U.S. Court of Appeals Upholds the Corporate Transparency Act
“The Court’s decision confirms what Congress understood and intended when it originally passed this legislation: that anonymous companies are drivers of fraud, drug trafficking, and the threats posed by terrorists and transnational criminal organizations.”
- Erica Hanichak, deputy director of the FACT Coalition.
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FACT Applauds Push by State Attorneys General to Undo Treasury’s Gutting of Landmark Transparency Law
“Congress spent fifteen years crafting and passing a bipartisan law to help federal, state, and local law enforcement follow the money…Now, many of those same law enforcement leaders are joining together to demand that the Treasury simply carry out the law as Congress intended.”
– FACT Co-Director Erica Hanichak
Renewing Democracy and Fighting Fraud – Just the FACTs 10/13/26
In this month’s edition of Just the FACTs, FACT hosts an event at the intersection of financial transparency, tax fairness, and democratic renewal, and the Government Accountability Office releases a new report detailing risks associated with Treasury’s gutting of the Corporate Transparency Act.
Event Recap: Financial Crime, Environmental Crime and Climate Change – Unpacking the Connections, Exposing the Risks
Read a recap of FACT’s recent conversation with experts from The Sentry and the Center for Climate Crime Analysis exploring the financial drivers of environmental crime, the risks that corporate and financial actors may be exposed to as a result, and the opportunities to use financial intelligence and anti-money laundering frameworks to identify and disrupt financial flows linked to environmental harm.
Event Recap: From Hidden Wealth to Public Trust – Reclaiming Our Democracy
Read a recap and watch the recording of FACT’s September 22 conversation with Vanessa Williamson (Brookings) and Casey Michel (Human Rights Foundation) exploring why good tax policy and financial transparency are essential to American democracy.