Administrative Law Judge Decisions Source

The documents contained in this source are the initial recommended decisions issued by an ALJ (Administrative Law Judge) housed in the OFIA for the five banking agencies, which ultimately issue the final decisions.

The OFIA (Office of Financial Institution Adjudication) is the executive body charged with overseeing the administration of administrative enforcement proceedings for the OCC (Office of the Comptroller of the Currency), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board of Governors), the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation), the OTS (Office of Thrift Supervision), and the NCUA (National Credit Union Administration).

ALJ decisions are issued by the OFIA for the following agencies:

  • OTS: The office charters, regulates, and examines the operations of savings and loan institutions.
  • OCC: The office advises the comptroller on the policy matters and programs that are related to bank corporate activities. It is the primary decision maker on national bank corporate applications, including charters, mergers and acquisitions, conversions, and operating subsidiaries. 
  • Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System: The Board serves as the central bank and fiscal agent for the government. It examines Federal Reserve Banks and state member banks, supervises bank holding companies, controls wire system transfer operations, and supplies currency for depository institutions.  
  • NCUA: The NCUA regulates all federally chartered credit unions, charters new credit unions, supervises and examines federal credit unions, and insures their member accounts up to $100,000. The NCUA insures state-chartered credit unions that apply and are eligible, and manages the CLF (Central Liquidity Facility), which supplies emergency short-term loans to members. The NCUA conducts research on economic trends and their effect on credit unions and advises the administration's board on economic and financial policy and regulations. 
  • FDIC: The FDIC insures deposits in national banks, state banks, and savings and loans. The FDIC conducts examinations of insured state banks that are not members of the Federal Reserve System.
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Date Coverage From 1992 through current
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