Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould used remarks at the Blockchain Association Policy Summit to describe the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s work to encourage new bank charters after the post-2008 decline, arguing that a strong pipeline of de novo banks supports a healthy financial system and that the agency is working to embrace its federal chartering authority to promote new entrants, while also pointing to the OCC’s long history of chartering national trust banks whose non-fiduciary activities include nearly USD 2 trillion in assets under custody.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 2025-12-08
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency outlines efforts to reinvigorate de novo bank chartering and highlights national trust bank custody activity
Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould emphasized efforts to encourage new bank charters at the Blockchain Association Policy Summit, highlighting the importance of a strong pipeline of de novo banks for a healthy financial system. He noted the OCC's commitment to leveraging its federal chartering authority to promote new entrants and referenced its history of chartering national trust banks with nearly USD 2 trillion in assets under custody.