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OFAC Information for Industry Groups

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Financial Sector
     
    Frequently Asked Questions:
  Frequently Asked Questions for the Financial Sector
     
    Articles for the Industry (information is date specific):
    Community Banks PDF icon - ABA Bank Compliance: "OFAC Compliance: A Perspective for Community Banks," November/December 1998
    LC Update PDF icon - Letter of Credit Update: "OFAC Regulations: The Countries Aren't Enough!," March 1996
    OFAC Primer PDF icon - ABA Bank Compliance: "A Primer on OFAC Compliance," March/April 1996
     
    OFAC Industry Brochures:

 

  Foreign Assets Control Regulations for the Financial Community PDF icon
    Foreign Assets Control Regulations for the Securities Industry PDF icon
     
    OFAC Risk Matrix
    OFAC Risk Matrices (for financial institutions as of June 2005) PDF icon
Money Service Businesses
     
    OFAC Industry Brochures:

 

  Money Service Businesses (English)PDF icon
    las Empresas de Servicios Monetarios (en español)PDF icon
Insurance Industry
     
    Frequently Asked Questions:
  Frequently Asked Questions for the Insurance Industry
     
    Articles for the Industry (information is date specific):
    An OFAC Primer for the Real Estate Settlement and Title Insurance IndustryPDF icon, Title News: the Official Publication of the American Land Title Association, Volume 82, Number 4, July/August 2003, pp.10-13
     
    OFAC Industry Brochures:

 

  Foreign Assets Control Regulations and the Insurance Industry PDF icon
Exporters and Importers
     
    Frequently Asked Questions:
  Frequently Asked Questions for the Importers and Exporters
    Frequently Asked Questions on Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 (TSRA)
     
    Articles for the Industry (information is date specific):
    Export America PDF icon - U.S. Department of Commerce/International Trade Administration, Export America: "Ask The TIC: Guide to Export Controls," July 2000
    Export America April 2002 Update PDF icon
    Letter of Credit Update PDF icon - Letter of Credit Update: "OFAC Regulations: The Countries Aren't Enough!," March 1996
    Notice to Mariners - 2006 Update PDF icon - A general overview of OFAC for mariners and shippers that was published on January 7, 2006 by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).
    SIA Part 1 PDF icon - Society for International Affairs, Inc., NewsNotes: "Export Controls Compliance: Don't Neglect OFAC," January/February 1999
    SIA Part 2 PDF icon - Society for International Affairs, Inc., NewsNotes: "Export Controls Compliance: Don't Neglect OFAC," March/April 1999
     
    OFAC Industry Brochures:

 

  Foreign Assets Control Regulations for Exporters & Importers PDF icon
Tourism/Travel
     
    OFAC Industry Brochures:

 

  This brochure is currently being updated.
Credit Reporting
     
    Frequently Asked Questions:
  Frequently Asked Questions for Credit Report Consumers
     
    OFAC Industry Brochures:

 

  Foreign Assets Control Regulations for Credit Reporting Industry PDF icon
    Guidance for Credit Report Consumers PDF icon
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO)/Non-profit
     
    Frequently Asked Questions:
  Frequently Asked Questions on NGO Registration Numbers
     
    OFAC Industry Brochures:

 

  Foreign Assets Control Regulations for Non-Governmental OrganizationsPDF icon
     
    OFAC Risk Matrix
    OFAC Risk Matrix (for the Charitable Sector as of March 2007) PDF icon
Corporate Registration
     
    OFAC Industry Brochures:

 

  Foreign Assets Control Regulations for Corporate Registration IndustryPDF icon