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Financial Institution Letter

Office of Foreign Assets Control Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons



Summary: Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has added several entries to its list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.

Highlights:
  • On October 13, 14 and 15, 2004, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added several entries to the Specially Designated Global Terrorists/Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers lists.
  • OFAC has asked that we distribute the information to all FDIC-supervised institutions so records can be checked for accounts that are required to be blocked.
  • OFAC information also may be found on the Internet at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/office-of-foreign-assets-control-sanctions-programs-and-information .
  • Please distribute this information to the appropriate personnel in your institution. For further information about Executive Orders, the list of blocked accounts, or the procedures to block accounts, please calls OFAC’s Compliance Programs Division at 1-800-540-6322.

Distribution:
FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)

Suggested Routing:
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (also of interest to BSA Compliance Officer)

Note:
FDIC Financial Institution Letters (FILs) may be accessed from the FDIC's Web site at www.fdic.gov/news/financial-institution-letters/2004/index.html .

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Financial Institution Letters
FIL-115-2004
October 22, 2004

Office of Foreign Assets Control
Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has added several entries to its list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.

On October 13, 14 and 15, 2004, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added several entries to the Specially Designated Global Terrorists/Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Narcotics Traffickers lists. A listing of the added entries is attached.

OFAC has asked that we distribute the information to all FDIC-supervised institutions so records can be checked for accounts that are required to be blocked. OFAC information also may be found on the Internet at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/office-of-foreign-assets-control-sanctions-programs-and-information .

Please distribute this information to the appropriate personnel in your institution. For further information about Executive Orders, the list of blocked accounts, or the procedures to block accounts, please calls OFAC’s Compliance Programs Division at 1-800-540-6322.

Michael J. Zamorski
Director
Division of Supervision and Consumer Protection



Additional Related Topics:

  • Office of Foreign Assets Control
FIL-115-2004
Attachment(s)

Last Updated: October 22, 2004