Economics
The OCC's economists support the OCC mission through economic thought leadership, analysis, and research to aid bank supervision and policy development.
Economics
The OCC's economists support the OCC mission through economic thought leadership, analysis, and research to aid bank supervision and policy development.
Economics
The OCC's economists support the OCC mission through economic thought leadership, analysis, and research to aid bank supervision and policy development.
Economics Overview
The OCC's economists support the agency and its mission through thought leadership, bank-specific supervision, economic analysis, policy development and implementation, and original research applying quantitative methods in economics and finance.
OCC economists perform both off-site analyses of changing economic conditions, industry trends, and banking conditions, and on-site direct exam support.
Learn more about the OCC's Supervision Risk and Analysis department, which is responsible for economic analysis at the agency.
News & Bulletins
News Release Feb 10, 2022
OCC Releases Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test Scenarios for 2022
News Release Dec 03, 2021
OCC Solicits Academic Papers, Research on Climate Risk in Banking and Finance
News Release Nov 16, 2021
Acting Comptroller Discusses Modernizing the Financial Regulatory Perimeter
Bulletin Mar 22, 2021
Working Groups and Active Output
Find a list of our active working groups and their output.

OCC Working Papers
Find in-depth analysis in OCC Working Papers on bank performance and regulation, bank risk management, operations, banking-related consumer affairs, and the U.S. economy.

Regulatory Impact Analysis Memos
Find Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) memos for recently issued final rules.

Moments in History
Explore pivotal moments in the history of the federal banking system and their impact on the nation from an economic point of view.
Featured Publications

Meet Our Research Economists
OCC economists conduct original research, identify and assess emerging trends and risks related to the financial system, and continually expand their expertise to answer banking policy questions related to bank lending, risk exposure, and risk management.