Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Proposed Amendment to the Bank Secrecy Act RegulationsRequirement of Money Transmitters and Money Order and Traveler's Check Issuers, Sellers, and Redeemers To Report Suspicious Transactions

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The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (``FinCEN'') is proposing to amend the Bank Secrecy Act regulations to require money transmitters, and issuers, sellers, and redeemers, of money orders and traveler's checks, to report suspicious transactions involving at least $500 in funds or other assets. The proposal is a further step in the creation of a comprehensive system (to which banks are already subject) for the reporting of suspicious transactions by financial institutions. Such a system is a core component of the counter-money laundering strategy of the Department of the Treasury.