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Buying into AML risks in real estate

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Key Takeaways Real estate markets are vulnerable to money laundering and fraud because of their transaction size and appreciation over time. Regulations such as Geographic Targeting Order updates help identify AML risks by requiring identification for certain real estate purchases.

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FinCEN Tightens Real Estate Cash-Buyer Reporting Threshold

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While the previous purchase amount threshold varied by city, it’s now set at $300,000 for each metropolitan area, covering certain counties within the following major locations: Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle.

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FinCEN Steps up Efforts to Protect Against the Six Biggest Threats to the U.S. Financial System

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Financial Institution Response : FI fraud teams must be aware of the different types of cyber-enabled threats, and if possible, have an automated solution to detect the various fraud typologies. Be familiar with the FinCEN advisory and file SARs when applicable. The 12 major U.S.

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FinCEN reissues real estate Geographic Targeting Orders

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Stay up to the date on emerging fraud trends. Fraud Prevention. FinCEN issued guidance in 2017 for GTO responsibilities for financial institutions, and this guidance is still applicable today ( FIN-2017-A003 ). FinCEN also issued FAQs , which you may find useful. . keep me informed. BSA Rules and Regulation. Customer Due Diligence.

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Real Estate Money Laundering An Increasing Focus Of Governments

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The rule applies to all title companies that deal in markets that have luxury real estate including Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Honolulu, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle, noted the report. As for the U.K.,

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Does Trump’s Cybersecurity Platform Have A Leg To Stand On?

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First, the bank’s fraud system detected suspicious activity , which led to thousands of customer cards being blocked from usage. Just days later, the fraud scare actually became reality. Fraud at the point of sale is expected to shrink, but online payment card fraud on eCommerce and banking websites will continue to rise.

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Trump Hotels Reportedly Breached

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This time around, three sources spoke to Krebs on Security and said that there have been patterns of fraud noticed across credit card systems that could, in fact, have touched all of the aforementioned properties, which number more than a dozen.

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