FinCEN Proposed Rules, Comment Letters and Summaries

Updates, Summaries, Proposed Rules, and Comment Letters from a network of agencies, including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Treasury, FDIC, FFIEC, the Federal Reserve, and more.

2026

Date	Agency	Rule/Topic	Summary / Comment Letter	Notes
April	FinCEN & Federal Banking Agencies	FinCEN AML/CFT Reform NCUA AML/CFT Reform	Available	Comments for both proposals are due by June 9, 2026.
February	Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)	FinCEN Exceptive Relief from Requirement to Identify & Verify Beneficial Owners at Each Account Opening	Available

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2025

Date	Agency	Rule/Topic	Summary / Comment Letter	Notes
October	Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)	FinCEN Notice on Financially Motivated Sextortion	Available
October	Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) + Multiagencies	FAQ regarding Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirements.	Available
September	Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)	Chinese Money Laundering Networks: 2020-2024 Threat Pattern and Trend Information	Available
September	Treasury	Request for Comment on Innovative Methods To Detect Illicit Activity Involving Digital Assets	Available	Comments must be received on or before October 17, 2025.
July	Treasury, OCC, FDIC, Federal Reserve	Request for Information: Potential Action To Address Payments Fraud	Available
April	Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)	FinCEN Alert on Bulk Cash Smuggling and Repatriation by Mexico-Based Transnational Criminal Organizations	Available
March	Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)	Update: Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirement Revision and Deadline	Available	The rule is effective March 26, 2025.
March	Office of the Comptroller of the Currency	Interpretive Letter 1183	Available
February	Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)	FIN-2025-CTA1: Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Deadline Extension	Available

2023-2024 Archived Summaries, Proposed Rules, and Comment Letters

2020-2022 Archived Summaries, Proposed Rules, and Comment Letters