FinCEN Announces Expiration of Conditional Exception to Bank Secrecy Act Regulations

Summary

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is notifying financial institutions that a conditional exception to Bank Secrecy Act regulations regarding the transmission of funds will expire on May 31, 2003, allowing them to resume requiring true customer names and addresses.

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