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Reference Number: 2500908N
To earn all 11.5 CLE credits, you must also view the recorded sessions that you missed.
CLE Credits:
- General – 11.5
- Ethics – 3.0
- Technology – 0.5
Certification credits:
- Real Estate – 11.5
- Condominium and Planned Development Law – 1.0
- Construction Law – 1.0
So Long GTOs; Hello Residential Real Estate Rule: FinCEN’s New Paradigm
Description
FinCEN has announced its Residential Real Estate Rule, effective Dec. 1, 2025. The new rule replaces and greatly expands upon the FinCEN GTOs in effect since 2016.
- FinCEN is replacing its ongoing “GTOs” with a new rule greatly expanding requirements for reporting on purchases of residential real property by entities including trusts without bank financing.
- Settlement agents will typically be responsible for this reporting.
- The new rule will cover transactions in all U.S. states and territories.
Presenter(s)
Regulatory Compliance Counsel, The Fund
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John B. “Jay” St. Lawrence, Fund Regulatory Compliance Counsel, earned degrees in journalism and law at the University of Florida and was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1995. Prior to coming to The Fund, he practiced bankruptcy and real estate law. Jay is a member of The Florida Bar’s Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section and has been admitted to all Florida Federal District Courts. He joined The Fund in 2004 as a claims attorney and now works with The Fund’s Legal Education Department, where he has created and taught Fund programs on topics including cyber security, private lending after Dodd-Frank and Homestead. In addition to serving as The Fund’s Regulatory Compliance Counsel, Jay co-teaches The Fund’s New Member Training and Commercial New Member Training courses and edits The Fund’s Title Note chapter on bankruptcy.
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