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Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.
The OCC is adopting an interim final rule to restore the streamlined application and expedited review to its procedures for reviewing applications under the Bank Merger Act and rescinding a policy statement that summarized the OCC's review of proposed bank merger transactions under the Bank Merger Act.
The interim final rule is effective May 15, 2025. Comments on the interim final rule must be received by June 16, 2025.
Commenters are encouraged to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Please use the title “Business Combinations under the Bank Merger Act” to facilitate the organization and distribution of the comments. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
- Federal eRulemaking Portal—“Regulations.gov”:
Go to https://regulations.gov/. Enter “Docket ID OCC-2025-0001” in the Search Box and click “Search.” Public comments can be submitted via the “Comment” box below the displayed document information or by clicking on the document title and then clicking the “Comment” box on the top-left side of the screen. For help with submitting effective comments, please click on “Commenter's Checklist.” For assistance with the Regulations.gov site, please call 1-866-498-2945 (toll free) Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ET, or email [email protected].
- Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.
- Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.
Instructions: You must include “OCC” as the agency name and “Docket ID OCC-2025-0001” in your comment. In general, the OCC will enter all comments received into the docket and publish the comments on the Regulations.gov website without change, including any business or personal information provided such as name and address information, email addresses, or phone numbers. Comments received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure.
You may review comments and other related materials that pertain to this action by any of the following methods:
- Viewing Comments Electronically—Regulations.gov:
Go to https://regulations.gov/. Enter “Docket ID OCC-2025-0001” in the Search box and click “Search”. Click on the “Dockets” tab and then the document's title. After clicking the document's title, click the “Browse All Comments” tab. Comments can be viewed and filtered by clicking on the “Sort By” drop-down on the right side of the screen or the “Refine Comments Results” options on the left side of the screen. Supporting materials can be viewed by clicking on the “Browse Documents” tab. Click on the “Sort By” drop-down on the right side of the screen or the “Refine Results” options on the left side of the screen checking the “Supporting & Related Material” checkbox. For assistance with the Regulations.gov site, please call 1-866-498-2945 (toll free) Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. ET, or email [email protected].
The docket may be viewed after the close of the comment period in the same manner as during the comment period.
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