• About the OCC
• Legal and Accounting Publications
• Guidance for Bankers and Directors
• Supervisory Issues
• Legacy Publications from the former Office of Thrift Supervision

About the OCC

• Comptroller and the Transformation of American Banking, 1960-1990 (In print only)
• Deposit Insurance Reform and the Cost of Bank Supervision (PDF) (December 2002)
• Guide to the National Banking System
• Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2002 (PDF)
• Quarterly Journal
• OCC's Strategic Plan, FYs 2012-2016 (PDF)

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Legal and Accounting Publications

• Activities Permissible for a National Bank, Cumulative (May 2011)
• Bank Accounting Advisory Series (June 2012) (PDF)
• Interpretations and Actions
• Significant Legal, Licensing, and Community Development Precedents for National Banks, Annual (April 2010) (PDF)
• Summary of Powers of National Banks and Federal Savings Associations (PDF)
• Key Differences Between National Bank Regulatory Requirements and Federal Savings Association Regulatory Requirements (PDF)

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Guidance for Bankers and Directors

Director's Toolkit

The following publications are available electronically. Only The Director's Book is available in print. To receive your free copy, submit the Publications Order Form.

• Electronic only: Detecting Red Flags in Board Reports-A Guide for Directors (PDF) (February 2004)
• Electronic and print: The Director's Book-The Role of a National Bank (PDF) (October 2010, index updated March 2011)
• Electronic only: Internal Controls-A Guide for Directors (PDF) (September 2000)
• Electronic only: Pocket Guide to Detecting Red Flags in Board Reports (PDF) (October 2003)

Posters

• Equal Housing Lender (English version)* (PDF)
• Equal Housing Lender (Spanish version)* (PDF)
• Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Notice (FFIEC) (PDF)

* The Equal Housing Lender publications are available in print. To receive your free copy, submit the Publications Order Form.

Other

• An Analysis of the Impact of the Commercial Real Estate Concentration Guidance (PDF)
• Bank Failure: An Evaluation of the Factors Contributing to the Failure of National Banks (PDF) (June 1988)
• Check Fraud: A Guide to Avoiding Losses (PDF) (February 1999)
• Common Practices for Country Risk Management in U.S. Banks (PDF) (November 1998)
• Financial Access in the 21st Century (PDF) (February 1997)
• Guide to the Interagency Country Exposure Review Committee Process (PDF) (November 2008)
• Guide to Mortgage Lending in Indian Country (PDF) (July 1997)
• A Guide to Tribal Ownership of a National Bank (PDF) (September 2002)
• If You Become a Victim of Identity Theft (PDF) (2001)
• Joint Implementation Plan, Dodd-Frank Sections 301-326 (PDF) (April 2011)
• Money Laundering: A Banker's Guide to Avoiding Problems (PDF) (December 2002)
• Office of Minority and Women Inclusion - Section 342, 2011 Annual Report to Congress (PDF) (March 2012)
• Ombudsman's Report (PDF) (April 2013)
• Providing Financial Services to Native Americans in Indian Country (PDF) (July 1997)
• Bank Appeals Process Brochure (PDF) (2012)

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Supervisory Issues

• An Examiner's Guide to Problem Bank Identification, Rehabilitation, and Resolution (PDF) (January 2001)
• National Banks and the Dual Banking System (September 2003)
• Quarterly Report on Bank Derivatives Activities
• Shared National Credits Report (Annual)
• Mortgage Metrics Report (Quarterly)
• Thrift Financial Reports
• Cost of Funds Reports
• Semiannual Risk Perspective

FFIEC Guidance

• FFIEC Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual (FFIEC)* (PDF) (April 2010)
• FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook (FFIEC)
• Guide to HMDA Reporting, Getting It Right! (FFIEC)
• User's Guide for the Uniform Bank Performance Report (FFIEC Web site) (December 2008)

*The FFIEC Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual is no longer available in print and can no longer be ordered on pay.gov. You may print out the PDF of the manual.

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Legacy Publications from the former Office of Thrift Supervision 

• Cost of Funds Reports
• IRR Measures Report (PDF)
• Reports to Congress
• Thrift Financial Reports

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