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Bulletin: SLS2023013
Date: October 23, 2023
To: All Issuing Offices
RE: GENERAL - US Department of Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) - Geographic Targeting Order: Boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island, NY; Counties of Bexar, Tarrant, Dallas, Harris, Montgomery, Webb, and Travis, TX; Counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee and Collier, FL; Counties of San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara, CA; Clark County, NV; King County, WA; Counties of Suffolk, Middlesex, Bristol, Essex, Norfolk, and Plymouth, MA; Cook County, IL; City or County of Baltimore, Maryland with a purchase price of $50,000 or more; The Hawaii counties of Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, or Honolulu, or the City of Honolulu; The Maryland counties of Montgomery, Anne Arundel, Prince George's, or Howard; The Virginia counties of Arlington or Fairfax, or the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, or Fairfax; The Connecticut counties of Fairfield and Litchfield; The C
Dear Associates:
This bulletin is continuing guidance on the FinCEN Geographic Targeting Orders (GTO) which were issued to all underwriters. A New GTO has been issued further expanding the geographic regions subject to reporting requirements and extends the effective date of the reporting requiremen...
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Bulletins Replaced:
FL2016002 - GENERAL - US Department of Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) - Geographic Targeting Order, Miami-Dade County, Florida
FL2016004 - UNDERWRITING - Florida FinCEN
MU2016002 - GENERAL - US Department of Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) - Geographic Targeting Order
MU2016003 - GENERAL - US Department of Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) - Geographic Targeting Order
MU2017004 - GENERAL - US Department of Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) - Geographic Targeting Order
SLS2018004 - GENERAL - US Department of Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
SLS2018008 - GENERAL - US Department of Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) - Geographic Targeting Order: Boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island, NY; Counties of Bexar, Tarrant and Dallas, TX; Counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach, FL; Counties of San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara, CA; City and County of Honolulu, HI; Clark County, NV; King County, WA; Counties of Suffolk and Middlesex, MA; Cook County, IL [Revised 5-16-19]
SLS2021005 - UNDERWRITING - US Department of Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) - Geographic Targeting Order: Boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island, NY; Counties of Bexar, Tarrant and Dallas, TX; Counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach, FL; Counties of San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara, CA; City and County of Honolulu, HI; Clark County, NV; King County, WA; Counties of Suffolk and Middlesex, MA; Cook County, IL [Revised 5-8-2020; 11-6-2020; 5-6-2021]
SLS2023005 - GENERAL - US Department of Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) - Geographic Targeting Order: Boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island, NY; Counties of Bexar, Tarrant, Dallas, Harris, Montgomery and Webb, TX; Counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach, FL; Counties of San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara, CA; Clark County, NV; King County, WA; Counties of Suffolk and Middlesex, MA; Cook County, IL; City or County of Baltimore, Maryland with a purchase price of $50,000 or more; The Hawaii counties of Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, or Honolulu, or the City of Honolulu; The Maryland counties of Montgomery, Anne Arundel, Prince George’s, or Howard; The Virginia counties of Arlington or Fairfax, or the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, or Fairfax; The Connecticut counties of Fairfield and Litchfield; The Colorado counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Eagle, Elbert, El Paso, Fremont, Jefferson, Mesa, Pi
Related Bulletins:
NY000696 - US Department of Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) - Geographic Targeting Order: Boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens and Staten Island, NY; and others
SLS2023008 - GENERAL - Updated FINCEN Flow Chart [Revised 11-20-23; 10-30-24]
SLS2024015 - GENERAL - US Department of Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) - Geographic Targeting Order; Counties of Bexar, Tarrant, Dallas, Harris, Montgomery, Webb, or Travis, TX; Counties of Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Manatee, Sarasota, Charlotte, Lee or Collier, FL; Boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, or Manhattan, NY; Counties of San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Mateo, or Santa Clara, CA; Counties of Hawaii, Maui, Kauai, or Honolulu, or the City of Honolulu, HI; Clark County, NV; King County, WA; Counties of Suffolk, Middlesex, Bristol, Essex, Norfolk, or Plymouth, MA; Cook County, IL; Counties of Montgomery, Anne Arundel, Prince George's, Howard, or the City of Baltimore, MD; Counties of Arlington or Fairfax, or the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, or Fairfax, VA; Counties of Fairfield or Litchfield, CT; Counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Eagle, Elbert, El Paso, Fremont, et al.
SLS2025004 - GENERAL - US Department of Treasury: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) - Geographic Targeting Order; Counties of Los Angeles, Santa Clara, San Diego, San Francisco, or San Mateo, CA; Counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Eagle, Elbert, El Paso, Fremont, Jefferson, Mesa, Pitkin, Pueblo, or Summit, CO; Counties of Fairfield or Litchfield, CT; Counties of Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, or Sarasota, FL; Counties of Hawaii, Kauai, Maui, or Honolulu, or the City of Honolulu, HI; County of Cook, IL; Counties of Anne Arundel, Howard, Montgomery, or Prince George’s, MD; Counties of Bristol, Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, or Suffolk, MA; County of Clark, NV, Boroughs of Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, or Staten Island in New York City, NY; Counties of Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Montgomery, Tarrant, Travis, or Webb, TX; Counties of Arlington or Fairfax, or the cities of Alexandria, Falls Chur
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