Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information
History
- Created in 1863 by the National Currency Act
- The Comptroller is appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a five year term
Functions
- Charters national banks
- Approves conversion of state chartered banks to national banks
- Approves all consolidations and mergers involving national banks
- Approves the establishment of national bank branches
- Examines national banks
- Requires reports of condition from all national banks
- Admits national banks to Federal Reserve Membership
- Comptroller is an ex official member of the Board of Directors of FDIC
Regulations and statutes
- Statute: 12 USC 1, et seq.
- Regulations: 12 C.F.R. 1, et seq.
Agency Documents
- Advisory Letters
- Law Annex KF 1001 A5542
- OCC web site (1995-2004)
- Federal Banking Law Reporter: Law Looseleaf KF 971.5 F43
- Banking Bulletins
- Law Annex KF 1001 A554
- OCC web site
- Westlaw: FFIN-OCCBI
- Banking Circulars
- Law Annex KF 1001 A555
- OCC web site
- Westlaw: FFIN-OCCBI
- Enforcement Actions
- OCC web site (1989- )
- Examining Bulletins
- OCC web site
- Westlaw: FFIN-OCCBI
- Examining Circulars
- OCC web site
- Westlaw: FFIN-OCCBI
- Interpretations and Actions
- Law Annex KF 970 A2 U54
- OCC web site (1996- )
- Westlaw: FFIN-OCCIA
- Interpretive Letters
- Federal Banking Law Reporter: Law Looseleaf KF 971.5 F43
- See Quarterly Journal, below
- Westlaw: FFIN-OCCIL
- OCC Alerts
- Law Annex KF 1001 A557
- OCC web site (1995- )
- Westlaw: FFIN-OCCBI
- OCC Bulletin
- Law Annex KF 1001 A556
- OCC web site
- Quarterly Journal
- Law Annex KF 1001 A3 C6
- OCC web site (1998- )
- Westlaw: FFIN-OCCQJ
- Weekly Bulletin
- OCC web site (1997- )
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Last updated: October 2007