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Community Bank Licensing Amendments
The Comptroller of the Currency published this final rule in the Federal Register on March 4, 2026. It took effect on April 3, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is amending its rules related to policies and procedures to simplify licensing requirements for corporate activities and transactions involving national banks and Federal savings associations that have less than $30 billion in total assets and satisfy certain conditions. The final rule is intended to reduce burden on these institutions.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-04275
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Treasury Department; Comptroller of the Currency
- Published
- March 4, 2026
- Takes effect
- April 3, 2026
- Dates
- The final rule is effective on April 3, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket ID OCC-2025-0273
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1557-AF38
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 12 CFR 5
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Savings associations; Securities
- Pages
- 9
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