2025-12973: Imposition of Special Measures Prohibiting Certain Transmittals of Funds Involving CIBanco S.A., Institution de Banca Multiple, Intercam Banco S.A., Institución de Banca Multiple, and Vector Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V.; Extension of Effective Date

Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 131 (Friday, July 11, 2025) [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 131 (Friday, July 11, 2025)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 30826-30827] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-12973] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) 31 CFR Part 1010 Imposition of Special Measures Prohibiting Certain Transmittals of Funds Involving CIBanco S.A., Institution de Banca Multiple, Intercam Banco S.A., Instituci[oacute]n de Banca Multiple, and Vector Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V.; Extension of Effective Date

Agency

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Treasury.

Action

Order; extension of effective date. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

FinCEN is issuing notice of an order amending its three June 2025 orders prohibiting certain transmittals of funds involving CIBanco S.A., Institution de Banca Multiple (CIBanco), Intercam Banco S.A., Instituci[oacute]n de Banca Multiple (Intercam), and Vector Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V. (Vector), financial institutions operating outside of the United States determined to be of primary money laundering concern in connection with illicit opioid trafficking. This order extends the effective date of the three prior orders by 45 days, to September 4, 2025.

Dates

The effective date of the orders issued June 30, 2025, at 90 FR 27764, 90 FR 27770, and 90 FR 27777, is extended to September 4, 2025.

For Further Information Contact

The FinCEN Resource Center at http://www.fincen.gov/contact.

Supplementary Information

I. Summary of Order

On June 25, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued three separate orders identifying Mexico-based financial institutions CIBanco S.A., Institution de Banca Multiple (CIBanco), Intercam Banco S.A., Instituci[oacute]n de Banca Multiple (Intercam), and Vector Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V. (Vector) as being of primary money laundering concern in connection with illicit opioid trafficking and prohibiting certain transmittals of funds involving those financial institutions.\1\ The orders were published June 30, 2025, with an effective date of 21 days from publication in the Federal [[Page 30827]] Register, thereby becoming effective July 21, 2025.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ FinCEN, Press Release, Treasury Issues Unprecedented Orders under Powerful New Authority to Counter Fentanyl (June 25, 2025), https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/treasury-issues-unprecedented-orders-under-powerful-new-authority-counter. \2\ Imposition of Special Measure Prohibiting Certain Transmittals of Funds Involving CIBanco S.A., Instituci[oacute]n De Banca Multiple, 90 FR 27770 (June 30, 2025); Imposition of Special Measure Prohibiting Certain Transmittals of Funds Involving Intercam Banco S.A., Instituci[oacute]n de Banca Multiple, 90 FR 27777 (June 30, 2025); Imposition of Special Measure Prohibiting Certain Transmittals of Funds Involving Vector Casa de Bolsa, S.A. de C.V., 90 FR 27764 (June 30, 2025). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- With this order, FinCEN is extending the effective date for all three orders an additional 45 days, from July 21, 2025, to September 4, 2025. A copy of this order will be published in the Federal Register. To the extent that CIBanco, Intercam, Vector, or parties have information relevant to this order, they may submit it to FinCEN at www.fincen.gov/contact.