FinCEN (The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) announced Nov. 15 that they are issuing revised Geographic Targeting Orders (GTOs) that require title insurance companies in the United States to identify the real people behind shell companies used in cash real estate purchases.
FinCEN is also requiring that covered purchases using virtual currencies be reported and dropping the confidentiality provision, among other changes. The extended GTOs are valid from Nov. 17 through May 15, 2019.