News Releases:

OCC-News: Receive OCC press releases and other issuances by e-mail. For more information, visit our List Service page.
OCC Press Room: View resources for journalists in OCC's Press Room

2003 News Releases

Date & Title	Downloads
12/23/2003 Federal Regulators Seek Public Comment on Ways to Improve Privacy Notices	Release 2003-104 Interagency Proposal On Alternative Forms of Privacy Notices Appendix A, Important Privacy Information Appendix B, Privacy Policy & Opt Out Election Form Appendix C, Privacy Notice Appendix D, Your Privacy Choices
12/19/2003 OCC Issues Final Rule on Federal Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks	Release 2003-103 Final Rule
12/17/2003 OCC Issues Final Rule Allowing National Banks To Make Organizational Changes More Efficiently	Release 2003-102 Final Rule
12/16/2003 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 40 National Banks	Release 2003-101
12/16/2003 OCC Announces 15 New Enforcement Actions and One Termination	Release 2003-100
12/15/2003 Comptroller Hawke Restates U.S. Commitment to Basel Capital Process But Warns that Many Complex and Difficult Issues Must Still be Resolved	Release 2003-99 Speech
12/12/2003 OCC Reports Derivatives Volume Tops $67 Trillion	Release 2003-98 Quarterly Derivatives Report
12/5/2003 OCC Chief Counsel Julie L. Williams Addresses Consumer Federation of America	Release 2003-97 Speech
12/2/2003 Jeffrey A. Brown Named Senior Deputy Comptroller, Economics and International; Thomas R. Bloom to Become Senior Deputy Comptroller for Management and CFO	Release 2003-96
12/1/2003 OCC Issues First Quarter 2004 CRA Examination Schedule	Release 2003-95 2004 CRA Examination Schedule
11/25/2003 Federal and State Agencies Announce Actions Against Security Trust Company; Phoenix Bank will Undergo Orderly Dissolution and Close by March 31, 2004	Release 2003-94
11/25/2003 OCC Issues Order Requiring Security Trust Co. to Begin Orderly Dissolution; Discloses Earlier Actions to Ensure Funds Available to Protect Bank's Clients	Release 2003-93 Consent Orders Security Trust Company, N.A. Capital Management Investors Holdings, Inc.
11/14/2003 OCC Publishes Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2003	Release 2003-92 Annual Report
11/14/2003 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 46 National Banks	Release 2003-91
11/14/2003 OCC Announces 12 New Enforcement Actions and Nine Terminations	Release 2003-90
11/13/2003 OCC Allows National Bank Offices in Florida to Close if Necessary	Release 2003-89 Proclamation
11/13/2003 OCC Takes Action Against Texas Bank Engaged in Abusive Lending	Release 2003-88 Consent Order
10/30/2003 Proposed Treatment of Expected and Unexpected Losses Under the New Basel Capital Accord	Release 2003-87 Interagency Statement
10/28/2003 OCC Guidance Will Assist Banks In Corporate Governance	Release 2003-86 Red Flags in Board Reports Pocket Guide to Detecting Red Flags
10/28/2003 OCC Allows National Bank Offices Affected by California Wildfires to Close	Release 2003-85 Proclamation
10/24/2003 Ann F. Jaedicke Named Deputy Comptroller for Compliance	Release 2003-84
10/23/2003 New OCC Paper Describes Benefits of the Dual Banking System	Release 2003-83 Dual Banking System Paper Speech
10/21/2003 CC Releases CRA Evaluations For 33 National Banks	Release 2003-82
10/16/2003 OCC Announces 13 New Enforcement Actions and Three Terminations	Release 2003-81
10/09/2003 OCC Chief of Staff Mark A. Nishan Addresses Midwest National Bank Conference	Release 2003-80 Speech
10/07/2003 Federal Agencies Publish Consumer Brochure on Predatory Lending	Release 2003-79 Predatory Lending Brochure WorkSheet
09/29/2003 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 42 National Banks	Release 2003-78
09/25/2003 OCC Directory Showcases Banks' Community Development Investments	Release 2003-77 Community Development Investments
09/23/2003 OCC Encourages National Banks to Work with Customers Affected by Hurricane Isabel	Release 2003-76
09/22/2003 Comptroller Hawke Addresses ABA Convention	Release 2003-75 Speech
09/17/2003 OCC Allows National Bank Offices Affected by Hurricane Isabel to Close	Release 2003-74 Proclamation
09/17/2003 OCC Announces Six New Enforcement Actions and Four Terminations.	Release 2003-73
09/12/2003 Agencies Issue Rulemakings to Amend Risk-Based Capital Treatment of Exposures to Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Programs and Securitizations with Early Amortization Provisions	Release 2003-72 Interim Final Rule Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
09/12/2003 OCC Reports Derivatives Volume Surpasses $65 Trillion	Release 2003-71 Quarterly Derivatives Report
09/10/2003 Bank Regulators' Data Show Stabilization in Credit Quality	Release 2003-70
09/09/2003 Comptroller of the Currency John D. Hawke, Jr. Addresses Women in Housing and Finance	Release 2003-69 Speech
09/02/2003 OCC Issues Fourth Quarter 2003 CRA Examination Schedule	Release 2003-68 CRA Examination Schedule
08/26/2003 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 35 National Banks	Release 2003-67
08/26/2003 OCC Announces 23 New Enforcement Actions and Seven Terminations	Release 2003-66
08/25/2003 OCC Issues Statement on the Federal Reserve Board's Proposed Interpretation Of the Anti-Tying Provisions of the 1970 Bank Holding Company Act Amendments	Release 2003-65 Proposed Interpretation
08/14/2003 OCC Allows National Bank Offices Affected by Major Power Outages to Close	Release 2003-64 Proclamation
08/12/2003 Agencies Jointly Issue Request for Comment on Interagency Guidance on Response Programs to Protect Against Identity Theft	Release 2003-63 Comment on Interagency Guidance
08/8/2003 Agencies Issue Final Rules on Disciplinary Actions Against Accountants and Accounting Firms Performing Certain Audit Services	Release 2003-62 Final Rule
08/04/2003 Agencies Announce Publication of Documents Related to Basel Accord Implementation	Release 2003-61 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Draft Supervisory Guidance OCC 2003-32
08/1/2003 OCC Requires First Consumers National Bank to Refund Customer Fees	Release 2003-60 Formal Agreement
07/31/2003 OCC Takes Steps To Keep Abusive Practices Out Of National Banking System While Ensuring Continued Access To Credit For Low-Income Americans	Release 2003-59 Statement From The Comptroller Georgia Preemption Order NPRM Q&As - Georgia (GFLA) Q&As - NPRM OCC Working Paper
07/28/2003 Federal Banking Agencies Announce New Interagency Electronic Filing System for Beneficial Ownership Reports	Release 2003-58 Attachment
07/24/2003 Comptroller Hawke Urges New Approach to Combating Predatory Lending	Release 2003-57 Clarification Speech
07/23/2003 Agencies Issue Guidance On Appropriate Use Of Discount Window	Release 2003-56 Guidance
07/21/2003 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 80 National Banks	Release 2003-55
07/16/2003 OCC Announces Eight New Enforcement Actions and One Termination	Release 2003-54
07/11/2003 Bank and Thrift Agencies to Seek Comment On Proposals for U.S. Implementation of Basel II	Release 2003-53 Statement of Comptroller Hawke Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Corporate IRB Guidance Operational Risk Guidance
06/25/2003 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 16 National Banks	Release 2003-52
06/19/2003 Remarks by John D. Hawke, Jr. Comptroller of the Currency Before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Financial Services of the United States House of Representatives	Release 2003-51 Speech
06/18/2003 Remarks by John D. Hawke, Jr. Comptroller of the Currency Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs United States Senate	Release 2003-50 Speech
06/18/2003 OCC Announces 25 New Enforcement Actions and Five Terminations	Release 2003-49
06/17/2003 Regulators Award Contract in First Step to Modernize the Collection of Bank Data	Release 2003-48
06/11/2003 OCC's Community Developments Newsletter Focuses on Banks and Affordable Housing in Rural America	Release 2003-47 Spring 2003
06/10/2003 Remarks by Julie L. Williams First Senior Deputy Comptroller of the Currency and Chief Counsel before the Risk USA 2003 Conference Boston, Massachusetts	Release 2003-46
06/06/2003 OCC Reports Derivatives Volume Over $60 Trillion	Release 2003-45 Quarterly Derivatives Report
06/03/2003 Remarks by Julie L. Williams First Senior Deputy Comptroller of the Currency and Chief Counsel before the Risk Management Association's Retail Risk Management Conference Chicago, Illinois	Release 2003-44
06/03/2003 Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies Seek Comment On Interagency Effort to Reduce Regulatory Burden	Release 2003-43
05/30/2003 OCC Issues Third Quarter 2003 CRA Examination Schedule	Release 2003-42 CRA Examination Schedule
05/30/2003 Chief of Staff Mark A. Nishan Addresses Urban Financial Services Coalition	Release 2003-41 Speech
05/23/2003 OCC Enters into Agreements with Law Firm and Attorney That Represented First National Bank of Keystone	Release 2003-40 Formal Agreement Formal Agreement
05/22/2003 Banking Agencies Issue Host State Loan-to-Deposit Ratios	Release 2003-39 Section 109 Host State Loan-To-Deposit Ratios
05/22/2003 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 37 National Banks	Release 2003-38
05/19/2003 OCC Announces Nine New Enforcement Actions and Four Terminations.	Release 2003-37
05/14/2003 Chief Counsel Julie L. Williams Provides Historical Perspective On Issues Facing the National Banking System	Release 2003-36 Speech
05/09/2003 OCC Closes The First National Bank of Blanchardville and Appoints FDIC Receiver	Release 2003-35
04/30/2003 Banking Agencies Announce Publication of Basel Accord Consultative Paper	Release 2003-34
04/22/2003 Regulators Issue Guidance on the Risks of Weblinking	Release 2003-33 OCC 2003-15 Guidance
04/17/2003 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 48 National Banks	Release 2003-32
04/17/2003 OCC Announces 16 New Enforcement Actions and Seven Terminations	Release 2003-31
04/16/2003 Remarks by John D. Hawke, Jr. Comptroller of the Currency Before the Exchequer Club Washington, D.C.	Release 2003-30
04/15/2003 Comptroller Hawke Urges Banks to Court Minority Customers	Release 2003-29 Speech
04/08/2003 Regulators Issue Interagency Paper On Sound Practices To Strengthen the Resilience Of The U.S. Financial System	Release 2003-28 OCC 2003-14 Interagency Paper
04/07/2003 Bankers Assessed Civil Money Penalties and Barred from Banking After Compromising Confidential Customer Financial Information	Release 2003-27 Stipulation and Consent Order Stipulation and Consent Order
03/31/2003 OCC Chief Counsel Julie L. Williams Testifies Before House Subcommittee	Release 2003-26 Testimony
03/24/2003 Barbara J. Grunkemeyer Named Deputy Comptroller for Credit Risk	Release 2003-25
03/21/2003 OCC Makes Applications Easier for National Banks	Release 2003-24
03/20/2003 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 33 National Banks	Release 2003-23
03/20/2003 OCC Announces Six New Enforcement Actions and Two Terminations	Release 2003-22
03/18/2003 New OCC Paper Examines History of National Banking System And Discusses Current Issues in Bank Regulation	Release 2003-21 Paper
03/17/2003 Agencies Issue Updated Policy Statement On Internal Auditing	Release 2003-20 OCC 2003-12 Policy Statement
03/13/2003 Comptroller of the Currency Before the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation London, England	Release 2003-19
03/12/2003 OCC Reports Derivatives Volume Grows $2.9 Trillion	Release 2003-18 Bank Derivatives Report
03/04/2003 Comptroller Hawke Calls for Study of Compliance Regulation And Development of Simpler and Less Burdensome Disclosures	Release 2003-17 Speech
03/03/2003 OCC Issues Second Quarter 2003 CRA Examination Schedule	Release 2003-16 CRA Examination Schedule
03/03/2003 Comptroller Hawke Highlights Importance of New Basel Capital Accord But Says Important Issues Must be Resolved Before OCC Will Issue Rules	Release 2003-15 Speech
02/27/2003 Comptroller Hawke Discusses Basle Capital Framework in House Testimony	Release 2003-14 Oral Statement Testimony
02/26/2003 Kay Kowitt Named Deputy Comptroller for Western District	Release 2003-13
02/26/2003 Comptroller Hawke Urges Senate to Reform FDIC Insurance Fund	Release 2003-12 Oral Statement Testimony
02/25/2003 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 33 National Banks	Release 2003-11
02/25/2003 OCC Announces 13 New Enforcement Actions	Release 2003-10
02/25/2003 Agencies Issue Advisory on Mortgage Banking Activities	Release 2003-09 OCC 2003-9 Interagency Advisory on Mortgage Banking
02/21/2003 OCC Issues Guidelines to National Banks to Guard Against Abusive Lending Practices; Invites Comments on Request to Determine that Georgia Law is Preempted	Release 2003-08 Q&A's Advisory Letter 2003-03 Advisory Letter 2003-02 Preemption letter
01/31/2003 OCC Seeks Comment on Package of Rules Dealing with AHEOA, Fiduciary Activities, Real Estate Lending and Visitorial Powers	Release 2003-07 Proposed Regulations
01/31/2003 Peoples National Bank to Pay $175,000 Civil Money Penalty And End Payday Lending Relationship with Advance America	Release 2003-06 Consent Order - Peoples National Bank Consent Order - Advance America
01/22/2003 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 39 National Banks	Release 2003-05
01/22/2003 OCC Announces Nine New Enforcement Actions and Three Terminations	Release 2003-04
01/21/2003 OCC Concludes Case Against First National Bank in Brookings Involving Payday Lending, Unsafe Merchant Processing, and Deceptive Marketing of Credit Cards	Release 2003-03 Consent Order
01/09/2003 OCC Proposed Rule Encourages Public Welfare Investments by National Banks	Release 2003-02 Proposed Rule
01/08/2003 FFIEC Agencies Issue Guidance on Credit Card Account Management and Loss Allowance Practices	Release 2003-01 OCC 2003-1 Interagency Guidance

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.