The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) administers a series of laws that impose economic sanctions against hostile targets to further U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives.   Many of them have been multilateralized within the global community against pariah countries, as well as being used against groups, such as narcotics traffickers and terrorists, who threaten the security, economy, and safety of the United States.  In addition, the USA PATRIOT Act, HR 3162, (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act) contains provisions relating to money laundering and terrorist access to the financial system in our country.  The success of these regulations requires the active participation and support of every financial institution.  This site is designed to help credit unions in their compliance with OFAC and USA PATRIOT Act regulations by providing sample credit union policies and an easy way to check potential and current members against the OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.  Also included in the site is the NS-PLC list.  We have combined the 2 list for an easy way to check potential and current members.  Any matches found should be compared to both lists for the specific requirement.  For more information on the NS-PLC list, please visit the US Department of Treasury's website at www.ustreas.gov.