A national bank is a financial institution chartered and regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. 

• List of National Banks and Federal Branches and Agencies active as of 12/31/2011
  • sorted by bank name: Excel | PDF
  • sorted by state and city: Excel | PDF
• List of Credit Card Banks active as of 12/31/2011
  • sorted by bank name: Excel | PDF
  • sorted by state and city: Excel | PDF
• List of Trust Banks active as of 12/31/2011
  • sorted by bank name: Excel | PDF
  • sorted by state and city: Excel | PDF

Check the List of National Bank Operating Subsidiaries on OCC’s Web site HelpWithMyBank.gov.

To search by specific bank name, the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council (FFIEC) offers a financial institution search.

If your bank is not a national bank, you should contact the appropriate regulator.

• Thrift Savings Associations -  National thrift savings associations are chartered and regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
  • List of Federal Savings Associations active as of 12/31/2011
    • sorted by bank name: Excel | PDF
    • sorted by state and city: Excel | PDF
  • Query thrift savings associations.
    
• Credit Unions - The National Credit Union Administration supervises and insures Federal credit unions and insures State-chartered credit unions.
  
• Two Federal agencies share responsibility for State banks.
  • The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures State-chartered banks that are not members of the Federal Reserve System. The FDIC also insures deposits in banks and savings associations in the event of bank failure.
    
  • The Federal Reserve Board supervises State-chartered banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System.
• State banks are also supervised by state banking regulators. Visit the Conference of State Bank Supervisors Web site for links to state banking departments.