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News Release 2020-8 | January 28, 2020

OCC Hosts Risk Governance and Compliance Workshops in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) will host two workshops at OCC Headquarters in Washington, D.C., March 17 and 18, for directors of national community banks and federal savings associations supervised by the OCC.

The Risk Governance workshop on March 17 combines lectures, discussion, and exercises to provide practical information for directors to effectively measure and manage risks. The workshop also focuses on the OCC’s approach to risk-based supervision and major risks in the financial industry.

The Compliance Risk workshop on March 18 combines lectures, discussion, and exercises on the critical elements of an effective compliance risk management program. The workshop also focuses on major compliance risks and critical regulations. Topics of discussion include the Bank Secrecy Act, Flood Disaster Protection Act, Fair Lending, Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Community Reinvestment Act, and other compliance hot topics.

The workshop fee is $99 and open to directors of national community banks and federal savings associations supervised by the OCC. Participants receive course materials and assorted supervisory publications. The workshop is limited to the first 35 registrants.

The workshop is one of 30 offered nationwide to enhance and expand the skills of national community bank and federal savings association directors. To register for this workshop, visit www.occ.gov/occworkshops.

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