Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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Agency overview
FormedFebruary 25, 1863 (1863-02-25)
HeadquartersConstitution Center, Washington, D.C.
Employees3,610 (FY 2024)[1]
Agency executive
Parent agencyDepartment of the Treasury
Websiteocc.gov

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is an independent bureau within the United States Department of the Treasury that was established by the National Currency Act of 1863 and serves to charter, regulate, and supervise all national banks and federal thrift institutions and the federally licensed branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States.[2]

The head of the agency, the Comptroller of the Currency, is Jonathan V. Gould, who took office on July 15, 2025.[3]

  1. ^ "Technical Supplement to the 2026 Budget: Appendix" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. p. 875. ISBN 978-0-16-097079-5.
  2. ^ Van Loo, Rory (August 1, 2018). "Regulatory Monitors: Policing Firms in the Compliance Era". Faculty Scholarship. 119 (2): 14–15.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference gould_20250715 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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