Global Financial Integrity

Rule Changes

Advocated for transparency reforms

For decades, anyone with enough cash and a shell company could buy a house in America without telling the federal government who they were. That changed on March 1, 2026, when a new rule from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) took effect. It requires closing agents to report the true owners behind any legal entity or trust purchasing residential property without traditional bank financing. The rule applies nationwide, to every price point, closing a gap the Treasury Department has called one of the most significant vulnerabilities in the country's anti-money laundering defenses.

Updated May 30