Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

OCC Chief Brian Brooks Is Stepping Down Thursday

January 13, 2021 admin0

Brian Brooks, who was named the temporary head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) last summer, made the announcement official a day after he was rumored to be departing. His departure will come a day after the federal banking regulator granted crypto custodian Anchorage a conditional trust charter, making it the […]

Anchorage Becomes First OCC-Approved National Crypto Bank

January 13, 2021 admin0

Crypto custodian Anchorage has secured conditional approval for a national trust charter from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), making it the first national “digital asset bank” in the U.S. The safekeeping, management and trading of digital assets have been regulatory stumbling blocks for large financial institutions – but those obstacles […]

A Former Coinbase Lawyer Is About to Become Acting Head of US Bank Regulator

May 20, 2020 admin0

A former top lawyer at Coinbase is about to take the top job at a major U.S. bank regulator, at least temporarily. Brian Brooks, the first deputy comptroller and chief operating officer in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), is poised to become acting comptroller as his boss, Joseph Otting, is planning […]