The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is a Treasury Department agency responsible for ensuring that national banks and federal savings associations operate in a safe and sound manner, provide fair access to financial services, treat customers fairly, and comply with federal laws and regulations. It began operations in 1863 and this resource History of the OCC | OCC  provides information about its historical development and evolution. OCC legal authorities began at 12 USC 1 12 U.S. Code Chapter 1 – THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute and its regulatory authorities begin at 12 CFR 4.1 eCFR :: 12 CFR Part 4 Subpart A — Organization and Functions.

Information and data resources from OCC include the 2025 Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Report 2025 Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Report | OCC, the Fall 2025 Interest Rate Risk Statistics Report Interest Rate Risk Statistics Report | OCC, the Comptroller’s Handbook covering various financial institution examination procedures Comptroller’s Handbook | OCC, Enforcement Actions Enforcement Actions Search | OCC such as these targeting Indiana financial institutions, and Annual Reports Annual Report | OCC. OCC staffing was 3,630 in 2024 Key Data & Statistics | OCC and its budget for that same year was $1.289 billion Key Data & Statistics | OCC.

This blog post was submitted by Bert Chapman, Purdue University.