OFAC sanctions lists
OFAC maintains the sanctions lists of the United States, including the Specially Designated Nationals list. For companies making dollar payments or dealing with US partners, a sanctions breach has consequences regardless of the list belonging to another jurisdiction.
What the register contains
- Matches against the SDN list and the OFAC consolidated list
- The listed name the match was made against
- Match score and regulation reference
Fields we return
| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| total_hits | Total number of matches across the sanctions lists. |
| ofac_hits | Array of matches against the OFAC lists. |
| eu_fsf_hits | Array of matches against the EU consolidated sanctions list. |
| whole_name | The sanctioned name the match was made against. |
| score | Name match score between 0 and 1. |
| regulation_ref | Reference to the regulation imposing the sanction. |
| external_id | Identifier of the record in the source list. |
What it is used for
If you send or receive dollar payments, OFAC screening is part of compliance regardless of your company being based in the EU. Correspondent banks run it too.
A match is not a verdict – it is a prompt for manual review. That is why we return the score and the listed name, so you can judge whether it is a real match or a name collision.
Frequently asked questions
Why return a score rather than just yes or no?
Because name matching is inherently imprecise. The score and the original listed name let you decide whether a match deserves review or is a common surname collision.
Do you screen officers and shareholders too?
We screen the names we hold for the entity. The breadth depends on what we have on file, and the result comes back as scored records rather than as a conclusion.
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