OCC Assigns Examiners to Handle Bank Charter Applications
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The OCC is assigning bank examiners to help handle a surge in bank charter applications. The report says that from early 2025 through the end of October, the OCC received applications from at least 50 institutions, compared with 1 in 2024 and 5 in 2023. Meanwhile, the OCC’s workforce has shrunk by more than 30% since before the Trump administration’s staffing cuts, and the reassignment of examiners has made staffing shortages on supervisory teams more pronounced. The report says no examinations have yet been canceled or delayed as a result.
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OCC is redeploying bank examiners to help handle a surge in bank charter applications. Its workforce is down by more than 30% from before the Trump administration’s staffing cuts, but no examinations have been canceled or delayed as a result so far. From early 2025 through the end of October, OCC received applications from at least 50 institutions, compared with 1 in 2024 and 5 in 2023; the reassignment of examiners has also made staffing gaps in supervisory teams more apparent.
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