016
/ Banking Sector ,
Beneficial Owner ,
BSA/AML ,
Cash Transactions ,
Customer Due Diligence (CDD) ,
Data Collection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
FinCEN ,
Geographic Targeting Order ,
Money Laundering ,
Real Estate Investments ,
Real Estate Market ,
Title Insurance
On January 13, 2016, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced that it had issued a Geographic Targeting Order (“GTO”) which will temporarily require certain title insurance companies to report the...more