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2020 · OFAC REGULATION

OFAC amendment prohibiting family remittances

· In force

Amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to prohibit most remittance transactions involving Cuba, including family remittances, ending a channel that had operated continuously since the 1990s. The prohibition took effect on October 27, 2020.

Citation
85 FR 67988
Authority
U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control

First time family remittances to Cuba were prohibited since the easing of the embargo, sharply affecting Cuban households and remittance-services companies.

Topics

  • Remittances
  • Finance
  • Banking

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