Understanding the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule By David W. Birdsong In 2024 the Financial Criminal Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a division of the United States Treasury Department, adopted the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule, with a starting date of December 1, 2025. This starting date has been pushed back to March 1, 2026, and may be pushed back further but as of today real estate buyers, sellers, investors and particularly title companies need to be aware of this rule and what it requires of real estate transactions after the date it finally begins. Certain individuals (mostly title companies…
Author: David Birdsong
David Birdsong
David Birdsong, Attorney and Notary Public, has been involved in the real estate business as a real estate agent, real estate law instructor, title examiner and notary public for over 20 years. David graduated from Loyola University of New Orleans with degrees in Political Science and Law.
