Money Services Businesses

The Money Services Businesses (MSB) www.msb.gov/ web site was created by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) / U.S. Department of the Treasury "to address the needs of a special category of financial institutions under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) referred to as Money Services Businesses or MSBs."

MSB services include:

• money orders
• traveler's checks
• money transmission
• check cashing
• currency exchange
• stored value

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