If you haven’t already, subscribe to FinCEN Notifications. FinCEN regularly releases updates, advisories, and guidance regarding SAR reporting and key terms. Subscribing to their email list or checking their website frequently helps ensure you stay informed of changes, especially regarding emerging threats like fraud schemes, money laundering, or cybercrime. The link to register can be found here: FinCEN Updates (govdelivery.com).
FinCEN’s website also contains a list of Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) key terms found in FinCEN advisories. Not all advisories contain key terms or SAR field number instructions that you are required to place in SAR Field 2 and the narrative. That link can be found here: Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Advisory Key Terms | FinCEN.gov
