OCC bank supervision operating plan released

The OCC has released its bank supervision operating plan for fiscal year (FY) 2025. The plan outlines the OCC’s supervision priorities and objectives for the year. It also facilitates the implementation of supervisory strategies for individual national banks, federal savings associations, federal branches and agencies of foreign banking organizations, and third-party service providers subject to OCC examination. OCC staff uses this plan to guide its supervisory priorities, planning, and resource allocations.

Heightened focus areas include:

• Financial
  • Credit
  • Allowance for credit losses
  • Asset and liability management
  • Capital
  • Climate-related financial risks for banks with over $100 billion in total consolidated assets
• Operational
  • Cybersecurity
  • Enterprise change management
  • Operations
  • Third-party risks
  • Payments
• Compliance
  • Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering/countering the financing of terrorism and Office of Foreign Assets Control
  • Consumer compliance
  • Community Reinvestment Act
  • Fair lending