Exclusive: Regulators move to ease banks’ SAR burden

Reported by Claire Williams (Excerpt shared below. To read full report and the SAR FAQ from FinCEN, go to: https://www.americanbanker.com/news/exclusive-regulators-move-to-ease-banks-sar-burden and https://www.fincen.gov/system/files/2025-10/SAR-FAQs-October-2025.pdf) New guidance obtained by American Banker would reduce the number of suspicious activity reports, or SARs, banks are required to file, a move aimed at easing banks’ compliance burden and making data more […]