Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act Regulations Relating to Recordkeeping for Funds Transfers and Transmittals of Funds by Financial Institutions

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) jointly have adopted a final rule that requires enhanced recordkeeping related to certain wire transfers (which include funds transfers and transmittals of funds) by financial institutions. The final rule takes into consideration the public comments received on the notice of proposed rulemaking. Each domestic financial institution involved in a wire transfer must collect and retain certain information, depending upon the type of financial institution, its role in the particular wire transfer, the amount of the wire transfer, and the relationship of the parties to the transaction with the financial institution.