On September 2, 2026, FinCEN, together with the Federal Reserve, FDIC, NCUA, and OCC, issued a joint statement to clarify that confidentiality requirements related to Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) do not preclude banks from communicating with their customers regarding potentially fraudulent transactions and other suspicious activity or account closures. The statement does not alter existing Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) legal or regulatory requirements or establish new supervisory expectations.

On September 2, 2026, FinCEN reissued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) to help law enforcement combat illicit activity and associated money laundering by Mexico-based cartels and other criminal actors along the southwest border of the United States. The GTO subjects certain money services businesses (MSBs) to enhanced reporting requirements with FinCEN.

On August 17, 2026, FinCEN held an outreach event bringing together law enforcement and financial sectors to address health care benefits fraud, specifically focusing on the exploitation of hospice care services. Participants discussed new and emerging health care fraud schemes targeting federal and state health insurance programs, associated financial typologies and red flag indicators, and opportunities to boost awareness around hospice care fraud.