Careers at the OCC:
Community Affairs Careers

The OCC offers experienced professionals an opportunity to apply their community and economic development skills on a broad range of issues affecting national banks. The OCC seeks professionals from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds, from economics to urban planning, to apply their knowledge to community and economic development banking and regulation.

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Community Affairs staff have high visibility with top OCC management, banking officials, community and economic development organizations and intermediaries, government agencies, and developers of private finance tools.

As part of the Community Affairs Department, staff is responsible for:

• Analyzing proposed policies and guidance for examiners and lenders
  
  
• Monitoring innovative lending and investing instruments that are designed for bank participation
  
  
• Providing technical assistance to banks and their community development partners
  
  
• Maintaining outreach efforts to community based organizations, government officials, community and economic development umbrella organizations and partners, and others
  
  
• Participating in working groups and task forces that can expand access to credit and ensure safe and sound lending practices
  
  
• Administering the Community Development Corporation and Community Development Projects and Other Public Welfare Investments program on national bank investments
  
  
• Designing and conducting research and training to help underserved communities reach economic stability

What Types of Professional Positions are Available?

Positions may be available in any of the three areas of Community Affairs: Community Relations, Community Development, and Minority and Urban Affairs. All positions require experience in one or more specialized areas of community and economic development. Specialized areas include: Small business, affordable single-family mortgages, multifamily housing, and mixed use development. Educational backgrounds that alternatively may be directly applied to a specialized area include: law, economics, urban planning, finance and financial regulation, public affairs, and social work.

To learn more about available positions and qualification requirements, check USAJobs.Gov for OCC jobs.

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