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bank examiner

American  

noun

  1. a public official appointed under U.S. state or federal laws to inspect and audit the operations and accounts of banks in the examiner's jurisdiction.


Etymology

Origin of bank examiner

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

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He began his career as a bank examiner at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in 1981, until becoming president of American National Bank in Omaha in 1989.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2023

James Nelson, a former bank examiner and loan broker, noticed the concentration of landlords when he and his partner moved to Seattle in 2018.

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2022

Their statement received wide coverage, particularly in Massachusetts, where Mr. Donohue works as a bank examiner for the state government and the CBS local news called it a “social media firestorm.”

From New York Times • May 16, 2021

A circus man’s show goes on under the scrutiny of a bank examiner and with help from a PR woman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019

That afternoon he paid a visit to the house of a certain Mr. Jafferay and spent an hour in a vain attempt to locate the bank examiner.

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