The OCC is an independent bureau of the US Treasury that charters, regulates and supervises national banks and federal savings associations.
What they do
The OCC conducts on-site examinations, sets capital and risk-management expectations, approves bank charters and licensing applications, and takes enforcement actions — including significant AML-related penalties — against the institutions it supervises.
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