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FinCEN Relaxes the Requirements to Identify the Beneficial Owners of an Institution’s Legal Entity Customers

FinCEN Relaxes the Requirements to Identify the Beneficial Owners of an Institution’s Legal Entity Customers

By: John ReVeal, Jeremy M. McLaughlin, and Joshua L. Durham

On 13 February 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued Order FIN-2026-R001 (the Order), granting exceptive relief from FinCEN’s requirement that covered financial institutions identify the beneficial owners of their legal entity customers.

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