FinCEN is a bureau of the US Department of the Treasury and the financial intelligence unit of the United States.
What they do
FinCEN administers the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), issues AML regulations including the Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Rule and beneficial ownership reporting rules, collects and analyses suspicious activity reports (SARs), and imposes civil penalties for BSA violations.
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