Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

FDIC seeks feedback on SPV FASB accounting changes

US regulatory authorities are to consult financial institutions over impending changes to accounting principles that could bring billions of dollars in off-balance-sheet conduits and other vehicles back onto bank balance sheets, ramping up firms' capital…

Regulatory turf war hits Congress

A battle for influence among US financial regulators broke out in Congress on July 24, as they testified before a Congressional committee on the merits of the Obama administration's proposals for regulatory reform.

Doubt over Fed’s ability to limit systemic risk

The Obama administration’s proposals for safeguarding the financial system place the US Federal Reserve at the heart of a new regulatory regime for systemic risk, but some former regulators are sceptical of the Fed’s ability to carry out the job.

Industry opposes mandatory clearing

Compulsory central clearing is not a one-stop solution to the problems of the derivatives markets, and could end up crippling the industry, warned speakers at an industry event in London on Tuesday.

Time for change

The US has been at the centre of the storm raging through financial markets over the past year, and the country's regulators have been tasked with stemming the fallout from the crisis. John Dugan, comptroller of the currency, discusses the regulatory…

A tough balancing act

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, under the watchful eye of deputy comptroller Kevin Bailey, is moving ahead with its Basel II policy. Victoria Pennington reports

OCC reports increase in CDS use by US banks

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported that the notional amount of credit derivatives held by insured US commercial banks rose to $9.0 trillion at the end of 2006. This represents a 55% increase from the $5.8 trillion reported at…

OCC merges credit and market risk units

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a division of the US Department of Treasury, which regulates national banks, is in the process of merging its credit and market risk divisions.

OCC merges credit and market risk units

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), a division of the US Department of Treasury, which regulates national banks, is in the process of merging its credit and market risk divisions.

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