Licensing Office Contacts
Inquiries related to filings by national banks, federal savings associations, or federal branches and agencies should be directed as follows:
- All inquiries, except for midsize banks, large banks and foreign banks, should be directed to the OCC licensing office where the national bank or federal savings association is headquartered. See the Financial Institutions lists for headquarter information.
- All inquiries related to banks in the Large Bank Program should be addressed to Large Bank Licensing.
- All inquiries related to banks in the Midsize Bank Program should be addressed to Midsize Bank Licensing.
- All inquiries regarding federal branches and agencies of foreign banks should be directed to the Director for Large Bank Licensing.
OCC Regions

Licensing Contacts
John (J.J.) Hansen, Director for Licensing
Community Bank Regions: Midwest, West
Licensing@occ.treas.gov
Carolina Ledesma, Director for Licensing
Community Bank Regions: South, Southeast
Licensing@occ.treas.gov
Debra M. Burke, Director for Licensing
Community Bank Regions: Northeast, East
Licensing@occ.treas.gov
Sebastian R. Astrada, Director for Licensing
Midsize, Trust, Credit Card, and Novel Banks
400 7th St., SW
Washington, DC 20219
(202) 649 – 6260 (P)
(202) 927 – 3275 (TDD)
Licensing@occ.treas.gov
Jason Almonte, Director for Large Bank Licensing
7 Times Square
10th Floor Mailroom
New York, New York 10036
(212) 790 - 4055 (P)
(212) 790 – 4084 (TDD)
Licensing@occ.treas.gov
OCC Licensing Offices
The East Region includes federally chartered institutions primarily headquartered in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania with some institutions also located in Illinois, New Jersey, Virginia, and West Virginia.
7 Times Square
10th Floor Mailroom
New York, New York 10036
(212) 790-4055
The Northeast Region includes federally chartered institutions headquartered in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
7 Times Square
10th Floor Mailroom
New York, New York 10036
(212) 790-4055
The South Region includes federally chartered institutions primarily headquartered in Louisiana and Texas.
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 3600
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 720-7052
The Southeast Region includes federally chartered institutions primarily headquartered in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia with some institutions located in Colorado, Kentucky, and Texas.
1700 Pacific Ave, Suite 3600
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 720-7052
The Midwest Region includes federally chartered institutions primarily headquartered in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin with some institutions also located in Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, and South Dakota.
425 South Financial Place, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 360-8863
The West Region includes federally chartered institutions headquartered in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming with some institutions located in Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.
Independence Plaza
1050 17th St., Suite 1500
Denver, CO 80265
(720) 475-7650
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Comptroller's Licensing Manual
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