OCC Releases Comptroller Handbook Addition And Revisions

OCC Bank Compliance Bank Supervision

On November 6, the OCC issued two bulletins to announce an addition and revisions to the Comptroller’s Handbook. The OCC also rescinded certain Handbook provisions. Bulletin OCC 2013-30 adds to the Handbook the “Qualified Thrift Lender” (QTL) booklet, which includes the “Qualified Thrift Lending Test,” issued June 2002 as part of the Office of Thrift Supervision’s Examination Handbook. The revisions are statutory in nature and include, among other things, new language pursuant to the Dodd–Frank Act regarding QTL failure and the violation of HOLA section 5 and additional limitations in the payment of dividends. Bulletin OCC 2013-31 updates the “Insider Activities” booklet and provides guidance for examiners and bankers on how national banks and federal savings associations may legally and prudently engage in transactions with insiders. The booklet explains how to implement risk management processes that provide for the appropriate control and monitoring of insider activities and how examiners review and assess insider activities during the supervisory process.