Finance & markets · 29/08/20241 min read

U.S. Government Issues New Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued a final rule requiring certain individuals involved in real estate transactions to report and record non-financed transfers of residential property to specified entities and trusts, in an effort to combat illicit finance and money laundering in the U.S. real estate market.