Treasury Blacklist Shakeup: 518 Freed, New Targets Added
Published Date: 7/16/2025
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC just added new people to its blacklist, meaning their U.S.-based money and property are frozen, and Americans can’t do business with them. They also updated info on 28 folks already on the list and removed 518 others, freeing up their assets. These changes shake up who’s off-limits and who’s back in the game, so watch your wallets and calendars!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Removal of 518 SDN Entries Unblocks Property
OFAC removed 518 persons, including blocked property, from the SDN List. Those removals free the listed persons’ property subject to U.S. jurisdiction and mean U.S. persons can generally resume transactions with them.
New SDN Listings Freeze Assets
The Treasury added one or more people to OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List. All their property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
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