Comptroller of the Currency John Dugan announced today he will leave office when his term expires on Aug. 14.

Dugan, who was appointed to the post by President Bush, runs the office within the Treasury Department empowered to regulate national banks and the U.S. divisions of foreign banks.

Under the regulatory overhaul bill currently pending in Congress, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will have additional powers as it will also regulate thrift institutions, which are currently overseen by the Office of Thrift Supervision.

Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to CUTimes.com, part of your ALM digital membership.

Your access to unlimited CUTimes.com content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:

  • Breaking credit union news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
  • Weekly Shared Accounts podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical coverage of the commercial real estate and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, GlobeSt.com and ThinkAdvisor.com
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.