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On March 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) submitted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to the Federal Register to fully implement its whistleblower program. The proposed rule establishes a framework for offering incentives and protections to encourage individuals to report information on fraud-related violations of the Bank Secrecy Act, U.S. sanctions programs administered by Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, and other laws critical to safeguarding the U.S. financial system and national security. The NPRM proposes procedures for whistleblowers to securely share information about potential violations and submit award applications. It establishes eligibility criteria for making awards and processes for adjudicating applications. Under the proposed rule, whistleblowers whose tips lead to successful enforcement actions by Treasury or the Department of Justice would receive awards of 10 to 30 percent of collected monetary penalties. The rule also includes protections for whistleblowers who provide information to FinCEN's program. Although FinCEN's whistleblower program is codified by the Anti-Money Laundering Act (2020) and the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act (2022) and is currently accepting tips, the proposed regulation will fully implement these statutes when finalised. FinCEN has recently launched a whistleblower portal to facilitate submissions. Members of the public must submit comments in response to the NPRM within 60 days of its publication in the Federal Register. Comments will be publicly viewable at www.regulations.gov. **Reference:** FinCEN.gov