# 2025-15694: Treasury Freezes and Unfreezes Global Blacklist Drama

2025-15694, Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, is a Federal Register notice from Treasury Department, Foreign Assets Control Office published 2025-08-18; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15694
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-15694
- Title: Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Treasury Department; Foreign Assets Control Office
- Citation: 90 FR 40143
- Published: 2025-08-18
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Treasury Freezes and Unfreezes Global Blacklist Drama

## Summary

The U.S. Treasury’s OFAC just added some people to its blacklist, meaning their U.S.-based assets are frozen and Americans can’t do business with them. At the same time, some folks got removed from the list, so their assets are now unlocked and business can resume. Plus, OFAC updated info on two others already on the list—keeping things fresh and clear for everyone involved.

## Abstract

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. Additionally, OFAC is publishing the removal of persons currently on OFAC's SDN List based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of such persons are unblocked, and U.S. persons are permitted to engage in lawful transactions with them. Finally, OFAC is publishing updates to the identifying information of two persons currently included on the SDN List.

## Effects PRIA read

- New SDN Listings Freeze Assets: cost, medium. OFAC added one or more persons to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
- SDN Removals Unblock Assets: benefit, medium. OFAC removed one or more persons from its SDN List. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of those persons are unblocked, and U.S. persons are permitted to engage in lawful transactions with them.
- SDN List Identity Information Updates: benefit, low. OFAC updated the identifying information for two persons already on the SDN List. These updates help U.S. persons, financial institutions, and businesses correctly identify listed parties when checking the SDN List before transactions.

## Related documents

- [2026-20683](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20683): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, 2026-10-08
- [2026-20526](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20526): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions, 2026-10-07
- [2026-20525](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20525): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-07
- [2026-20475](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20475): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06
- [2026-20425](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20425): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06
- [2026-20395](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20395): Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action, 2026-10-06

## Sources
- [2025-15694 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/18/2025-15694/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-action)
- [2025-15694 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-18/pdf/2025-15694.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-15694 (as of 2026-06-08).