Corporate Applications

Application Contacts

Inquiries related to filing corporate applications and notices involving most national banks except certain "Large Banks" and foreign banks should be directed to our licensing units in the district where the bank is headquartered (click on map below for appropriate district office).

Inquiries related to filing corporate applications and notices involving selected national banks in the Large Bank Program should be directed to Large Bank Licensing in Washington, DC at (202) 874-5060. These banks include Bank of America, Citigroup, Wachovia, Wells Fargo, and JP Morgan Chase.

Inquiries regarding Federal branches and agencies of foreign banks should be directed to the Northeastern District licensing unit (see contact information below).

Public Comments on Applications

Written comments on a corporate filing should be submitted to the licensing unit where the bank filed the original application (e.g., Large Banks or OCC Licensing Unit). For more information, refer to the "Public Comments" section in the Public Notice and Comments (PDF 248KB) booklet in the Comptroller's Licensing Manual .

Registered Agents

National banks do not have "registered agents". Therefore, matters relating to registered agents should be directed to the specific bank's president. Please contact the bank directly to obtain the name and business address of the bank's president.

OCC Licensing Units

Central District
Responsible for national banks headquartered in Illinois, Indiana, northeast and southeast Iowa, central Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, eastern Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

Central District Office
Director for District Licensing
One Financial Place
Suite 2700
440 South LaSalle St.
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 360-8881
FAX (312) 435-0951
TDD (312) 360-882
CE.Licensing@occ.treas.gov

Northeastern District
Responsible for national banks headquartered in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Virginia, and West Virginia and north Carolina and south Carolina and northeast Kentucky and all Federal branches and agencies in the United States.

Northeastern District Office
Director for District Licensing
340 Madison Avenue, Fifth Floor
New York, NY 10173-0002
(212) 790-4055
FAX (301)-333-7015
TDD (212) 790-4084
NE.Licensing@occ.treas.gov

Southern District
Responsible for national banks headquartered in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, southern Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, southeast Missouri, Tennessee and Texas.

Southern District Office
Director for District Licensing
500 North Akard Street
Suite 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 720-7052
FAX (214) 720-7068
TDD (214) 720-7086
SO.licensing@occ.treas.gov

Western District
Responsible for national banks headquartered in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, central & western Iowa, Kansas, western Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming and Guam.

Western District Office
Director for District Licensing
1225 17th Street
Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
(720) 475-7650
FAX (301) 333-7010
TDD (720) 475-7697
WE.Licensing@occ.treas.gov

Large Bank Licensing
Large Bank Licensing is responsible for processing applications filed by banks owned by: Bank of America, Citigroup, Wachovia, Wells Fargo, and JP Morgan Chase. The appropriate district office where the company is headquartered processes other banks in the Large Bank Program. Inquiries related to filing of applications and notices by these banks should be directed to:

Director, Licensing Activities
Comptroller of the Currency
250 E Street, SW
Mail Stop 7-13
Washington, DC 20219-0001
(202) 874-5060
FAX (202) 874-5293
TDD 202-927-3275
largebanks@occ.treas.gov

Headquarters
Most corporate inquiries, applications, and notices are handled by one of the following units: 1) the district where the bank is headquartered, or 2) Large Bank Licensing. The national headquarters can be contacted at:

Licensing
Comptroller of the Currency
250 E Street, SW
Mail Stop 7-13
Washington, DC 20219-0001
(202) 874-5060
FAX (202) 874-5293
TDD 202-927-3275
HQ.Licensing@occ.treas.gov

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency was created by Congress to charter national banks, to oversee a nationwide system of banking institutions, and to assure that national banks are safe and sound, competitive and profitable, and capable of serving in the best possible manner the banking needs of their customers.