OFAC Policy Update Details

Product Update Notification - 09/27/07

Office of Foreign Assets Control Policy Update Details

What's Revised

Topic 2 - Policy Statement. The first three paragraphs and two bullet points of the "General" subtopic were revised.

Topic 6 - Risk Management and Assessment. The following subtopics were added:

Enterprise Wide BSA, AML and OFAC Compliance Program

Foreign Branches and Offices of U.S. Banks

Non-Bank Financial Institutions

The following subtopics were revised:

Quantity of Risk Standards

Correspondent Accounts (bullet points 1.-9. and the remaining paragraphs)

Electronic Banking

Funds Transfers (formerly called "Wire Transfers")

Automated Clearing House Transactions (last three paragraphs)

Privately Owned Automated Teller Machines

Trade Finance Activities

Topic 8 - Prohibited Transactions. Only the name of this topic was revised to mirror the subject description in the FFIEC BSA/AML Examination Manual.

Topic 9 - Automated Clearing House Transactions. This entire topic was revised.

Table of Contents

Purpose and Contents - Topic 1

Policy Statement - Topic 2

OFAC Background, Enforcement and Penalties - Topic 3

Definitions - Topic 4

Structure of Accountability - Topic 5

Risk Management and Assessment - Topic 6

Screening and Blocking Processes - Topic 7

Rejecting Transactions - Topic 8

Automated Clearing House Transactions - Topic 9

Department Policies and Procedures - Topic 10

Audit Policy - Topic 11

Staff Training - Topic 12

Retention of Documentation - Topic 13

Ordering Information

This revised product is available to purchase from Bankpolicies.com for:

$275.00 - List Price

- or -

$50.00* - Update Price

*Applies only to clients who have purchased the Office of Foreign Asset Control Policy Template within the last three years in addition to the following prior updates (if applicable):

Office of Foreign Assets Control Policy Template Update - 09/12/06 - $25.00

Office of Foreign Assets Control Policy Template Update - 02/21/06 - $100.00

If you have ordered this product after 08/27/07 you are eligible to receive the product update at no charge.

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