Here you will find instructions and supporting documentation necessary to

• Form a new national bank
• Form a new national thrift savings association
• Move an existing institution into the national banking or national thrift savings association system
• Acquire individual control of a national bank or thrift
• Make structural changes and expand activities at an existing national bank.

Corporate applications and other activities of national and foreign banks and national thrift savings associations are primarily governed by, but not limited to, Title 12, Parts 5 and 1XXX of the Code of Federal Regulations (12 C.F.R. 5 and XXX - Rules, Policies, and Procedures for Corporate Activities), which contains information on rules of general and specific applicability, where and how to file, and requirements and policies applicable to filings.

Corporate Activities (Weekly Bulletin)
The Weekly Bulletin lists all filings nationwide for new banks and branches, mergers, changes in bank control, relocations, subsidiaries, terminations, federal branches and agencies, branch closings, and fiduciary powers.

Licensing Manuals
The Comptroller's Licensing Manual consists of a series of booklets that explain the OCC’s policies and procedures on key licensing topics.

Interpretations and Actions
Find significant decisions on corporate applications, legal staff interpretations, CRA decisions, enforcement actions, and more.

Application Contacts
Most corporate applications are submitted to the OCC district in which the bank is headquartered. Find contact information and learn about exceptions.

Fees
All licensing fees have been suspended for calendar year 2011. This change went into effect January 1, 2008, for calendar year 2008 and will continue to be in effect for calendar year 2011.

Activities Permissible for a National Bank (PDF)
This cumulative document details the activities in which national banks are permitted to engage. Activities addressed include general banking, fiduciary, insurance and annuities, securities, and technology

Significant Legal, Licensing, and Community Development Precedents (PDF)
This annual document contains the most recent year's precedents regarding general banking and securities activities, compliance, enforcement actions, investments, preemption, and regulation.

National Banks and Federal Savings Associations

National Banks
A complete list of national banks and federal branches and agencies, sorted by bank name (Excel, PDF) or by city/state (Excel, PDF).

National Bank Operating Subsidiaries
A complete list made available through OCC’s HelpWithMyBank.gov.

National Federal Savings Association
An institution search tool.