Federal Register · Final rule FR Doc. 2025-24184 · Published

FinCEN delays AML/CFT program and SAR rule for investment advisers to January 1, 2028

FinCEN is delaying the effective date of its AML/CFT program and SAR filing rule for registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers from January 1, 2026 to January 1, 2028, and amends 31 CFR 1032.210(c) to match. The rule imposes no new obligations and applies to investment advisers, not mortgage lenders or servicers.

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Loan impact

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Applies to: Covered registered investment advisers and exempt reporting advisers under the FinCEN IA AML Rule; it does not address residential mortgage loans.

Effective
Jan 1, 2028
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What changed

From the rule text · Section 31 CFR 1032.210(c)
RequirementPreviouslyNow
IA AML/CFT program compliance date delayedRelaxedPreviously: IA AML Rule effective January 1, 2026Investment advisers must have an AML/CFT program in place on or before January 1, 2028

What to do

AWACS interpretation · not source language

What to review: No change here is mandatory, so no lender action is required. The rule only moves the AML/CFT program compliance date for covered investment advisers to January 1, 2028, and the record says it does not address residential mortgage loans.

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