NR 2000-44
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE			
Contact:  Dean DeBuck (202) 874-5770
Date: June 14, 2000				



	OCC ADDS NEW LINK ON CORPORATE APPLICATIONS TO WEB SITE 

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Office of the Comptroller of 
the Currency (OCC) has added a new site to its Internet 
page to provide user-friendly information on corporate applications.  

The site reflects suggestions obtained by the OCC from bank 
consultants and individuals who represented organizers on specific OCC 
corporate applications.  

"We want the information on our corporate application process to be 
readily accessible," said Julie L. Williams, First Senior Deputy and 
Chief Counsel at the OCC.   "This new Web link will help us better 
serve potential corporate applicants and other interested members of 
the public."

The information available at the site includes contact points at each 
OCC District Office for inquiries about filing corporate applications.  
E-mail addresses are also available.  In addition to the wealth of 
information available, users can download application forms.  

The new site provides the complete set of OCC regulations that govern 
corporate applications and activities.  

The OCC's Corporate Manual, which contains policies and procedures for 
chartering a new national bank and effecting structural changes and 
expansion to existing charters, can also be found at the site.

Information on corporate applications already filed with the OCC is 
available at the site along with published OCC decisions on corporate 
applications.  

Filing fees for corporate applications will also be listed.



The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 
2,400 national banks and 58 federal branches of foreign 
banks in the U.S., accounting for more than 57 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.