Complaints and information about the [useless] OCC who regulates national banks such as US Bank
State legislatures, attorneys general and governors have joined consumer, community and civil rights groups to fight back OCC Watch
Learn More About Why We Need OCC Watch Stop ATM Fees
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) primary function is safety and soundness of the national banks. That is where its resources and examination staff are focused. It is not designed as a "consumer-friendly" agency. (from Common Dreams)
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency was created to screw the little guy, not to help him... Pentagon Seizes Control Of Banking Rules
The OCC increasingly intervenes on the side of banks it regulates against states and consumer agencies New Rules Project
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of OCC on Preemption Pianet
Spitzer Charges Feds Conspiring to Shield Banks Against State Consumer Protection Laws Consumer Affairs
National Regulators Support Banks, Actively Hurt Consumers Radical Reference
OCC Rulings Innapropriately Expand Bank Authority Realtor.Org
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY RULINGS EXPANDING BANK POWERS NAC
As usual the banking police continues to be paid off. Just another example of how our government agencies sit on their ass and do nothing USBank Screws Senior Citizens
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is the biggest joke of a government agency. That agency is all smoke and mirrors since it is funded by the banks and thus does the bidding of the banks -- NOT consumers -- as we and other customers have discovered after the fact USB Message Board USB part 2
House and Senate Hammer OCC For Failure To Prevent Potential Terrorist Money-Laundering...That's The Same Agency That Claims It Knows Best On All Regulation of All Matters Banking PIRG
ATTORNEYS GENERAL SUPPORT CONNECTICUT APPEAL OF PREEMPTION CASE CSBS
The OCC Rule Exempts Banks From State Oversight Realty Times
House Bill Seeks to Repeal OCC Preemption Rule Realtor.Org
A NEW law passed in the US by the Office of the Comptroller for the Currency, which will effectively allow national banks to ignore protective state banking laws related to false and deceptive advertising and general consumer credit Find Articles
The Federal Government's Effort to Curtail State Enforcement of Predatory Lending and Other Consumer Protection Laws OAG
Why has this obscure federal agency stripped states of the power to protect consumers from abusive, illegal, unfair, deceptive, and coercive practices? The answer is simple, to save the big banks money. All 50 states and leading consumer groups are fighting the new OCC regulation Realty Times
AARP Testifies in Opposition to Federal Preemption of New York's Anti-Predatory Lending Law US Newswire
State Legislative Group Protests OCC Preemption State Realtor.Org
Opposition to the federal government's preemption of state banking laws, making the issue a priority as thousands traveled to Capitol Hill to meet with their members of Congress Realtor.Org
When the office of the U.S. comptroller of the currency trumped Georgia's predatory lending law last week, it riled state banking regulators nationwide Center for Responsible Lending
A proposal to revamp rules under the Community Reinvestment Act is opposed by nearly a third of the U.S. Senate Realtor Magazine
A new rule by the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that exempts national banks and operating subsidiaries from state consumer protection and lending laws favors mega-banks at the expense of consumers and small businesses RMO
State officials hackles are up over a new federal banking rule they say erodes consumer protections and favors the federal government in a turf war that's been simmering for more than a century Info Zine
The OCC is kidding itself, or worse still, trying to fool the public into believing that the agency has adequate resources to take on the sole responsibility for protecting customers of national banks and for addressing their grievances Consumer Fed
Now the OCC will be tasked with investigating all consumer complaints for 2,150 national banks from a single customer assistance center, which only takes calls during normal business hours, 4 days a week. There are currently only 40 full-time staff members at the OCC handling such complaints Congresswoman Velázquez
If the OCC's rules are left to stand, it will mean that state legislatures and state officials are powerless to protect their citizens from even the most egregious conduct engaged in by a federally charted bank or its subsidiary Pianet
Their scope is nearly unlimited, and their implications are potentially enormous. These regulations exceed the OCC’s statutory authority and disregard Congressional intent Opposing OCC
House Financial Services Committee has voted to censure the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for its new federal regulations strengthening the immunity of national banks from state predatory lending laws Housing Choice
OCC's actions are a thinly disguised attempt to shield national banks from important state consumer protection laws, and to entice state chartered banks to obtain a national charter and seek the immunity that the OCC is offering MBAA
Americans indeed have been fascinated with situations pitting black hats against white hats and with good always prevailing against evil. Only this time, the people of the State of Connecticut will likely have to pay the price for this feud. The evil is preemption of state rights Dept of Banking
OCC says Mistakes Made in Oversight of Riggs Bank’s Compliance with BSA Compliance Headquarters
After 5 months of patiently waiting the Comptroller of the Currency finally got back - decided that Bank one has done no wrong. Ironically they provided me with the evidence to glue my entire case against First USA....So the OCC is truly incompetent FIRST USA AND THE OCC
US Comptroller of the Currency has expanded his war on consumers by publishing sweeping new regulations to reinforce the preemption of state law enforcement authority and to nullify virtually all state laws for national banks and their subsidiaries Common Dreams
The National Bank Regulator's War on Consumers Former corporate lawyer, John (Jerry) Hawke, the Comptroller of the Currency, has long laid claim to the title of terminator of state and local consumer protection laws Nader Page
The proposed rule threatens to seriously undermine the unique American dual banking system; to concentrate power in a centralized, European-style regulatory system; and to shield national banks and their subsidiaries from state consumer protections and enforcement NCSL
At the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which regulates many of the nation's largest banks, mortgage complaints now account for nearly one-quarter of all loan complaints, up from just 11% three years ago Real Estate Journal
State Officials, Civil Rights & Consumer Groups Oppose OCC Preemption Of State Anti-Predatory Lending Laws Responsible Lending
Letter to the Office of Comptroller of the Currency Re: Opposition to Proposed Rule on Preemption Consumers Union
The OCC’s Mandate to Ensure the Safety and Soundness of National Banks Does Not Justify the Preemption of State Consumer Protection Laws NCLC
States might lose controls on corporate crooks - Formulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the shakeup would nullify state banking laws stricter than federal regulations Scandalous Measures
Federal regulator often helps banks fighting with consumers -The OCC's siding with banks in court fights -may operate in some cases to the disadvantage of consumers Bernie.House
The banks and the OCC contend that national banks (including US Bancorp) are not required to comply with state and local ATM laws New Rules
Oversight Hearing On Abusive Credit Card Industry Practices: 5) Detailed Discussion of Some of the Worst Documented Abuses: Includes US Bank U.S. PIRG
Leach Cites Legal Problems, Inconsistencies, Confusion in OCC Secret Equity Approvals Financial Services
Dependent on Lenders' Fees, the OCC Takes Banks' Side Against Local Laws Feinstein.Org
Report criticizes the office of the comptroller of the currency for, among other things, a lack of independence when examining how well banks comply with federal laws prohibiting money laundering Global Policy
Of the many complaints that the OCC receives annually against banks, many are based on the Uniform Commercial Code, state law, and other areas that are not within the OCC's regulatory authority Bankers Online
The OCC's Preemption Rules Exceed the Agency's Authority and Present a Serious Threat to the Dual Banking System and Consumer Protection SSRN
2006 - The Los Angeles Times reports: "The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has repeatedly sided with national banks to fend off enforcement of consumer protection laws passed by California, New York and other states" Con games
The king of the preemption campaign at the regulatory level is Comptroller of the Currency -a long-time Washington bank lawyer-lobbyist who now regulates national banks. Hawke has his legal staff working overtime defending banks and arguing that the National Banking Act allows federally-chartered institutions to thumb their noses at state and local consumer laws Nader Page
Federal banking rules erode strong consumer safeguards USA Today
Complain to any of four federal bank regulatory agencies about your financial institution and it's unlikely that any will find that your bank is wrongRegulators rarely blame banks
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