Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Intuition Publishing
Updated Sep 24, 2020

Congress passed the National Currency Act in 1863, which was revised the following year by the National Bank Act. These laws established a new system of national banks and a new government agency (the OCC) headed by a Comptroller of the Currency. The responsibilities and objectives of the OCC are studied and we We learn about how it brings about a safe and sound national banking system.