InackGuardCountry guides
Sanctions and AML rules, country by country.
Who sets the sanctions, which law applies, who supervises and what to screen. Plain-language summaries for 25 jurisdictions.
REGION
JURISDICTION
Americas
United States
SANCTIONS AUTHORITY
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), US Treasury; export controls from the Commerce and State departments
MAIN AML LAW
Bank Secrecy Act and its implementing rules
SUPERVISORS
Federal and state banking regulators, SEC, FINRA and others, depending on the firm
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT
FinCEN
WORTH KNOWING
US persons must comply with OFAC sanctions wherever they are. Companies 50% or more owned by sanctioned persons are treated as blocked.
WHAT TO SCREEN
OFAC lists, export-control and denied-party lists, PEPs, adverse media, beneficial owners
Summary for orientation, last reviewed October 2026. Not legal advice; check the authority’s own guidance.
Screen against the lists that apply to you.
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