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Comment Period: National Bank Chartering

AGENCY:

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY:

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the longstanding authority of national banks limited to the operations of trust companies and activities related thereto to engage in non-fiduciary activities in addition to their fiduciary activities. The proposal would neither expand nor contract the OCC’s authority to charter a national bank.” The proposed rule would apply to all applicants for national bank charters that is limited to the operations of a trust company and activities related thereto. Changes references from “fiduciary activities” to “operations of a trust company and activities related thereto.

DATES:

Comments must be received on or before February 11, 2026.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/12/2026-00372/national-bank-chartering

  • February 11, 2026
  • Time: All Day