OFAC FAQ (Current) # 1273 - Cuba Sanctions

Date issued: Sep. 29 2026

TURBOFAC Commentary (62 words)

Notes:

1) Explanation of the amendment to 515.584(h) to “remove the authorization for banking institutions subject to U.S. jurisdiction to open and maintain accounts solely in the name of a Cuban national who is an independent private sector entrepreneur,” and to clarify that, with this authorization gone, “banking”. institutions subject to U.S. jurisdiction are required to immediately block these funds and accounts