External Outreach and Minority Affairs:
OCC Highlights

Comptroller John Dugan reissued the OCC's Policy Statement on Minority-Owned National Banks (PDF), to reaffirm the agency's support of the minority banking sector.  (OCC News Release) 

The OCC releases its 2008 Annual Report (PDF 3.94MB) (See pages 29-30 for the Report's update on minority banks.)

OCC’s Senior Deputy Comptroller for Mid-Size and Community Bank Supervision addressed minority bank representatives at the 2009 Annual Legislative and Regulatory Conference in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2009. (See photo essay (PDF 409KB); See conference schedule)

OCC’s Deputy Comptroller for Community Affairs Addresses the United States Commission on Civil Rights (OCC News Release)

Save the Date for the Interagency Minority Depository Institution National Conference that will be held at the Westin Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, from July 8 – 10, 2009.  Conference theme is “Minority Depository Institutions:  A Bridge to Community Stabilization.”

Sharing Information in 2009 through Outreach Efforts:

EOMA looks forward to providing current banking and consumer related information at the following upcoming conferences and events:

• 2009 Financial Literacy Day on the Hill, in Washington, DC (April 30, 2009) See OCC’s 2008 News Release
  
• League of United Latin American Citizens – LULAC – Conference, in San Juan, PR (July 13 – 17, 2009)
  
• The NAACP's 100th Annual Convention, in New York, NY (July 11 – 16, 2009)
  
• The 2009 National Urban League Annual Conference, in Chicago, IL (July 29 – August 1, 2009)
  
• National Council of La Raza’s Annual Conference, in Chicago, IL (July 25 – 28, 2009)
  
• The National Bankers Association's 82nd  Annual Convention, in San Diego, CA (October 6 – 9, 2009)

OCC Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief National Bank Examiner Testifies on Credit Availability (OCC News Release) – March 25
Information on and Webcast of the Committee Hearing:  “Exploring the Balance between Increased Credit Availability and Prudent Lending Standards”

OCC Deputy Comptroller Testifies on Credit Availability (OCC News Release) – March 23
Information on and Webcast of the Full Committee Hearing:  “Seeking Solutions: Finding Credit for Small and Mid-Size Businesses in Massachusetts”

Comptroller of the Currency Testifies on Enforcement Authority (OCC News Release) – March 20
Information on and Webcast of the Full Committee Hearing:  “Federal and State Enforcement of Financial Consumer and Investor Protection Laws”

Comptroller of the Currency Testifies on Financial Regulatory Reform (OCC News Release) – March 19
Information on and Webcast of the Full Committee Hearing:  “Modernizing Bank Supervision and Regulation”

OCC Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief National Bank Examiner Testifies on Risk Management (OCC News Release) – March 18
Information on and Webcast of the Full Subcommittee Hearing:  “Lessons Learned in Risk Management Oversight at Federal Financial Regulators”

OCC Deputy Comptroller Testifies on Mark-to-Market Accounting (OCC News Release) – March 12
Information on and Webcast of the Full Subcommittee Hearing:  “Mark-to-Market Accounting: Practices and Implications”

Get details on the OCC’s 2009 survey of minority-owned national banks.