# Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes **Entity class:** Treasury policy office **Domain:** Anti-money laundering / counter-terrorist financing / proliferation finance **Doc Type:** Agency Component Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition The **Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes (TFFC)** is the policy and international-engagement component within Treasury's [[wiki/Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence|Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence]]. It formulates and coordinates anti-money-laundering, countering-the-financing-of-terrorism, and counter-proliferation-financing policy. TFFC develops strategies for using Treasury authorities against national-security and foreign-policy threats, works with international counterparts and standard-setting bodies, and helps align regulation, intelligence, sanctions, and engagement with the financial sector. It is a policy office, not the repository for every bank or card transaction and not a substitute for the criminal jurisdiction of investigative agencies. ## Sources / Provenance - [Treasury — Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes](https://home.treasury.gov/about/offices/terrorism-and-financial-intelligence/office-of-terrorist-financing-and-financial-crimes) ## Relationships - **component of:** [[wiki/Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence|Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence]]. - **develops policy for:** [[wiki/Terrorist Financing|Terrorist Financing]], money laundering, and proliferation financing. - **works alongside:** [[wiki/Financial Crimes Enforcement Network|FinCEN]], [[wiki/Treasury Office of Intelligence and Analysis|OIA]], and [[wiki/Office of Foreign Assets Control|OFAC]].