Community Bank Licensing Amendments
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register March 4, 2026. Document 2026-04275. Updated Nov. 14, 2026.
- What it does
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is amending its rules related to policies and procedures to simplify licensing requirements for corporate activities and transactions involving national banks and Federal savings associations that have less than $30 billion in total assets and satisfy certain conditions. The final rule is intended to reduce burden on these institutions.
The Comptroller of the Currency's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Comptroller of the Currency has published 12 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 5 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1557-AF38 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
The final rule is effective on April 3, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-04275 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Treasury Department; Comptroller of the Currency |
| Published | March 4, 2026 |
| Effective date | April 3, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1557-AF38 |
| Docket | OCC-2025-0273 |
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