Community Affairs Contacts at the OCC

Barry Wides, Acting Deputy Comptroller for Community Affairs
Telephone: (202) 874-5556
Fax: (202) 874-5566

For information about CA services and technical assistance on community development lending and investments, including the special investment authority provided under "Part 24," contact:

Barry Wides, Director, Community Development
Karen Bellesi, Special Advisor for Community Affairs
William Reeves, Manager, Community Development Lending
Telephone: (202) 874-4930
Fax: (202) 874-5566

For outreach, community development-related topics, or information on training and technical assistance pertaining to effective strategies and resources for community development, contact your District Community Affairs Officer.

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Central District

Responsible for national banks headquartered in Illinois, Indiana, eastern and northwestern Iowa, northern Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, eastern Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, southwestern Virginia, southwestern West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Paul Ginger
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
One Financial Place, Suite 2700
440 South LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60605-1073
Telephone: (312) 360-8876
Fax: (312) 435-0951

Norma Polanco
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Summit Office Park, Suite 530
3 Summit Park Drive
Independence, OH 44131
Telephone: (216) 447-8866
Fax: (216) 447-9335

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Northeastern District

Responsible for national banks headquartered in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, eastern Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, northern Virginia, and northern West Virginia.

Denise Kirk-Murray
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
1114 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 3900
New York, NY 10036-7780
Telephone: (212) 790-4053 X593
Fax: (212) 790-4098

John Farrell
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
20 Winthrop Square, Suite 200
Boston, MA 02110-1229
Telephone: (617) 482-1643
Fax: (617) 482-6864

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Southern District

Responsible for national banks headquartered in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, southern Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and southern West Virginia.

Karol Klim
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
1117 Perimeter Center West
Suite W401
Atlanta, GA 30338-5417
Telephone: (678) 731-9723 x252
Fax: (678) 731-9685

David Lewis
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
500 North Akard Street
Suite 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
Telephone: (214) 720-7027
Fax: (214) 720-7071

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Western District

Responsible for national banks headquartered in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, western Iowa, Kansas, western Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and Guam.

Dave Miller
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
1225 17th Street, Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202-5534
Telephone: (720) 475-7670
Fax: (720) 475-7690

Susan Howard
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
550 North Brand Blvd., Suite 500
Glendale, CA 91203-1900
Telephone: (818) 240-5175
Fax: (818) 240-9690