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U.S. Extends AML Search for Dirty Money in Real Estate

February 27, 2017

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The U.S. Treasury Department said it will extend its search for criminals who seek to launder money by buying U.S. real estate.

 

The U.S. Treasury Department Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will extend for 180 days a rule ordering title insurance companies to report to authorities all-cash purchases in parts of California, Texas, Florida and New York. The order was due to expire on Thursday.

 

The order mandates that title companies identify the real purchaser, even when the sale is made through shell companies.

 

Since imposing the original order in January 2016, FinCEN has found 30% of these cash real estate transactions involve a person who had previously been reported to authorities for suspicious financial activities.