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FinCEN Proposes AML Compliance Obligations for Non-Financed Real Estate Transactions

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Following consideration of comments received from an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, on February 16, 2024, FinCEN issued a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that for the first time would require non-financed...more

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FinCEN Proposal for Nonfinanced Purchases of Residential Real Estate and Gratuitous Transfers

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on Feb. 7, 2024, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing a new nationwide reporting obligation to be imposed on settlement...more

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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network: U.S. Treasury is Monitoring Cash Residential Purchases

Starting on April 25, 2023, and ending on October 21, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is requiring disclosure of beneficial ownership of entities that purchase...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

FinCEN Quietly Extends Real Estate Geographic Targeting Orders For Another Six Months

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Breaking from its recent practice of making public announcements about Geographic Targeting Orders, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) last month quietly extended its real estate GTOs for...more

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FinCEN Provides Relief to CDD Obligations for Existing Customers

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published long-awaited additional Frequently Asked Questions on April 3, 2018 (the “Guidance”) relating to its Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Rule, which FinCEN promulgated...more

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New GTO covers Wire Transfers

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On August 22, 2017, FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) published a new Advisory regarding Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) covering residential real estate transactions in certain counties or boroughs of New...more

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FinCEN is extending its campaign to press title insurance companies to reveal the real buyers behind shell companies that pay cash for high-end real estate deals in select cities around the country....more

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FinCEN Renewal of GTOs for High-End Cash Buyers in Six Markets

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FinCEN announced today that it is renewing the existing Geographical Targeting Orders (GTOs) issued in July 2016 that require all title insurance companies to identify and report on the natural persons behind shell companies...more

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FinCEN Expands Crackdown on Real Estate Buyers

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Building on early successes, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced new rules targeting buyers of high-end real estate properties. Earlier this year, FinCEN adopted rules focusing on high-end...more

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FinCEN Expands Targeting of High-End Cash Real Estate Transactions

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FinCEN has announced a major expansion and extension of its geographic targeting orders (GTOs) aimed at high-end cash buyers of real estate. This action reflects FinCEN’s continued efforts to prevent money laundering through...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FinCEN Tightens the Screws on Money Launderers with Additional Scrutiny of High-Value Residential Real Estate Transactions

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

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Can New Beneficial Owner Identification Requirement for Cash-Only Real Estate Deals in Miami and New York City Be Avoided if...

Why it matters - After years of concern about money laundering through shell corporations, repeated legislative and regulatory efforts to gain more information on beneficial owners of entities involved in various types...more

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