Official sanctions designationus_ofac
U.S. Department of the Treasury — OFAC
Status: active • Source ID: ofac-12478
2023-04-20T10:27:20 — current / unknown
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Public-source dossierofac-12478
Official sanctions sourceIdentity and live status must be verified
Official sanctions-list recordorganizationOfficial sanctions designation
Sanctions list record
Ansar Bank
Authority: U.S. Department of the Treasury — OFACCoverage: irRecord snapshot: 2026-07-06
Restrictions and measures
General list effectList / regime
US OFAC SDN
Restriction type
Blocking sanctions — SDN
Program
Not captured — verify official entry
General or reported measures
- ■Property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked
- ■U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealings
This describes the general effect of an OFAC SDN listing. The exact program, licences, exceptions and transaction-specific result must be checked in the live OFAC record.
Evidence class
Official sanctions-list record
Coverage
ir
Record category
Official sanctions designation
Record snapshot
2026-07-06
Linked public records
Ownership: 5Management: 1
Official record — verify before action
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- U.S. Department of the Treasury — OFACus_ofac_sdn
- U.S. International Trade Administrationus_trade_csl
Network intelligence43 sourced links · 43 discovery candidates
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Loaded entities
44
18 visible
Sourced links
43
7 direct
Source datasets
1
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Discovery candidates
43
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Politician / PEPOfficial sanctions recordAircraftVesselMovement recordsOfficial travel filingPolitical committeeFARA disclosurePossible link
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Sanctions record assessment
"Official-source notice: Ansar Bank (Entity) appears in a sanctions-list record attributed to U.S. Department of the Treasury — OFAC. Confirm identity, current list status and the measures applicable in the relevant jurisdiction before making a decision."
Banking Impact
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Legal Status
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Official sanctions source metadata
Source: Maritime Risk| Full Legal Name | Ansar Bank |
| Known aliases | BANK-E ANSAR / ANSAR FINANCE AND CREDIT FUND / Bank Ansar / ANSAR FINANCIAL AND CREDIT INSTITUTE / ANSAR SAVING AND INTEREST FREE-LOANS FUND / ANSAR AL-MOJAHEDIN NO-INTEREST LOAN INSTITUTE / ANSAR INSTITUTE |
| Countries / jurisdictions | ir |
| Source datasets | US OFAC SDNUS TRADE CSLus_ofac_sdnus_trade_csl |
| Record status | Appears in an identified official sanctions-list dataset |
| Publishing authority | U.S. Department of the Treasury — OFAC |
| Record timeline | First seen: 2023-04-20T10:27:20 • Last seen: 2025-04-01T14:10:34 |
| Risk Topics | maritime, sanction |
| Official source | View source record |
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