The NY Times reports that new rules will be announced Monday which will require non-bank financial institutions (like check-cashing stores, Western Union, etc.) to report transfers of $750 or greater with a foreign destination. (The old reporting threshold was $10K.) According to the article, the new regulation is expected to generate approximately one million additional forms per year for FINCEN/Treasury to process, and require 25,000 such NBFI's to register with Treasury. The regulation will take effect in 90 days after a public comment period. It does not apply to cash, instruments like traveler's checks, or domestic transfers; it also does not apply to banks themselves. (All of those mediums of transport are covered by different rules with other reporting requirements.) See <http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/news/national/drug-cartels.html>. -- Greg Broiles | US crypto export control policy in a nutshell: gbroiles@netbox.com | http://www.io.com/~gbroiles | Export jobs, not crypto.