Is OFAC one sanctions list?

No. OFAC administers multiple programs and publishes multiple list products.

Does a similar name prove an OFAC match?

No. Possible matches require identifiers and current source-program review.

Does OFAC still enforce sanctions with civil penalties?

Yes. OFAC's civil-penalties tables list 31 penalty or settlement actions from March 2024 through June 2026 totaling $597,194,884, accessed 2026-08-07.

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What is OFAC?

Name: What is OFAC?
Creator: Fonteum
Published: 2026-07-21
License: https://fonteum.com/editorial-policy

OFAC is the U.S. Treasury office that administers economic and trade sanctions programs; it is not a single list. Fonteum's ofac-sdn-composition-2026.json file, generated 2026-07-14 from a source snapshot dated 2026-06-28, contains 20,055 SDN listing rows. Those rows are source records, not unique identities, name-match conclusions, or legal advice.

Source file: ofac-definition.json — Fonteum answer object
Published: 2026-07-21
Retrieved: Not reported
Snapshot: sha256:8eac331b05b4f1f9cba0d2421bdec2a8ff02ec97bf66d58c08403b71cad210ac
Re-check: Open exact answer JSON
Data as of: 2026-06-28

Source artifact receipts

Each receipt below describes its exact retained artifact or live source. Dates and digests never cross artifact boundaries.

OFAC SDN composition snapshot

Evidence publisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Source date: 2026-06-28.

Source file: ofac-sdn-composition-2026.json
Published: 2026-07-14
Retrieved: Not reported
Snapshot: sha256:a361676e0715f46f7a8f165f3d2e41688d885d93254c3f74595139b1ad71f020
Re-check: Open exact retained artifact
Data as of: 2026-06-28

Retained artifact creator: Fonteum LLC. Generated 2026-07-14. Based on: OFAC SDN composition snapshot by U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Introduction to OFAC

Evidence publisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Source date: 2026-07-21.

Source file: Introduction to OFAC
Published: Not reported
Retrieved: 2026-07-21
Snapshot: Not retained for this live source artifact
Re-check: Open U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control source
Data as of: 2026-07-21

No captured bytes are represented; use the live publisher link to re-check this source.

OFAC Civil Penalties and Enforcement Information

Evidence publisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Source date: 2026-08-07.

Source file: OFAC Civil Penalties and Enforcement Information
Published: Not reported
Retrieved: 2026-08-07
Snapshot: Not retained for this live source artifact
Re-check: Open U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control source
Data as of: 2026-08-07

No captured bytes are represented; use the live publisher link to re-check this source.

Scope and material limitation

What this answer covers

This definition covers OFAC as an office and uses a dated U.S. source projection for aggregate context. It does not interpret a restriction for a specific transaction.

Dated source facts

What the cited record says

OFAC listing rows
20,055
OFAC SDN composition snapshotFonteum capture: 2026-06-28Open source recordLimitation: The retained aggregate covers OFAC SDN listing rows only. Rows are not unique identities, program counts can overlap, and a similar name is not an identity or legal conclusion.
Largest program-code rollup
RUSSIA-EO14024 — 6,567 listing-program pairs
OFAC SDN composition snapshotFonteum capture: 2026-06-28Open source recordLimitation: The retained aggregate covers OFAC SDN listing rows only. Rows are not unique identities, program counts can overlap, and a similar name is not an identity or legal conclusion.
Enforcement pace, 2024–2026
31 published penalty or settlement actions totaling $597,194,884 from March 2024 through June 2026, per OFAC's civil-penalties tables accessed 2026-08-07.
OFAC Civil Penalties and Enforcement InformationFonteum capture: 2026-08-07Open source recordLimitation: The penalties tables list concluded civil penalties, settlements, and findings of violation as published by OFAC. They are separate from SDN designation updates and are not a statement about any party not listed.

Source-snapshot manifest receipt

Reproducible lineage, explicitly unsigned

This receipt attests the source snapshot manifest, not any individual fact.

The answer-series chain record is unsigned. It does not authenticate a person, organization, eligibility state, or individual fact.

Snapshot manifest SHA-256: da76beca6d3a9fa7617c661046f1effb2036e82f723f17051354267b70613742
Previous chain SHA-256: 321dc55f11df66f8389c2155d1694ec9cd6faa957dc3461b6f870b547dd572b0
Current chain SHA-256: cfbaf31a677d7fa9afa03b4dd0e59f8ba860787c53ea8571879a030b6871df4e
signature_linked_facts: 0
Answer-series chain status: unsigned

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OFAC SDN composition snapshotU.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets ControlSnapshot: 2026-06-28
Limitation: The retained aggregate covers OFAC SDN listing rows only. Rows are not unique identities, program counts can overlap, and a similar name is not an identity or legal conclusion.
Introduction to OFACU.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets ControlAccessed: 2026-07-21
Limitation: This guidance explains OFAC's sanctions-program framework. It is not a complete list export, transaction-specific legal advice, or an identity-match decision.
OFAC Civil Penalties and Enforcement InformationU.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets ControlAccessed: 2026-08-07
Limitation: The penalties tables list concluded civil penalties, settlements, and findings of violation as published by OFAC. They are separate from SDN designation updates and are not a statement about any party not listed.

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Methodology and limitations

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Methodology version: citation-answer/v1

Listing-row counts are not counts of unique people or organizations.
This aggregate public-record answer is not a consumer report, person-level dossier, eligibility decision, or risk score.

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Frequently asked questions

Questions about this answer

Is OFAC one sanctions list?: No. OFAC administers multiple programs and publishes multiple list products.
Does a similar name prove an OFAC match?: No. Possible matches require identifiers and current source-program review.
Does OFAC still enforce sanctions with civil penalties?: Yes. OFAC's civil-penalties tables list 31 penalty or settlement actions from March 2024 through June 2026 totaling $597,194,884, accessed 2026-08-07.