§ 1. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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(a)Office of the Comptroller of the Currency established There is established in the Department of the Treasury a bureau to be known as the “Office of the Comptroller of the Currency” which is charged with assuring the safety and soundness of, and compliance with laws and regulations, fair access to financial services, and fair treatment of customers by, the institutions and other persons subject to its jurisdiction.
(b)Comptroller of the Currency
(1)In general The chief officer of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency shall be known as the Comptroller of the Currency. The Comptroller of the Currency shall perform the duties of the Comptroller of the Currency under the general direction of the Secretary of the Treasury. The Secretary of the Treasury may not delay or prevent the issuance of any rule or the promulgation of any regulation by the Comptroller of the Currency, and may not intervene in any matter or proceeding before the Comptroller of the Currency (including agency enforcement actions), unless otherwise specifically provided by law.
(2)Additional authority The Comptroller of the Currency shall have the same authority with respect to functions transferred to the Comptroller of the Currency under the Enhancing Financial Institution Safety and Soundness Act of 2010 as was vested in the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision on the transfer date, as defined in section 311 of that Act [12 U.S.C. 5411].
(R.S. § 324; Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 10 (par.), 38 Stat. 261; June 3, 1922, ch. 205, 42 Stat. 621; Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614, title II, § 203(a), 49 Stat. 704; Pub. L. 89–427, § 1, May 20, 1966, 80 Stat. 161; Pub. L. 103–325, title III, § 331(b)(2), Sept. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 2232; Pub. L. 111–203, title III, § 314(a), July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1523; Pub. L. 119–27, § 4(b)(2), July 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 434.)
Amendment of Subsection
Pub. L. 119–27, §§ 4(b)(2), 20, July 18, 2025, 139 Stat. 434, 466, provided that, effective on the earlier of the date that is 18 months after July 18, 2025, or the date that is 120 days after the date on which the primary Federal payment stablecoin regulators issue any final regulations implementing Pub. L. 119–27, subsection
(b)of this section is amended by adding at the end the following:
(3)Regulation of Federal qualified payment stablecoin issuers
The Comptroller of the Currency shall, in coordination with other relevant regulators and consistent with section 5913 of this title, issue such regulations and orders as necessary to ensure financial stability and implement section 5903(a) of this title.
See 2025 Amendment note below.
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- § 24Corporate powers of associations
- § 161Reports to Comptroller of the Currency
- § 321Application for membership
- § 84Lending limits
- § 93Violation of provisions of chapter
- § 21Formation of national banking associations; incorporators; articles of association
- § 602Reports and examinations
- § 481Appointment of examiners; examination of member banks, State banks, and trust companies; reports
- § 36Branch banks
- § 191Appointment of receiver for a national bank
- § 371Real estate loans
- § 5901Definitions
- § 27Certificate of authority to commence banking
- § 14Report of Comptroller
- § 371dInvestment in bank premises or stock of corporation holding premises
- § 164Penalty for failure to make reports
- § 5903Requirements for issuing payment stablecoins
- § 482Employees of Office of Comptroller of the Currency; appointment; compensation and benefits
- § 12Seal of Comptroller
- § 30Change of name or location
- § 288Cancellation of stock held by member bank on insolvency or discontinuance of banking operations for sixty days; repayment of cash-paid subscriptions
- § 181Voluntary dissolution; appointment and removal of liquidating agent or committee; examination
- § 57Increase of capital by provision in articles of association
- § 51bDividends, voting, and retirement of preferred stock; individual liability
- § 71Election
- § 71aNumber of directors; penalties
- § 35Organization of State banks as national banking associations
- § 51aPreferred stock; issuance authorized
- § 197Shareholders’ meeting; continuance of receivership; appointment of agent; winding up business; distribution of assets
- § 2Comptroller of the Currency; appointment; term
- § 194Dividends on adjusted claims; distribution of assets
- § 11Interest in national banks
- § 62List of shareholders
- § 182Notice of intent to dissolve
- § 501aForfeiture of franchise of national banks for failure to comply with provisions of this chapter
- § 205Termination of conservatorship
- § 483Special examination of member banks; information of condition furnished to Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- § 203Appointment of conservator
- § 8Clerks
- § 209Liability protection
- § 206Conservator; powers and duties
- § 64aIndividual liability of shareholders; limitation on liability
- § 193Notice to present claims
- § 204Examinations
- § 144Certain balances counted toward reserves in dependencies and insular possessions
- § 4bDeputy Comptroller for the supervision and examination of Federal savings associations
- § 4Deputy Comptrollers
- § 211Rules and regulations
- § 26Comptroller to determine if association can commence business
- § 210Governmental powers unimpaired
- § 486Waiver of requirements as to reports from or examinations of affiliates
- § 501Liability of Federal reserve or member bank for certifying check when amount of deposit was inadequate
- § 143Banks in Alaska and insular possessions; lawful money reserves
- § 73Oath
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U.S. Code
- Transfer date§ 5411
- Rulemaking§ 5913
- Requirements for issuing payment stablecoins§ 5903
- Definitions§ 5301
- The National Bank Act§ 38
- Administrative provisions§ 1462a
- Definitions§ 5901
- Deputy Comptroller for the supervision and examination of Federal savings associations§ 4b
- Interest in national banks§ 11
- General authority of the Secretary§ 321
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- Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, § 10
- 38 Stat. 261
- June 3, 1922, ch. 205
- 42 Stat. 621
- Aug. 23, 1935, ch. 614
- 49 Stat. 704
- Pub. L. 89–427, § 1
- 80 Stat. 161
- Pub. L. 103–325, title III, § 331(b)(2)
- 108 Stat. 2232
- Pub. L. 111–203, title III, § 314(a)
- 124 Stat. 1523
- 139 Stat. 434
- Pub. L. 111–203, title III
- 124 Stat. 1520
- act June 3, 1864, ch. 106, § 1
- 13 Stat. 99
- Pub. L. 111–203
- Pub. L. 103–325
- Pub. L. 89–427
- Pub. L. 111–203, title III, § 314(d)
- 124 Stat. 1524
- section 314(d) of Pub. L. 111–203
- 64 Stat. 1280
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