12 CFR 5.52 – Change of address of a national bank or Federal savings association
(a) Authority. 12 U.S.C. § 93a, 161, 481, 1462a, 1463, 1464 and 5412(b)(2)(B).
Terms Used In 12 CFR 5.52
- National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
(b) Scope. This section describes the obligation of a national bank or a Federal savings association to notify the OCC of any change in its address.
(c) Notice process. (1) Any national bank with a change in the address of its main office or in its post office box or a Federal savings association with a change in the address of its home office or post office box must send a written notice to the appropriate OCC licensing office.
(2) No notice is required if the change in address results from a transaction approved under this part or if notice has been provided pursuant to § 5.40(c)(1) with respect to the relocation of a main office or home office to a branch location in the same city, town or village.
(d) Exceptions to rules of general applicability. Sections 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, and 5.13 do not apply to changes in a national bank’s or Federal savings association’s address.