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Comptroller of the Currency

Administrator of National Banks

NR 2003-75



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Robert M. Garsson
September 22, 2003(202) 874-5770

Comptroller Hawke Addresses ABA Convention

 

WASHINGTON -- Comptroller of the Currency John D. Hawke, Jr., addressed the annual convention of the American Bankers Association in Waikoloa, Hawaii today. His speech is available on the OCC’s web site at www.occ.treas.gov.

 

 

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The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,200 national banks and 52 federal branches of foreign banks in the U.S., accounting for more than 54 percent of the nation’s banking assets. Its mission is to ensure a safe and sound and competitive national banking system that supports the citizens, communities and economy of the United States.