News Release 2019-93 | August 19, 2019 Share This Page: WASHINGTON—Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting, led a tour of Washington, D.C., areas that have benefitted from Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) activity and discussed how CRA regulations can be strengthened to promote more lending, investment, and services, where they are needed most. “CRA has help stabilize […]
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Comptroller of the Currency Visits Baltimore Affordable Housing Event
News Release 2019-90 | August 14, 2019 Share This Page: BALTIMORE—Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting and senior staff visited an event promoting affordable and sustainable homeownership in Baltimore on Monday. The free “Achieve the Dream” event hosted by the non-profit Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA) was part of a series the organization hosts around […]
Comptroller of the Currency Tours Atlanta Areas Where the Community Reinvestment Act Has Benefitted the Community and Where More Can Be Done
News Release 2019-88 | August 9, 2019 Share This Page: WASHINGTON—Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting, today visited Atlanta to tour neighborhoods that have benefitted from activities encouraged by the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and areas that could benefit from additional CRA activity. “Today, we saw what great things can be accomplished when banks, civil rights […]
Counterfeit Cashier’s Checks of National Bank of Blacksburg, Blacksburg, Va.
Alert 2019-7| August 5, 2019 Share This Page: To Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsels; and All Examining Personnel The […]
Counterfeit Cashier’s Checks of National Bank of Blacksburg, Blacksburg, Va.
Alert 2019-7| August 5, 2019 Share This Page: To Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsels; and All Examining Personnel The […]
Fictitious Notification Regarding the Release of Funds Supposedly Under the Control of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Consumers have reported receiving fictitious email messages, allegedly initiated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) or senior officials of the agency, regarding funds purportedly under the control of the OCC. Any communication claiming that the OCC is involved in holding any funds for the benefit of any individual or entity is […]
Counterfeit Cashier’s Checks of Farmers & Merchants National Bank, Nashville, Ill.
Alert 2019-5| May 22, 2019 Share This Page: To Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsels; and All Examining Personnel The […]
Unauthorized Banking: First National Bank
Alert 2019-4| April 4, 2019 Share This Page: To Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsels; and All Examining Personnel The […]
Counterfeit Cashier’s Checks of the First National Bank of Elmer, Elmer, NJ
Alert 2019-2| March 13, 2019 Share This Page: To Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsels; and All Examining Personnel The […]
Counterfeit Official Bank Checks of Bremer Bank, NA, Saint Paul, Minn.
Alert 2019-1| March 4, 2019 Share This Page: To Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsels; and All Examining Personnel The […]