Comptroller of the Currency

American  

noun

1. an official of the U.S. Department of the Treasury who regulates the national banks and administers the issuance and redemption of Federal Reserve notes.

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Etymology

Origin of Comptroller of the Currency

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

A spokeswoman for the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which oversees national bank charters, confirmed the approval of Erebor’s charter.

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Bessent responded that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which oversees bank license applications, was an independent entity before the testimony descended into a shouting match.

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It also recently received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to convert into a bank.

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Circle and Ripple were among the crypto upstarts that received approval on applications filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

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The Bank Policy Institute in recent weeks sent letters urging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to reject the Ripple, Wise and Sony applications, among others.

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