R16
Account Frozen / Entry Returned per OFAC Instruction
Access to the account is restricted by RDFI or legal action, or OFAC has instructed that the entry be returned.
- Initiator
- RDFI (or Gateway, on OFAC instruction)
- Category
- Account
- Retry
- No
What to do next
Do not re-originate. Treat as a compliance red flag and re-verify the customer's identity — the OFAC branch carries sanctions exposure.