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| 1 | Manage the reserve of liquid assets backing USDC "on a directed basis" — USDC itself is issued by an affiliated NY trust company, not the bank. OCC letter quoted: “on a directed basis” | Once the limited purpose trust company is established, Circle Group plans to transition the responsibility for issuing USDC to the New York limited purpose trust company. The Bank plans to provide services to the New York limited purpose trust company once established, including managing the reserves of liquid assets backing USDC issued by the New York limited purpose trust company (Reserve) on a directed basis and performing collateral trustee services for the benefit of USDC holders on a fiduciary basis. In addition, Bank plans to provide digital asset3 custody services for its affiliates on a fiduciary basis. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 2 | Perform collateral-trustee services "for the benefit of USDC holders on a fiduciary basis" (12 USC 92a / 12 CFR 9). OCC letter quoted: “for the benefit of USDC holders on a fiduciary basis” | Once the limited purpose trust company is established, Circle Group plans to transition the responsibility for issuing USDC to the New York limited purpose trust company. The Bank plans to provide services to the New York limited purpose trust company once established, including managing the reserves of liquid assets backing USDC issued by the New York limited purpose trust company (Reserve) on a directed basis and performing collateral trustee services for the benefit of USDC holders on a fiduciary basis. In addition, Bank plans to provide digital asset3 custody services for its affiliates on a fiduciary basis. | Match (differs only by footnote marker / punctuation) | |
| 3 | Provide digital-asset custody "for its affiliates on a fiduciary basis." OCC letter quoted: “for its affiliates on a fiduciary basis.” | The Bank plans to provide services to the New York limited purpose trust company once established, including managing the reserves of liquid assets backing USDC issued by the New York limited purpose trust company (Reserve) on a directed basis and performing collateral trustee services for the benefit of USDC holders on a fiduciary basis. In addition, Bank plans to provide digital asset3 custody services for its affiliates on a fiduciary basis. The OCC is authorized to charter national banks pursuant to the National Bank Act, 12 USC 21-27. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 4 | Depending on demand, FNDCB may eventually offer its digital-asset custody service to a limited number of institutional customers directly, focusing on banks and other financial institutions, such as regulated derivatives organizations. Circle release | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
| Conditions as published — Conditions — per OCC decision letter (NR 2025-125a) | Conditions section of the letter, verbatim | |
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| subject to the following conditions: 1. The Bank must limit its operations to those of a trust company and activities related thereto, as specifically stated in the business plan. The Bank must not meet the definition of "bank" under section 2(c)(1)-(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act. 2. If and to the extent necessary, the Bank must conform, cease, or divest its proposed collateral trustee structure and any other activities to comply with the GENIUS Act (12 USC 5901 et seq.), any implementing regulations, and any other applicable laws and regulations that take effect in the future, such compliance to be determined in the sole discretion of the OCC. 3. The Bank: (i) must give the Novel Bank Supervisory Office at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of the Bank's intent to significantly deviate or change from its business plan or operations (if such deviation is the subject of an application filed with the OCC, no separate notice to the supervisory office is required); and (ii) must obtain the OCC's written determination of no objection before the Bank engages in any significant deviation or change from its business plan or operations. For the avoidance of doubt, a significant deviation includes changes to the Bank's risk and operating limits, as detailed in its business plan. 6 Mr. Kevin Murphy 2025-Charter-342299 2025-Waiver-342964 The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection to the Bank's notice. This condition will remain in effect throughout the Bank's in organization period and during the Bank's first three years of operation. 4. The Bank must maintain a minimum $6.05 million in tier 1 capital of which the greater of at least 50 percent of its tier 1 capital or $3.025 million must be held in Eligible Liquid Assets.17 The Bank must assess the appropriateness of its level of capital and liquidity on a quarterly basis and hold such higher amounts of capital and liquidity as it determines necessary to support the bank's risk profile, business strategies, and future growth prospects, and to provide a cushion against unexpected losses. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation. 5. The Bank must maintain 180 days of operating expenses18 in Eligible Liquid Assets. This amount must not be double counted with the Eligible Liquid Assets held to comply with the foregoing condition. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation. 6. Prior to the appointment of any individual to the position of "senior executive officer," as defined in 12 CFR 5.51(c)(4), or the appointment of any individual to the board of directors, the proposed Bank must submit to the OCC the information described in the "Changes in Directors and Senior Executive Officers" booklet of the Comptroller's Licensing Manual, and receive a letter of no objection from the OCC. For purposes of this condition, "senior executive officer" includes the Chief Compliance Officer, the Bank Secrecy Act Officer, the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, the Chief Trust Officer, and any fiduciary officers or employees designated for that purpose. This information is required 17 The term "Eligible Liquid Assets" means only Liquid Assets that exceed the aggregate amount of all deposits, borrowed funds, and other liabilities on the Bank's balance sheet that reflect an obligation to repay funds to any party. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any assets that are pledged in any manner, nor any assets that are not free and kept free from any lien, encumbrance, charge, right of set off, credit or preference in connection with any claim against the Bank. The term "Liquid Assets" means: (i) unencumbered cash; (ii) deposits at insured depository institutions with a maturity of 90 days or less; (iii) United States government obligations maturing within 90 days or less; and (iv) such other assets as to which the Bank has obtained a written nonobjection from the OCC. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any obligation of any affiliate. 18 The minimum 180 days of operating expenses must include all fixed and variable operating expenses that would apply in a distressed, wind-down scenario and need not include expenses that would apply only in a normal operating scenario, such as expenses related to research and development. 7 Mr. Kevin Murphy 2025-Charter-342299 2025-Waiver-342964 by the authority of 12 USC 1818(b) and 12 CFR 5.20(g) and does not require the OCC to review or act on any such information within ninety (90) days. This condition will remain in effect throughout the Bank's in organization period and during the Bank's first three years of operation. The conditions of this approval are conditions "imposed in writing by a Federal banking agency in connection with any action on any application, notice, or other request" within the meaning of 12 USC 1818. As such, the conditions are enforceable under 12 USC 1818. As a de novo national bank, the Bank must also meet the following requirements prior to requesting its preopening examination and befor |
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| 1 | Manage a "segregated reserve of liquid assets underlying RLUSD…on a directed basis" — RLUSD is issued by affiliate Standard Custody & Trust Co., not the bank. OCC letter quoted: “segregated reserve of liquid assets underlying RLUSD…on a directed basis” | RLUSD is issued by a Ripple subsidiary, Standard Custody & Trust Company, LLC (SCTC), which is a New York limited purpose trust charter regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services. The Bank plans to provide services to SCTC, including managing a segregated reserve of liquid assets underlying RLUSD issued by SCTC (Reserve) on a directed basis and performing collateral trustee services for the benefit of RLUSD holders on a fiduciary basis. In addition, Bank plans to provide cryptocurrency3 custody service to affiliates and unaffiliated institutional customers on a fiduciary basis. | Match (differs only by footnote marker / punctuation) | |
| 2 | Collateral-trustee services "for the benefit of RLUSD holders on a fiduciary basis." OCC letter quoted: “for the benefit of RLUSD holders on a fiduciary basis.” | RLUSD is issued by a Ripple subsidiary, Standard Custody & Trust Company, LLC (SCTC), which is a New York limited purpose trust charter regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services. The Bank plans to provide services to SCTC, including managing a segregated reserve of liquid assets underlying RLUSD issued by SCTC (Reserve) on a directed basis and performing collateral trustee services for the benefit of RLUSD holders on a fiduciary basis. In addition, Bank plans to provide cryptocurrency3 custody service to affiliates and unaffiliated institutional customers on a fiduciary basis. | Match (differs only by footnote marker / punctuation) | |
| 3 | Cryptocurrency custody "to affiliates and unaffiliated institutional customers on a fiduciary basis" — third-party institutional custody, unlike Circle. OCC letter quoted: “to affiliates and unaffiliated institutional customers on a fiduciary basis” | The Bank plans to provide services to SCTC, including managing a segregated reserve of liquid assets underlying RLUSD issued by SCTC (Reserve) on a directed basis and performing collateral trustee services for the benefit of RLUSD holders on a fiduciary basis. In addition, Bank plans to provide cryptocurrency3 custody service to affiliates and unaffiliated institutional customers on a fiduciary basis. The OCC is authorized to charter national banks pursuant to the National Bank Act, 12 USC 21-27. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 4 | Bank does not plan to issue stablecoins. OCC letter | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
| Conditions as published — Conditions (3-yr period) — per OCC letter (NR 2025-125b) | Conditions section of the letter, verbatim | |
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| subject to the following conditions: 1. The Bank must limit its operations to those of a trust company and activities related thereto, as specifically stated in the business plan. The Bank must not meet the definition of "bank" under section 2(c)(1)-(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act. 2. If and to the extent necessary, the Bank must conform, cease, or divest its proposed collateral trustee structure and any other activities to comply with the GENIUS Act (12 USC 5901 et seq.), any implementing regulations, and other 6 Mr. Brian Spahn 2025-Charter-342347 2025-Waiver-342476 applicable laws and regulations that take effect in the future, such compliance to be determined in the sole discretion of the OCC. 3. The Bank: (i) must give the Novel Bank Supervisory Office at least sixty (60) days' prior written notice of the Bank's intent to significantly deviate or change from its business plan or operations (if such deviation is the subject of an application filed with the OCC, no separate notice to the supervisory office is required); and (ii) must obtain the OCC's written determination of no objection before the Bank engages in any significant deviation or change from its business plan or operations. For the avoidance of doubt, a significant deviation includes changes to the Bank's risk and operating limits, as detailed in its business plan. The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection to the Bank's notice. This condition will remain in effect throughout the Bank's in-organization period and during the Bank's first three years of operation. 4. The Bank must maintain a minimum $11.7 million in tier 1 capital of which the greater of at least 50 percent of its tier 1 capital or $5.85 million must be held in Eligible Liquid Assets.17 The Bank must assess the appropriateness of its level of capital and liquidity on a quarterly basis and hold such higher amounts of capital and liquidity as it determines necessary to support the bank's risk profile, business strategies, and future growth prospects, and to provide a cushion against unexpected losses. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation. 5. The Bank must maintain 180 days of operating expenses18 in Eligible Liquid Assets. This amount must not be double counted with the Eligible Liquid Assets held to comply with the foregoing condition. This condition will remain in effect 17 The term "Eligible Liquid Assets" means only Liquid Assets that exceed the aggregate amount of all deposits, borrowed funds, and other liabilities on the Bank's balance sheet that reflect an obligation to repay funds to any party. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any assets that are pledged in any manner, nor any assets that are not free and kept free from any lien, encumbrance, charge, right of set off, credit or preference in connection with any claim against the Bank. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any obligation of any affiliate. The term "Liquid Assets" means: (i) unencumbered cash; (ii) deposits at insured depository institutions with a maturity of 90 days or less; (iii) United States government obligations maturing within 90 days or less; and (iv) such other assets as to which the Bank has obtained a written nonobjection from the OCC. 18 The minimum 180 days operating expenses must include all fixed and variable operating expenses that would apply in a distressed, wind-down scenario and need not include expenses that would apply only in a normal operating scenario, such as expenses related to research and development. 7 Mr. Brian Spahn 2025-Charter-342347 2025-Waiver-342476 during the Bank's first three years of operation. 6. Prior to the appointment of any individual to the position of "senior executive officer," as defined in 12 CFR 5.51(c)(4)or the appointment of any individual to the board of directors, the proposed Bank must submit to the OCC the information described in the "Changes in Directors and Senior Executive Officers" booklet of the Comptroller's Licensing Manual, and receive a letter of no objection from the OCC. For purposes of this condition, "senior executive officer" includes the Chief Compliance Officer, the Bank Secrecy Act Officer, the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, the Chief Trust Officer, and any fiduciary officers or employees designated for that purpose. This information is required by the authority of 12 USC 1818(b) and 12 CFR 5.20(g) and does not require the OCC to review or act on any such information within ninety (90) days. This condition will remain in effect throughout the Bank's in-organization period and during the first three years of operation. The conditions of this approval are conditions "imposed in writing by a Federal banking agency in connection with any action on any application, notice, or other request" within the meaning of 12 USC 1818. As such, the conditions are enforceable under 12 USC 1818. As a de novo national bank, the proposed Bank must also meet the following requirements prior to requesting its preopening examination |
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| 1 | "U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin issuance; gold-backed digital asset issuance." OCC letter quoted: “U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin issuance; gold-backed digital asset issuance.” | Proposed operations of the Bank include activities that PTC currently conducts, including custody of crypto-assets, fiat currency, securities, and commodities on a fiduciary basis; U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin issuance; gold-backed digital asset3 issuance;4 escrow, fiduciary agent, payment agent and exchange agent services; and cryptocurrency exchange, brokerage, and trade facilitation services. PTC has filed an application to convert to a national bank limited to the operations of a trust company and activities related thereto. | Match (differs only by footnote marker / punctuation) | |
| 2 | Custody of "crypto-assets, fiat currency, securities, and commodities on a fiduciary basis," plus non-fiduciary custody/safekeeping. OCC letter quoted: “crypto-assets, fiat currency, securities, and commodities on a fiduciary basis,” | Kabompo Holdings, Ltd. will be the Bank's ultimate parent. Proposed operations of the Bank include activities that PTC currently conducts, including custody of crypto-assets, fiat currency, securities, and commodities on a fiduciary basis; U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin issuance; gold-backed digital asset3 issuance;4 escrow, fiduciary agent, payment agent and exchange agent services; and cryptocurrency exchange, brokerage, and trade facilitation services. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 3 | Escrow, fiduciary/payment/exchange-agent services; crypto exchange, brokerage & trade facilitation tied to custody accounts. OCC letter | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
| Conditions as published — Conditions (3-yr period) — per OCC letter (NR 2025-125e) | Conditions section of the letter, verbatim | |
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| subject to the following conditions and conversion requirements: 1. The Bank must limit its operations to those of a trust company and activities related thereto, as specifically stated in the business plan. The Bank must not meet the definition of "bank" under section 2(c)(1)-(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act. 2. If and to the extent necessary, the Bank must conform, cease, or divest its proposed collateral trustee structure and any other activities to comply with the GENIUS Act (12 USC 5901 et seq.), any implementing regulations, and any other applicable laws and regulations that take effect in the future, such compliance to be determined in the sole discretion of the OCC. 3. The Bank must: (i) give the Novel Bank Supervisory Office at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of the proposed Bank's intent to significantly deviate or change from its business plan or operations (if such deviation is the subject of an application filed with the OCC, no separate notice to the supervisory office is required); and (ii) obtain the 7 Mr. Mark Chorazak 2025-Conversion-342828 2025-Waiver-344112 2025-Dividend-344142 OCC's written determination of no objection before the proposed Bank engages in any significant deviation or change from its business plan or operations. For the avoidance of doubt, a significant deviation includes changes to the proposed Bank's risk and operating limits, as detailed in its business plan. The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection to the proposed Bank's notice. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operations as a national bank. 4. The Bank must obtain a written determination of no objection from the OCC before the Bank offers, markets, issues, or otherwise makes available Global Dollar (USDG) within the "Multi-Jurisdictional Stablecoin Issuance Platform" (or any substantially similar product). The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection to the Bank's notice. 5. The Bank must complete its dividend pursuant to its distribution plan as soon as practicable. The Bank must obtain the OCC's written determination of no objection before deviating from this approved plan.26 6. The Bank must maintain at least $15 million in tier 1 capital of which and must hold the greater of at least 50 percent of its tier 1 capital or $7.5 million in Eligible Liquid Assets.27 The Bank must assess the appropriateness of its level of capital and liquidity on a quarterly basis and hold such higher amounts of capital and liquidity as it determines necessary to support the bank's risk profile, business strategies, and future growth prospects, and to provide a cushion against unexpected losses. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operations as a national bank. 7. The Bank must maintain 180 days of operating expenses28 in Eligible Liquid Assets. This 26 To the extent that assets subject to the distribution plan are non-conforming assets, the Bank must dispose of them as soon as possible, and in any event no later than 2 months after conversion. 27 The term "Eligible Liquid Assets" means only Liquid Assets that exceed the aggregate amount of all deposits, borrowed funds, and other liabilities on the Bank's balance sheet that reflect an obligation to repay funds to any party. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any assets that are pledged in any manner, nor any assets that are not free and kept free from any lien, encumbrance, charge, right of set off, credit or preference in connection with any claim against the Bank. The term "Liquid Assets" means: (i) unencumbered cash; (ii) deposits at insured depository institutions with a maturity of 90 days or less; (iii) United States government obligations maturing within 90 days or less; and (iv) such other assets as to which the Bank has obtained a written nonobjection from the OCC. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any obligation of any affiliate. 28 The minimum 180 days operating expenses must include all fixed and variable operating expenses that would apply in a distressed, wind-down scenario and need not include expenses 8 Mr. Mark Chorazak 2025-Conversion-342828 2025-Waiver-344112 2025-Dividend-344142 amount must not be double counted with the Eligible Liquid Assets held to comply with the foregoing condition. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first threeyears of operations as a national bank. 8. Prior to January 1, 2026, the Bank must set aside $7.25 million to invest in its compliance programs during 2026. In addition, prior to January 1, 2027, the Bank must set aside $8.5 million to invest in its compliance programs during 2027. The Bank must use these funds to remediate the issues described in the Consent Order issued by the New York Department of Financial Services dated August 7, 2025. 9. Prior to the appointment of any individual to the position of "senior executive officer," as defined in 12 CFR 5.51(c)(4) or the appointment of any individual to the board of directors, the proposed Bank shall submit to the OCC the information described in the "Changes in Directors and Senior Executive Officers" booklet of the Comptroller's Licensing Manual, and receive a letter of no objection from the OCC. For purposes of this condition, "senior executive officer" includes the Chief Compliance Officer, the Bank Secrecy Act Officer, the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, the Chief Trust Officer, and any fiduciary officers or employees designated for that purpose. This information is required by the authority of 12 USC 1818(b) and 12 CFR 5.24(e)(2) and does not require the OCC to review or act on any such information within ninety (90) days. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operations as a national bank. The conditions of this approval are conditions "imposed in writing by a Federal banking agency in connection with any action on any application, notice, or other request" within the meaning of 12 USC 1818. As such, the conditions are enforceable under 12 USC 1818. In addition, the following conversion requirements must be met: 1. The Bank must purchase adequate fidelity bond coverage in accordance |
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| 1 | "Digital asset and fiat currency fiduciary custody" plus ancillary settlement & clearing, wallet-platform, transfer, and key-management services. OCC letter quoted: “Digital asset and fiat currency fiduciary custody” | Laws. ch. 304 § 1(1), (2) 492 (creating South Dakota "trust company" charter for a "corporation" that sole purpose is the conduct of "trust business" and among the items defined as part of the trust business is acting as a custodian and holding property for safekeeping). 2 operations or activities related thereto and are permissible for a national bank under 12 USC 92a or 24(Seventh). The Bank proposes to perform digital asset8 and fiat currency fiduciary custody services; ancillary custody services including settlement and clearing, wallet platform services, transfer services for digital assets and fiat currency, and key management; staking services; escrow services; and stablecoin issuance services. The Bank's custody and related services are operations of a trust company and activities related thereto. | Match (differs only by footnote marker / punctuation) | |
| 2 | Staking services; escrow services (fiduciary capacity). OCC letter | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 3 | "Stablecoin issuance services" — a USD-backed stablecoin (permissible under 12 USC 27(a)). OCC letter quoted: “Stablecoin issuance services” | Laws. ch. 304 § 1(1), (2) 492 (creating South Dakota "trust company" charter for a "corporation" that sole purpose is the conduct of "trust business" and among the items defined as part of the trust business is acting as a custodian and holding property for safekeeping). 2 operations or activities related thereto and are permissible for a national bank under 12 USC 92a or 24(Seventh). The Bank proposes to perform digital asset8 and fiat currency fiduciary custody services; ancillary custody services including settlement and clearing, wallet platform services, transfer services for digital assets and fiat currency, and key management; staking services; escrow services; and stablecoin issuance services. The Bank's custody and related services are operations of a trust company and activities related thereto. | Verbatim match in cited source |
| Conditions as published — Conditions (3-yr period) — per OCC letter (NR 2025-125c) | Conditions section of the letter, verbatim | |
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| subject to the following conditions and conversion requirements: 1. The Bank must limit its operations to those of a trust company and activities related 24 See 12 USC 92a (permitting the OCC to authorize a national bank "to act as trustee, executor, administrator, registrar of stocks and bonds, guardian of estates, assignee, receiver, or any other fiduciary capacity in which State banks, trust companies, or other corporations which come into competition with national banks are permitted to act under the laws of the State in which the national bank is located"). 25 See OCC Interpretive Letter No. 1176. 6 thereto, as specifically stated in the business plan. The Bank must not meet the definition of "bank" under section 2(c)(1)-(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act. 2. The Bank must cease, or conform to the requirements for a national bank to engage in, receiving customer fees denominated in digital assets that cause any digital assets to be held on the Bank's balance sheet for any period of time, within two years of the date of consummation of the conversion. For any digital assets received during the two-year conformance period, the Bank must divest any nonconforming digital assets as soon as practicable and no longer than one business day following receipt of the digital assets. 3. If and to the extent necessary, the Bank must conform, cease, or divest its proposed stablecoin issuance and redemption activities and any other activities to comply with the GENIUS Act (12 USC 5901 et seq.), any implementing regulations, and any other applicable laws and regulations that take effect in the future, such compliance to be determined in the sole discretion of the OCC. 4. The Bank must: (i) give the Novel Bank Supervisory Office at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of the proposed Bank's intent to significantly deviate or change from its business plan or operations (if such deviation is the subject of an application filed with the OCC, no separate notice to the supervisory office is required); and (ii) obtain the OCC's written determination of no objection before the proposed Bank engages in any significant deviation or change from its business plan or operations. For the avoidance of doubt, a significant deviation includes changes to the proposed Bank's risk and operating limits, as detailed in its business plan. The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection to the proposed Bank's notice. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation as a national bank. 5. The Bank must maintain at least $8.7 million in tier 1 capital and must hold at least the greater of 50 percent of its tier 1 capital or $4.35 million in Eligible Liquid Assets.26 The Bank must assess the appropriateness of its level of capital and liquidity on a quarterly basis and hold such higher amounts of capital and liquidity as it determines necessary to support the Bank's risk profile, business strategies, and future growth prospects, and to provide a cushion against unexpected losses. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation as a national bank. 26 The term "Eligible Liquid Assets" means only Liquid Assets that exceed the aggregate amount of all deposits, borrowed funds, and other liabilities on the Bank's balance sheet that reflect an obligation to repay funds to any party. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any obligation of any affiliate, any assets that are pledged in any manner, or any assets that are not free and kept free from any lien, encumbrance, charge, right of set off, credit or preference in connection with any claim against the Bank. The term "Liquid Assets" means: (i) unencumbered cash; (ii) deposits at insured depository institutions with a maturity of 90 days or less; (iii) United States government obligations maturing within 90 days or less; and (iv) such other assets as to which the Bank has obtained a written nonobjection from the OCC. . 7 6. The Bank must maintain 180 days of operating expenses27 in Eligible Liquid Assets. This amount must not be double counted with the Eligible Liquid Assets held to comply with the foregoing condition. This condition shall remain in effect during the Bank's first three-years of operation as a national bank. 7. Prior to the appointment of any individual to the position of "senior executive officer," as defined in 12 CFR 5.51(c)(4), or the appointment of any individual to the board of directors, the proposed Bank shall submit to the OCC the information described in the "Changes in Directors and Senior Executive Officers" booklet of the Comptroller's Licensing Manual, and receive a letter of no objection from the OCC. For purposes of this condition, "senior executive officer" includes the Chief Compliance Officer, the Bank Secrecy Act Officer, the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, the Chief Trust Officer, and any fiduciary officers or employees designated for that purpose. This information is required by the authority of 12 USC 1818(b) and 12 CFR 5.20(g) and does not require the OCC to review or act on any such information within ninety (90) days. This condition shall remain in effect during the first three years of operations upon conversion as a national bank. The conditions of this approval are conditions "imposed in writing by a federal banking agency in connection with any action on any application, notice, or other request" within the meaning of 12 USC 1818. As such, the conditions are enforceable under 12 USC 1818. In addition, the following conversion requirements must be met: 1. The Bank must purchase adequate fidelity bond coverage in accordance |
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| 1 | Crypto custody & trade-execution on a non-fiduciary basis: custodial accounts, asset transfers, custodial cash, trade execution, IRA services, settlement-as-a-service, collateral-agency, reporting. OCC letter | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 2 | Intends to issue its own stablecoin and provide staking — both non-fiduciary. OCC letter | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 3 | Asset management for affiliates on a fiduciary basis (with investment discretion). OCC letter | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 4 | Clients: U.S. retail + U.S./foreign institutional investors. OCC letter | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
| Conditions as published — Conditions (8 total) — per OCC letter (NR 2025-125d) | Conditions section of the letter, verbatim | |
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| subject to the following conditions: 1. Upon conversion, FDANA-NY must immediately complete its merger with and into Temporary Bank on the terms described in its application to the OCC. FDANA-NY must obtain the OCC's written determination of no objection before deviating from this approved plan, including the timing thereof. The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection 2. The Bank 21 must limit its operations to those of a trust company and activities related thereto, as specifically stated in the business plan. The Bank must not meet the definition of "bank" under section 2(c)(1)-(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act. 20 See 12 CFR 5.20(f)-(h), 5.24(d). 21 As used in these conditions, "Bank" means FDANA-NY, Temporary Bank, and/or Resulting Bank to the extent each is in existence at the relevant time. 7 Mr. Michael Lewis 2025-Conversion-342359 2025-Charter-343796 2025-Waiver-343832 2025-Combination-343797 3. If and to the extent necessary, the Bank must conform, cease, or divest its proposed stablecoin issuance and redemption activities and any other activities to comply with the GENIUS Act (12 USC 5901 et seq.), any implementing regulations, and any other applicable laws and regulations that take effect in the future, such compliance to be determined in the sole discretion of the OCC. 4. The Bank must: (i) give the Trust Bank Supervision Office at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of its intent to significantly deviate or change from its business plan or operations, 22 and (ii) obtain the OCC's written determination of no objection before the bank engages in any significant deviation or change from its business plan or operations. For the avoidance of doubt, a significant deviation includes changes to the proposed Bank's risk and operating limits, as detailed in its business plan. The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection to the bank's notice. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation as a national bank. 5. The Bank must: obtain the OCC's written determination of no objection before the bank markets, issues, or otherwise makes available any Bank issued stablecoin (or any substantially similar product). The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection to the Bank's notice. 6. The Bank must maintain at least $25 million in tier 1 capital and must hold at least the greater of 50 percent of its tier 1 capital or $12.5 million in Eligible Liquid Assets. 23 The Bank must assess the appropriateness of its level of capital and liquidity on a quarterly basis and hold such higher amounts of capital and liquidity as it determines necessary to support the bank's risk profile, business strategies, and future growth prospects, and to provide a cushion against unexpected losses. This condition will remain in effect during the bank's first three years of operation as a national bank. 22 If such deviation is the subject of an application filed with the OCC, no separate notice to the supervisory office is required. 23 The term "Eligible Liquid Assets" means only Liquid Assets that exceed the aggregate amount of all deposits, borrowed funds, and other liabilities on the Bank's balance sheet that reflect an obligation to repay funds to any party. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any obligation of any affiliate, any assets that are pledged in any manner, or any assets that are not free and kept free from any lien, encumbrance, charge, right of set off, credit or preference in connection with any claim against the Bank. The term "Liquid Assets" means: (i) unencumbered cash; (ii) deposits at insured depository institutions with a maturity of 90 days or less; (iii) United States government obligations maturing within 90 days or less; and (iv) such other assets as to which the Bank has obtained a written nonobjection from the OCC. 8 Mr. Michael Lewis 2025-Conversion-342359 2025-Charter-343796 2025-Waiver-343832 2025-Combination-343797 7. The Bank must maintain 180 days of operating expenses 24 in Eligible Liquid Assets. This amount must not be double counted with the Eligible Liquid Assets held to comply with the foregoing condition. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation as a national bank. 8. Prior to the appointment of any individual to the position of "senior executive officer," as defined in 12 CFR 5.51(c)(4), or the appointment of any individual to the board of directors, the Bank must submit to the OCC the information described in the "Changes in Directors and Senior Executive Officers" booklet of the Comptroller's Licensing Manual, and receive a letter of no objection from the OCC. For purposes of this condition, "senior executive officer" includes the Chief Compliance Officer, the Bank Secrecy Act Officer, the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, the Chief Trust Officer, and any fiduciary officers or employees designated for that purpose. This information is required by the authority of 12 USC 1818(b), 12 CFR 5.20(g), and 5.24(e) and does not require the OCC to review or act on any such information within ninety (90) days. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation as a national bank. These conditions are conditions "imposed in writing by a Federal banking agency in connection with any action or any application, notice, or other request" within the meaning of 12 USC 1818. As such, the conditions are enforceable under 12 USC 1818. In addition, the Bank 25 must meet the following requirements: 1. The Bank must purchase adequate fidelity bond coverage in accordance with 12 CFR 7.2013, which lists four factors the directors should consider to determine adequacy. 2. The board of directors and management of the Bank must adopt policies, practices, and procedures to ensure the safe and sound operation of the bank. In addition, the board of directors must review and adopt the policies, practices, and procedures continually and ensure the bank's compliance with them. 3. The Bank must apply for stock in a Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with 12 USC 222. 26 24 The minimum 180 days operating expenses must include all fixed and variable operating expenses that would apply in a distressed, wind-down scenario and need not include expenses that would apply only in a normal operating scenario, such as expenses related to research and development. As used in these requirements, "Bank" means FDANA-NY, Temporary Bank, and/or Resulting 25 Bank to the extent each is in existence at the relevant time. 26 See also 12 CFR 209.2. 9 Mr. Michael Lewis 2025-Conversion-342359 2025-Charter-343796 2025-Waiver-343832 2025-Combination-343797 4. The converting institution must ensure that all other required regulatory approvals have been obtained. 5. The directors of the Bank must own qualifying shares in conformance with 12 USC 72 and 12 CFR 7.2005. Upon completion of all steps required to convert to a national banking association, FDANA-NY must submit a Conversion Completion Certification certifying that it has done so. The OCC must be advised in writing in advance of the desired effective date for the Merger so it may issue the necessary certification letter. The OCC will issue a letter certifying consummation of the merger of FDANA-NY into the Temporary Bank when it receives the following: • A Secretary's Certificate for each institution, certifying that a majority of the board of directors approved the Bank Merger, if required. • A Secretary's Certificate from each institution, certifying that the shareholder approvals have been obtained, if required. • An executed merger agreement. • Evidence of all required regulatory approvals not previously submitted. • Documentation that all other conditions imposed by the OCC have been met. If the conversion of FDAS into FDANA-NY and the merger of FDANA-NY into the Temporary Bank are not consummated within six months of the OCCs approval date, the approvals will automatically terminate, unless the OCC grants an extension. Organizers, Directors and Officers The OCC poses no objection to the following persons serving as executive officers, directors, and/or organizers as proposed in the Application: Name Title Michael O'Reilly Director and Chairman, President John J. Burke III Director Irwin Barnes Director Michael Kearney Director David Morse Director Patricia Murphy Director Charles Senatore Director 10 Mr. Michael Lewis 2025-Conversion-342359 2025-Charter-343796 2025-Waiver-343832 2025-Combination-343797 Brian Hickey Head of Operations Anna Lent Head of Finance Penry Jackson Head of Risk Jill Evans Chief Compliance Officer Terrence Dempsey Head of Product Strategy Waiver of Residency Requirements The OCC also granted your request to waive the residency requirements of 12 |
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| 1 | Digital-asset + fiat custody "as a fiduciary, primarily for institutional clients"; migrate custody business from Coinbase Custody Trust Co. over the 3-yr de novo period. CD #1370 quoted: “as a fiduciary, primarily for institutional clients” | The Bank will have its main office in New York, New York, in office space leased from Coinbase. The Bank plans to provide digital asset3 custody services as a fiduciary, primarily for institutional clients, and related activities, including certain transactional services for custody customers in connection with their custodied assets. Specifically, the Bank's proposed transactional services include permitting custody customers to engage in transactions to accept, hold, and transfer custodied fiat currency and digital assets in the customer's custodial account.4 The Bank's proposed transactional services facilitate and are related to the customer's use of customers' custodial accounts. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 2 | Transfer/settlement offered "only to custody customers and relate only to custodied assets." CD #1370 quoted: “only to custody customers and relate only to custodied assets.” | Specifically, the Bank's proposed transactional services include permitting custody customers to engage in transactions to accept, hold, and transfer custodied fiat currency and digital assets in the customer's custodial account.4 The Bank's proposed transactional services facilitate and are related to the customer's use of customers' custodial accounts. The proposed transactional services will be offered only to custody customers and relate only to custodied assets. Coinbase custody services are currently performed by Coinbase Custody Trust Company, LLC (CCTC), a limited purpose trust company chartered by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 3 | Staking, Prime Trading, Prime Financing — bank acts only as a "finder" to Coinbase affiliates; "will not be providing the underlying…services itself." CD #1370 quoted: “will not be providing the underlying…services itself.” | The Bank will also facilitate its custody clients' access to certain products that are offered by Coinbase affiliates, all of which the OCC has previously found to be permissible in relation to custodial activities and all of which will relate solely to the Bank's custody customers' custodied assets.5 Affiliate services that may be leveraged by the Bank's custody customers include Staking, Prime Trading, and Prime Financing. The Bank will offer access to these affiliate products and services under its authority to act as a finder.6 The Bank will not be providing the underlying Staking, Prime Trading, and Prime Financing services itself. The OCC is authorized to charter national banks pursuant to the National Bank Act, 12 USC 2127. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 4 | Does not propose to issue stablecoins. CD #1370 | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
| Conditions as published — Conditions — per Corporate Decision #1370 | Conditions section of the letter, verbatim | |
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| subject to the following condition(s): 1. The Bank must limit its operations to those of a trust company and activities related thereto, as specifically stated in the business plan. The Bank must not meet the definition of "bank" under section 2(c)(1)-(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act. 2. If and to the extent necessary, the Bank must conform its proposed activities to comply 21 See, e.g., 12 USC 1841(c) (definition of bank excluding uninsured banks that do not both accept demand deposits and make commercial loans). 22 12 CFR 51. 6 Michael Nonaka, Esq. 2025-Charter-343449 2025-Waiver-343506 with the GENIUS Act (12 USC 5901 et seq.), any implementing regulations, and any other applicable laws and regulations that take effect in the future, such compliance to be determined in the sole discretion of the OCC. 3. The Bank shall: (i) give the Novel Bank Supervisory (NBS) Office at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of its intent to significantly deviate or change from its business plan or operations (if such deviation is the subject of an application filed with the OCC, no separate notice to the supervisory office is required); and (ii) shall obtain the OCC's written determination of no objection before the proposed Bank engages in any significant deviation or change from its business plan or operations. For the avoidance of doubt, a material deviation includes changes to the proposed Bank's risk and operating limits, as detailed in its business plan, including those established to ensure that the Bank will maintain a highly liquid balance sheet. The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection to a bank's notice. This condition shall remain in effect throughout the Bank's in organization period and during the Bank's first three years of operation. 4. The Bank must maintain a minimum of $60 million in tier 1 capital of which the greater of at least 50 percent of its tier 1 capital or $30 million must be held in Eligible Liquid Assets.23 The Bank must assess the appropriateness of its level of capital and liquidity on a quarterly basis and hold such higher amounts of capital and liquidity as it determines necessary to support the bank's risk profile, business strategies, and future growth prospects, and to provide a cushion against unexpected losses. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation. 5. The Bank must maintain 180 days of operating expenses24 in Eligible Liquid Assets. This amount must not be double counted with the Eligible Liquid Assets held to comply with the foregoing condition. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation. 23 The term "Eligible Liquid Assets" means only Liquid Assets that exceed the aggregate amount of all deposits, borrowed funds, and other liabilities on the Bank's balance sheet that reflect an obligation to repay funds to any party. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any assets that are pledged in any manner, nor any assets that are not free and kept free from any lien, encumbrance, charge, right of set off, credit or preference in connection with any claim against the Bank. The term "Liquid Assets" means: (i) unencumbered cash; (ii) deposits at insured depository institutions with a maturity of 90 days or less; (iii) United States government obligations maturing within 90 days or less; and (iv) such other assets as to which the Bank has obtained a written nonobjection from the OCC. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any obligation of any affiliate. 24 The minimum 180 days of operating expenses must include all fixed and variable operating expenses that would apply in a distressed, wind-down scenario and need not include expenses that would apply only in a normal operating scenario, such as expenses related to research and development. 7 Michael Nonaka, Esq. 2025-Charter-343449 2025-Waiver-343506 6. Prior to the appointment of any individual to the position of "senior executive officer," as defined in 12 CFR 5.51(c)(4), or the appointment of any individual to the board of directors, the proposed Bank must submit to the OCC the information described in the "Changes in Directors and Senior Executive Officers" booklet of the Comptroller's Licensing Manual, and receive a letter of no objection from the OCC. For purposes of this condition, "senior executive officer" also includes the Chief Compliance Officer, the Bank Secrecy Act Officer, the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, the Chief Trust Officer, and any fiduciary officers or employees designated for that purpose. This information is required by the authority of 12 USC 1818(b) and 12 CFR 5.20(g) and does not require the OCC to review or act on any such information within ninety (90) days. This condition will remain in effect throughout the Bank's in organization period and during the Bank's first three years of operation. The conditions of this approval are conditions "imposed in writing by a Federal banking agency in connection with any action or any application, notice, or other request" within the meaning of 12 USC 1818. As such, the conditions are enforceable under 12 USC 1818. As a de novo national bank, the Bank must also meet the following requirements prior to requesting its preopening examination and befor |
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| 1 | Digital-asset & USD custody "to affiliates and nonaffiliates in a fiduciary capacity," plus non-fiduciary custody/safekeeping. CD #1367 quoted: “to affiliates and nonaffiliates in a fiduciary capacity,” | This approval constitutes a permit to exercise the fiduciary powers requested in your application under 12 USC 92a and 12 CFR 5.26(e)(4). The Bank will provide digital asset and U.S. dollar custody services to affiliates and nonaffiliates in a fiduciary capacity. The Bank's proposed fiduciary custody activities are permitted 18 See, e.g., 12 U.S.C. § 1841(c) (definition of bank excluding uninsured banks that do not both accept demand deposits and make commercial loans). 19 12 CFR 51. 20 91 Fed. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 2 | Clients: institutions, asset managers, corporate treasuries, ETF/ETP sponsors, prop traders + "retail clients located in New York and Illinois, at least initially." CD #1367 quoted: “retail clients located in New York and Illinois, at least initially.” | The proposed Bank will limit its operations to those of a trust company and activities related thereto, focusing primarily on providing custody accounts for digital assets and U.S. dollars, including optional digital asset trade settlement services for institutional clients; blockchain network validation (or "staking") services; and customer-directed digital asset exchange services executed on a riskless principal basis. FDNTB's primary target market will be U.S.-based institutional investors, asset managers, corporate treasuries, sponsors of exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products, proprietary traders, as well as retail clients located in New York and Illinois, at least initially. The OCC is authorized to charter national banks pursuant to the National Bank Act, 12 USC 2127. | Match (differs only by footnote marker / punctuation) | |
| 3 | Optional trade settlement; staking (network validation); customer-directed exchange "on a riskless principal basis." CD #1367 quoted: “on a riskless principal basis.” | Crypto.com was founded in 2016 and serves users worldwide by providing digital asset trading and related services. The proposed Bank will limit its operations to those of a trust company and activities related thereto, focusing primarily on providing custody accounts for digital assets and U.S. dollars, including optional digital asset trade settlement services for institutional clients; blockchain network validation (or "staking") services; and customer-directed digital asset exchange services executed on a riskless principal basis. FDNTB's primary target market will be U.S.-based institutional investors, asset managers, corporate treasuries, sponsors of exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products, proprietary traders, as well as retail clients located in New York and Illinois, at least initially. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 4 | No stablecoin issuance (may receive stablecoins as payment). CD #1367 | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
| Conditions as published — Conditions — per Corporate Decision #1367 | Conditions section of the letter, verbatim | |
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| subject to the following condition(s): 1. The Bank must limit its operations to those of a trust company and activities related thereto, as specifically stated in the business plan. The Bank must not meet the definition of "bank" as defined in section 2(c)(1)-(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act. 2. The Bank: (i) must give Novel Bank Supervision at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of the proposed Bank's intent to significantly deviate or change from its business plan or operations (if such deviation is the subject of an application filed with the OCC, no separate notice to the supervisory office is required); and (ii) shall obtain the OCC's written determination of no objection before the proposed Bank engages in any significant deviation or change from its business plan or operations. For the avoidance of doubt, a significant deviation includes changes to the proposed Bank's risk and operating limits, as detailed in its business plan. The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection to the Bank's notice. This condition will remain in effect throughout the Bank's in organization period and during the Bank's first three years of operation. 3. The Bank must maintain a minimum of $15 million in tier 1 capital, of which the greater of at least 50 percent or $7.5 million must be held in Eligible Liquid Assets.23 The Bank must assess the appropriateness of its level of capital and liquidity on a quarterly basis and hold such higher amounts of capital and liquidity as it determines necessary to support the Bank's risk profile, business strategies, and future growth prospects, and to provide a cushion against unexpected losses. This condition shall remain in effect during 22 Under 12 U.S.C. § 92a, fiduciary capacity may include "any other fiduciary capacity in which State banks, trust companies, or other corporations which come into competition with national banks are permitted to act under the laws of the State in which the national bank is located," which is colloquially referred to as the "bootstrap" provision. 23 The term "Eligible Liquid Assets" means only Liquid Assets that exceed the aggregate amount of all deposits, borrowed funds, and other liabilities on the Bank's balance sheet that reflect an obligation to repay funds to any party. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any assets that are pledged in any manner, nor any assets that are not free and kept free from any lien, encumbrance, charge, right of set off, credit or preference in connection with any claim against the Bank. The term "Liquid Assets" means: (i) unencumbered cash; (ii) deposits at insured depository institutions with a maturity of 90 days or less; (iii) United States government obligations maturing within 90 days or less; and (iv) such other assets as to which the Bank has obtained a written nonobjection from the OCC. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any obligation of any affiliate. 7 Mr. Daniel Nunez Cohen 2025-Charter-343659 2025-Waiver-343920 the Bank's first three years of operation. 4. The Bank must maintain 180 days of operating expenses24 in Eligible Liquid Assets. This amount must not be double counted with the Eligible Liquid Assets held to comply with the foregoing condition. This condition shall remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation. 5. Prior to the appointment of any individual to the position of "senior executive officer," as defined in 12 CFR 5.51(c)(4), or the appointment of any individual to the board of directors, the proposed Bank shall submit to the OCC the information described in the "Changes in Directors and Senior Executive Officers" booklet of the Comptroller's Licensing Manual, and receive a letter of no objection from the OCC. For purposes of this condition, "senior executive officer" includes the Chief Compliance Officer, the Bank Secrecy Act Officer, the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, the Treasurer, the Chief Trust Officer and any fiduciary officers or employees designated for that purpose. This information is required by the authority of 12 USC 1818(b) and 12 CFR 5.20(g) and does not require the OCC to review or act on any such information within ninety (90) days. This condition will remain in effect throughout the Bank's in organization period and during the Bank's first three years of operation. These conditions of this approval are conditions "imposed in writing by a Federal banking agency in connection with any action or any application, notice, or other request" within the meaning of 12 USC 1818. As such, the conditions are enforceable under 12 USC 1818. As a de novo national bank, the proposed Bank must also meet the following requirements prior to requesting its preopening examination and |
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| 1 | Digital-asset custody "as a fiduciary, primarily to retail customers located outside of New York" (also affiliates/certain institutions); custody read to include processing, settlement, fund administration. CD #1365 quoted: “as a fiduciary, primarily to retail customers located outside of New York” | The Bank plans to issue USD-denominated stablecoins, including becoming the primary issuer of xUSD. In addition, the Bank plans to provide digital asset3 custody services as a fiduciary, primarily to retail customers located outside of New York and may also provide such services to its affiliates and certain unaffiliated institutional customers. The Bank will also offer orchestration services4 mainly to retail customers and may provide such services to certain affiliates and non-affiliates. | Match (differs only by footnote marker / punctuation) | |
| 2 | "Orchestration" — riskless-principal crypto purchase/sale/conversion for custody customers. CD #1365 | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 3 | Stablecoin issuance — "becoming the primary issuer of xUSD" (only one in the cohort approved to issue). CD #1365 quoted: “becoming the primary issuer of xUSD” | Once NY LPTC is established, BVL plans to transition to NY LPTC responsibility for issuing USDB and for providing orchestration and custody services for New York residents. The Bank plans to issue USD-denominated stablecoins, including becoming the primary issuer of xUSD. In addition, the Bank plans to provide digital asset3 custody services as a fiduciary, primarily to retail customers located outside of New York and may also provide such services to its affiliates and certain unaffiliated institutional customers. | Match (differs only by footnote marker / punctuation) | |
| 4 | Reserve management for stablecoin issuers (affiliated + non-affiliated) + collateral-trustee for stablecoin holders on a fiduciary basis. CD #1365 | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
| Conditions as published — Conditions — per Corporate Decision #1365 | Conditions section of the letter, verbatim | |
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| subject to the following conditions: 1. The Bank must limit its operations to those of a trust company and activities related thereto, as specifically stated in the business plan. The Bank must not meet the definition of "bank" under section 2(c)(1)-(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act. 2. If and to the extent necessary, the Bank must conform, cease, or divest its proposed collateral trustee structure and any other activities to comply with the GENIUS Act (12 USC 5901 et seq.), any implementing regulations, and any other applicable laws and regulations that take effect in the future, such compliance to be determined in the sole discretion of the OCC. 3. The Bank: (i) must give the Novel Bank Supervisory Office at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of the Bank's intent to significantly deviate or change from its business plan or operations (if such deviation is the subject of an application filed with the OCC, no separate notice to the supervisory office is required); and (ii) must obtain the OCC's written determination of no objection before the Bank engages in any significant deviation or change from its business plan or operations. For the avoidance of doubt, a significant deviation includes changes to the Bank's risk and operating limits, as detailed in its business plan. The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection to the Bank's notice. This condition will remain in effect throughout the Bank's in-organization period and during the Bank's first three years of operation. 4. The Bank must maintain a minimum of $45 million in tier 1 capital of which the greater of at least 50 percent of its tier 1 capital or $27.5 million must be held in 9 Mrs. Paris Cribben 2025-Charter-342299 2025-Waiver-342964 Eligible Liquid Assets.37 The Bank must assess the appropriateness of its level of capital and liquidity on a quarterly basis and hold such higher amounts of capital and liquidity as it determines necessary to support the bank's risk profile, business strategies, and future growth prospects, and to provide a cushion against unexpected losses. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation. 5. The Bank must develop and implement an appropriate Capital Adequacy and Liquidity Management Policy (CALM) that will be adopted by the Bank prior to the effective date of commencing operations as detailed in the Application. 6. The Bank must maintain 180 days of operating expenses38 in Eligible Liquid Assets. This amount must not be double counted with the Eligible Liquid Assets held to comply with the foregoing condition. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation. 7. Prior to the appointment of any individual to the position of "senior executive officer," as defined in 12 CFR 5.51(c)(4), or the appointment of any individual to the board of directors, the Bank must submit to the OCC the information described in the "Changes in Directors and Senior Executive Officers" booklet of the Comptroller's Licensing Manual, and receive a letter of no objection from the OCC. For purposes of this condition, "senior executive officer" also includes the Chief Compliance Officer, the Bank Secrecy Act Officer, the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, the Chief Trust Officer, and any fiduciary officers or employees designated for that purpose. This information is required by the authority of 12 USC 1818(b) and 12 CFR 5.20(g) and does not require the OCC to review or act on any such information within ninety (90) days. 37 The term "Eligible Liquid Assets" means only Liquid Assets that exceed the aggregate amount of all deposits, borrowed funds, and other liabilities on the Bank's balance sheet that reflect an obligation to repay funds to any party. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any assets that are pledged in any manner, nor any assets that are not free and kept free from any lien, encumbrance, charge, right of set off, credit or preference in connection with any claim against the Bank. The term "Liquid Assets" means: (i) unencumbered cash; (ii) deposits at insured depository institutions with a maturity of 90 days or less; (iii) United States government obligations maturing within 90 days or less; and (iv) such other assets as to which the Bank has obtained a written nonobjection from the OCC. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any obligation of any affiliate. 38 The minimum 180 days of operating expenses must include all fixed and variable operating expenses that would apply in a distressed, wind-down scenario and need not include expenses that would apply only in a normal operating scenario, such as expenses related to research and development. 10 Mrs. Paris Cribben 2025-Charter-342299 2025-Waiver-342964 This condition will remain in effect throughout the Bank's in-organization period and during the first three years of operation. The conditions of this approval are conditions "imposed in writing by a Federal banking agency in connection with any action on any application, notice, or other request" within the meaning of 12 USC 1818. As such, the conditions are enforceable under 12 USC 1818. As a de novo national bank, the Bank must also meet the following requirements prior to requesting its preopening examination and befor |
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| 1 | Custody of certain digital assets + "purchase, sale, swap and transfer of digital assets to support client investment activities." CD #1378 quoted: “purchase, sale, swap and transfer of digital assets to support client investment activities.” | MSDTNA plans to support Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, which provides financial services and solutions to individual investors, small to medium sized businesses, and larger institutions. The main activities of MSDTNA will be custody of certain digital assets and to conduct certain activities incidental to the business of banking, including the purchase, sale, swap and transfer of digital assets to support client investment activities. In addition, MSDTNA will facilitate the staking of digital assets on a fiduciary basis and act as a collateral administrator to support digital asset lending offering by an affiliate. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 2 | Facilitate "staking of digital assets on a fiduciary basis." CD #1378 quoted: “staking of digital assets on a fiduciary basis.” | The main activities of MSDTNA will be custody of certain digital assets and to conduct certain activities incidental to the business of banking, including the purchase, sale, swap and transfer of digital assets to support client investment activities. In addition, MSDTNA will facilitate the staking of digital assets on a fiduciary basis and act as a collateral administrator to support digital asset lending offering by an affiliate. The OCC is authorized to charter national banks pursuant to the National Bank Act, 12 USC 21 to 27. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 3 | Act as collateral administrator to support an affiliate's digital-asset lending — supports, does not itself make, the loans. CD #1378 | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 4 | Serves Morgan Stanley Wealth Management clients. No stablecoin issuance, reserve mgmt, FX, or tokenization. CD #1378 | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
| Conditions as published — Conditions — per Corporate Decision #1378 | Conditions section of the letter, verbatim | |
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| subject to the following conditions: 1. MSDTNA must limit its operations to those of a trust company and activities related thereto, as specifically stated in the business plan. MSDTNA must not meet the definition of "bank" under section 2(c)(1) to (c)(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act, 12 USC 1841(c)(1) to (c)(2). 2. If and to the extent necessary, MSDTNA must conform its proposed activities to comply with the GENIUS Act (12 USC 5901 et seq.), any implementing regulations, and any other applicable laws and regulations that take effect in the future, such compliance to be determined in the sole discretion of the OCC. 3. MSDTNA shall: (i) give the respective OCC's Large and Global Financial Institutions (LGFI) Supervisory Office at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of its intent to significantly deviate or change from its business plan or operations; 11 and (ii) obtain the OCC's written determination of no objection before MSDTNA engages in any significant deviation or change from its business plan or operations. For the avoidance of doubt, a significant deviation includes changes to MSDTNA's risk and operating limits, as detailed in its business plan. The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection to MSDTNA's notice. This condition will remain in effect throughout MSDTNA's in-organization period and during MSDTNA's first three years of operation. 4. MSDTNA must maintain a minimum of $50 million in tier 1 capital, of which the greater of at least 50 percent or $25 million must be held in Eligible Liquid Assets. 12 MSDTNA must assess the appropriateness of its level of capital and liquidity on a quarterly basis and hold such higher amounts of capital and liquidity as it determines necessary to support the bank's risk profile, business strategies, and future growth prospects, and to provide a cushion against unexpected losses. This condition shall remain in effect during MSDTNA's first three years of operation. 11 If such deviation is the subject of an application filed with the OCC, no separate notice to the supervisory office is required. 12 The term "Eligible Liquid Assets" means only Liquid Assets that exceed the aggregate amount of all deposits, borrowed funds, and other liabilities on the Bank's balance sheet that reflect an obligation to repay funds to any party. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any assets that are pledged in any manner, nor any assets that are not free and kept free from any lien, encumbrance, charge, right of set off, credit or preference in connection with any claim against the Bank. The term "Liquid Assets" means: (i) unencumbered cash; (ii) deposits at insured depository institutions with a maturity of 90 days or less; (iii) United States government obligations maturing within 90 days or less; and (iv) such other assets as to which the Bank has obtained a written nonobjection from the OCC. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any obligation of any affiliate. 4 Managing Director Bindra 2026-Charter-344925 2026-Waiver-345072 5. MSDTNA must maintain 180 days of operating expenses 13 in Eligible Liquid Assets. This amount must not be double counted with the Eligible Liquid Assets held to comply with the foregoing condition. This condition will remain in effect during MSDTNA's first three years of operation. 6. Prior to the appointment of any individual to the position of "senior executive officer," as defined in 12 CFR 5.51(c)(4), or the appointment of any individual to the board of directors, MSDTNA must submit to the OCC the information described in the "Changes in Directors and Senior Executive Officers" booklet of the Comptroller's Licensing Manual, and receive a letter of no objection from the OCC. For purposes of this condition, "senior executive officer" also includes the Chief Compliance Officer, the Bank Secrecy Act Officer, the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, the Chief Trust Officer, and any fiduciary officers or employees designated for that purpose. This information is required by the authority of 12 USC 1818(b) and 12 CFR 5.20(g) and does not require the OCC to review or act on any such information within ninety (90) days. This condition will remain in effect throughout MSDTNA's in-organization period and during MSDTNA's first three years of operation. These conditions of this approval are conditions "imposed in writing by a Federal banking agency in connection with any action or any application, notice, or other request" within the meaning of 12 USC 1818. As such, the conditions are enforceable under 12 USC 1818. In addition, as a de novo national bank, MSDTNA must also meet the following requirements prior to requesting its preopening examination an |
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| 1 | "Digital assets, securities, and fiat currency custody services as a fiduciary, primarily for institutional clients" — only one in the cohort to list traditional securities alongside crypto and fiat. CD #1377 quoted: “Digital assets, securities, and fiat currency custody services as a fiduciary, primarily for institutional clients” | The Bank will have its main office in New York, New York. The Bank will provide digital assets, securities, and fiat currency custody services as a fiduciary, primarily for institutional clients. It will also provide a staking service for customers to earn a yield on certain digital assets held under custody and a customer-directed spot trading service that will enable customers to convert their digital assets and fiat currencies for other types of digital assets or fiat currencies. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 2 | Staking as an ancillary custody service "to earn a yield on…digital assets held under custody." CD #1377 quoted: “to earn a yield on…digital assets held under custody.” | The Bank will provide digital assets, securities, and fiat currency custody services as a fiduciary, primarily for institutional clients. It will also provide a staking service for customers to earn a yield on certain digital assets held under custody and a customer-directed spot trading service that will enable customers to convert their digital assets and fiat currencies for other types of digital assets or fiat currencies. The proposed staking and spot trading activities will be offered only to custody customers and relate only to custodied assets. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 3 | Customer-directed spot trading — "offered only to custody customers and relate only to custodied assets." CD #1377 quoted: “offered only to custody customers and relate only to custodied assets.” | It will also provide a staking service for customers to earn a yield on certain digital assets held under custody and a customer-directed spot trading service that will enable customers to convert their digital assets and fiat currencies for other types of digital assets or fiat currencies. The proposed staking and spot trading activities will be offered only to custody customers and relate only to custodied assets. These services facilitate customers' use of custodial accounts, including by permitting customers to engage in transactions to and from custodial accounts. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 4 | No stablecoin issuance, FX settlement, tokenization, or deposit-taking (Banking Dive). CD #1377 | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
| Conditions as published — Conditions — per Corporate Decision #1377 | Conditions section of the letter, verbatim | |
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| subject to the following condition(s): 1. The Bank must limit its operations to those of a trust company and activities related thereto, as specifically stated in the business plan. The Bank must not meet the definition of "bank" under section 2(c)(1)-(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act. 2. If and to the extent necessary, the Bank must conform its proposed activities to comply with the GENIUS Act (12 USC 5901 et seq.), any implementing regulations, and any other applicable laws and regulations that take effect in the future, such compliance to be determined in the sole discretion of the OCC. 3. The Bank shall: (i) give the Specialty Asset Supervisory Office at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of its intent to significantly deviate or change from its business plan or operations;16 and (ii) obtain the OCC's written determination of no objection before the Bank engages in any significant deviation or change from its business plan or operations. For the avoidance of doubt, a significant deviation includes material changes to the Bank's products and services as well as changes to its risk and operating limits, as detailed in its business plan. The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection to the Bank's notice. This condition shall remain in effect throughout the Bank's in-organization period and during the Bank's first three years of operation. 4. The Bank must maintain a minimum of $6.50 million in tier 1 capital of which the greater of at least 50 percent or its tier 1 capital or $3.25 million must be held in Eligible Liquid Assets.17 The Bank must assess the appropriateness of its level of capital and liquidity on a quarterly basis and hold such higher amounts of capital and liquidity as it determines necessary to support the Bank's risk profile, business strategies, and future growth 16 If such deviation is the subject of an application filed with the OCC, no separate notice to the supervisory office is required. 17 The term "Eligible Liquid Assets" means only Liquid Assets that exceed the aggregate amount of all deposits, borrowed funds, and other liabilities on the Bank's balance sheet that reflect an obligation to repay funds to any party. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any assets that are pledged in any manner, nor any assets that are not free and kept free from any lien, encumbrance, charge, right of set off, credit or preference in connection with any claim against the Bank. The term "Liquid Assets" means: (i) unencumbered cash; (ii) deposits at insured depository institutions with a maturity of 90 days or less; (iii) United States government obligations maturing within 90 days or less; and (iv) such other assets as to which the Bank has obtained a written nonobjection from the OCC. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any obligation of any affiliate. 5 Purvi Maniar 2026-Charter-344710 2026-Waiver-345277 prospects, and to provide a cushion against unexpected losses. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation. 5. The Bank must maintain 180 days of operating expenses 18 in Eligible Liquid Assets. This amount must not be double counted with the Eligible Liquid Assets held to comply with the foregoing condition. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation. 6. Prior to the appointment of any individual to the position of "senior executive officer," as defined in 12 CFR 5.51(c)(4), or the appointment of any individual to the board of directors, the Bank must submit to the OCC the information described in the "Changes in Directors and Senior Executive Officers" booklet of the Comptroller's Licensing Manual, and receive a letter of no objection from the OCC. For purposes of this condition, "senior executive officer" also includes the Chief Compliance Officer, the Bank Secrecy Act Officer, the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, the Chief Trust Officer, and any fiduciary officers or employees designated for that purpose. This information is required by the authority of 12 USC 1818(b) and 12 CFR 5.20(g) and does not require the OCC to review or act on any such information within ninety (90) days. This condition will remain in effect throughout the Bank's in-organization period and during the Bank's first three years of operation. The conditions of this approval are conditions "imposed in writing by a Federal banking agency in connection with any action or any application, notice, or other request" within the meaning of 12 USC 1818. As such, the conditions are enforceable under 12 USC 1818. As a de novo national bank, the Bank must also meet the following requirements prior to requesting its preopening examination and befor |
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| 1 | Issuance and management of a U.S. dollar‑denominated stablecoin, plus reserve maintenance. CoinDesk, Banking Dive quoted: “U.S. dollar‑denominated stablecoin” | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | NOT FOUND in cited source | |
| 2 | Non-fiduciary stablecoin custody and certain transactional services for custody customers. Banking Dive | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 3 | No lending, deposit-taking, or traditional payments processing. Banking Dive | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 4 | Commercial launch targeted for 2027, pending pre-opening requirements. Tech Times | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
| Conditions as published — Conditions — per press reporting (source letter not independently verified this pass) | Conditions section of the letter, verbatim | |
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| 1 | Four core crypto-asset business lines: "a custody platform, a trading platform, a lending/borrowing platform, and an issuer services platform." OCC CD #1366 quoted: “a custody platform, a trading platform, a lending/borrowing platform, and an issuer services platform.” | Greg Gilman 2025-Charter-342009 2025-Waiver-343370 Proposed Bank The Bank would be a wholly owned subsidiary of Protego Holdings Corporation (PHC), Seattle, Washington. The Bank plans to offer four core business lines which are primarily related to crypto-assets:3 a custody platform, a trading platform, a lending/borrowing platform, and an issuer services platform. The Bank plans to offer customers additional crypto-asset custody-related services including staking-as-a service in a fiduciary capacity, protocol governance and voting in a fiduciary capacity, fork and airdrop decision-making in a fiduciary capacity, and treasury management in a fiduciary capacity. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 2 | Fiduciary-capacity custody add-ons: staking-as-a-service, protocol governance and voting, fork and airdrop decision-making, treasury management. OCC CD #1366 quoted: “staking-as-a-service, protocol governance and voting, fork and airdrop decision-making, treasury management” | This approval constitutes a permit to exercise the fiduciary powers requested in your Application under 12 USC 92a and 12 CFR 5.26(e)(4). Specifically, the Bank will provide certain discretionary staking-as-a-service, protocol governance and voting, fork and airdrop decision-making, treasury management, and client-to-client digital asset lending services in a fiduciary capacity. These activities are permitted under 12 USC 92a and 12 CFR 9's specific authorization for acting in a fiduciary capacity in which a bank possesses investment discretion on behalf of another, as well as longstanding OCC precedent related to economically equivalent activities.23 The Bank's proposed fiduciary activities are also permitted under the bootstrap provision of 12 USC 92a and Washington state law, and its provision of services will be subject to applicable fiduciary duties and standards of behavior. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 3 | Trading platform facilitates customer-to-customer buy/sell/exchange of custodied crypto-assets, plus limited off-platform execution/settlement. OCC CD #1366 | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 4 | Issuer-services platform supports customer-directed tokenization — Bank provides the technical rails, but the customer, not the Bank, issues the tokenized asset. OCC CD #1366 | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
| Conditions as published — Conditions (3-yr period) — per OCC letter (CD #1366) | Conditions section of the letter, verbatim | |
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| subject to the following conditions: 1. The Bank must limit its operations to those of a trust company and activities related thereto, as specifically stated in the business plan. The Bank must not meet the definition of "bank" under section 2(c)(1)-(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act. 2. If and to the extent necessary, the Bank must conform, cease, or divest its proposed activities to comply with the GENIUS Act (12 USC 5901 et seq.), any implementing regulations, and any other applicable laws and regulations that take effect in the future, such compliance to be determined in the sole discretion of the 22 See 12 USC 4807. 23 See, e.g., Interpretive Letters No. 1026 (Apr. 27, 2005) and No. 380 (Dec. 29, 1986) and Banking Circular No. 196 (May 7, 1985) (affirming the authority of national banks to engage in securities lending activities, including in a fiduciary capacity). 7 Mr. Greg Gilman 2025-Charter-342009 2025-Waiver-343370 OCC. 3. The Bank: (i) must give the Novel Bank Supervisory Office at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of the Bank's intent to significantly deviate or change from its business plan or operations (if such deviation is the subject of an application filed with the OCC, no separate notice to the supervisory office is required); and (ii) must obtain the OCC's written determination of no objection before the Bank engages in any significant deviation or change from its business plan or operations. For the avoidance of doubt, a significant deviation includes changes to the Bank's risk and operating limits, as detailed in its business plan. The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection to the Bank's notice. This condition will remain in effect throughout the Bank's in-organization period and during the Bank's first three years of operation. 4. The Bank must maintain a minimum of $15 million in tier 1 capital of which the greater of at least 50 percent of its tier 1 capital or $7.5 million must be held in Eligible Liquid Assets.24 The Bank must assess the appropriateness of its level of capital and liquidity on a quarterly basis and hold such higher amounts of capital and liquidity as it determines necessary to support the Bank's risk profile, business strategies, and future growth prospects, and to provide a cushion against unexpected losses. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation. 5. The Bank must maintain 180 days of operating expenses25 in Eligible Liquid Assets. This amount must not be double counted with the Eligible Liquid Assets held to comply with the foregoing condition. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation. [footnote] 24 The term "Eligible Liquid Assets" means only Liquid Assets that exceed the aggregate amount of all deposits, borrowed funds, and other liabilities on the Bank's balance sheet that reflect an obligation to repay funds to any party. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any assets that are pledged in any manner, nor any assets that are not free and kept free from any lien, encumbrance, charge, right of set off, credit or preference in connection with any claim against the Bank. The term "Liquid Assets" means: (i) unencumbered cash; (ii) deposits at insured depository institutions with a maturity of 90 days or less; (iii) United States government obligations maturing within 90 days or less; and (iv) such other assets as to which the Bank has obtained a written nonobjection from the OCC. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any obligation of any affiliate. [footnote] 25 The minimum 180 days of operating expenses must include all fixed and variable operating expenses that would apply in a distressed, wind-down scenario and need not include expenses that would apply only in a normal operating scenario, such as expenses related to research and development. 8 Mr. Greg Gilman 2025-Charter-342009 2025-Waiver-343370 6. Prior to the appointment of any individual to the position of "senior executive officer," as defined in 12 CFR 5.51(c)(4), or the appointment of any individual to the board of directors, the Bank must submit to the OCC the information described in the "Changes in Directors and Senior Executive Officers" booklet of the Comptroller's Licensing Manual, and receive a letter of no objection from the OCC. For purposes of this condition, "senior executive officer" also includes the Chief Compliance Officer, the Bank Secrecy Act Officer, the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, the Chief Trust Officer, and any fiduciary officers or employees designated for that purpose. This information is required by the authority of 12 USC 1818(b) and 12 CFR 5.20(g) and does not require the OCC to review or act on any such information within ninety (90) days. This condition will remain in effect throughout the Bank's in-organization period and during the Bank's first three years of operation. These conditions are conditions "imposed in writing by a federal banking agency in connection with any action or any application, notice, or other request" within the meaning of 12 USC 1818. As such, the conditions are enforceable under 12 USC 1818. In addition, the Bank must also meet the following requirements prior to requesting its preopening examination and before the OCC will grant final charter approval pursuant to 12 USC 27(a): 1. The Bank's financial statements must be prepared on an accrual basis according to generally accepted accounting principles. 2. The Bank must engage an independent, external auditor to perform an audit according to generally accepted auditing standards of sufficient scope to enable the auditor to render an opinion on the financial statements of the Bank taken as a whole. The audit period shall commence on the date that the organizing group forms a body corporate and may end on any calendar quarter-end no later than 12 months after the Bank opens. The OCC expects that such audits will be performed annually for at least three years following commencement of operations. Engagement of an auditor will be verified during the preopening examination (see the "Charters" booklet, Internal and External Audits discussion). 3. The directors of the Bank must own qualifying shares in conformance with 12 USC 72 and 12 CFR 7.2005. 4. The Bank must have adequate fidelity bond coverage in accordance with 12 CFR 7.2013, which lists four factors the directors should consider to determine adequacy (see the "Charters" booklet, Fidelity and Other Insurance discussion). 5. The President, or the person serving in the function of President, of the Bank must serve as a member of the board of directors. 9 Mr. Greg Gilman 2025-Charter-342009 2025-Waiver-343370 6. Each person who, together with his or her related interests, subscribes to 10 percent or more of the initial stock offering must submit a biographical and financial report for review to the Chartering, |
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| 1 | "Dollar-backed stablecoin issuance and redemption and reserve maintenance in a nonfiduciary capacity" — plans to issue USD1 to institutional clients nationwide, assuming that role from BitGo Bank & Trust, N.A., USD1's current exclusive issuer and custodian. CD #1385 quoted: “Dollar-backed stablecoin issuance and redemption and reserve maintenance in a nonfiduciary capacity” | The Bank will have its main office in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida. The Bank's proposed activities include dollar-backed stablecoin issuance and redemption and reserve maintenance in a nonfiduciary capacity; digital asset custody services as a fiduciary; and conversion services for custody customers in connection with their 1 See also 12 CFR 209.2. Brandi Reynolds 2026-Charter-344521 custodied assets. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 2 | "Digital asset custody services as a fiduciary" — primarily for USD1 customers and other institutional clients. CD #1385 quoted: “Digital asset custody services as a fiduciary” | The Bank will have its main office in Bay Harbor Islands, Florida. The Bank's proposed activities include dollar-backed stablecoin issuance and redemption and reserve maintenance in a nonfiduciary capacity; digital asset custody services as a fiduciary; and conversion services for custody customers in connection with their 1 See also 12 CFR 209.2. Brandi Reynolds 2026-Charter-344521 custodied assets. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 3 | Conversion services letting custody customers submit approved stablecoins in exchange for USD1 — "offered only to custody customers and relate only to customers' custodied assets." CD #1385 quoted: “offered only to custody customers and relate only to customers' custodied assets.” | The Bank's conversion services would allow custody customers to submit approved stablecoins to the Bank in exchange for USD1. The conversion services will be offered only to custody customers and relate only to customers' custodied assets. The OCC is authorized to charter national banks pursuant to the National Bank Act, 12 USC 21-27. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 4 | The bank will not issue, custody, or deal in WLFI tokens, and "does not plan to seek access to a Federal Reserve Master Account." CD #1385 | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
| Conditions as published — Conditions — per Corporate Decision #1385 | Conditions section of the letter, verbatim | |
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| subject to the following conditions: 1. The Bank must limit its operations to those of a trust company and activities related thereto, as specifically stated in the business plan. The Bank must not meet the definition of "bank" under section 2(c)(1)-(2) of the BHC Act. 2. If and to the extent necessary, the Bank must conform, cease, or divest its proposed activities, including stablecoin issuance and redemption activities, to comply with the GENIUS Act (12 USC 5901 et seq.), any implementing regulations, and any other applicable laws and regulations that take effect in the future, such compliance is to be determined in the sole discretion of the OCC. 3. The Bank shall: (i) give the Specialty Asset Supervisory Office at least sixty (60) days prior written notice of its intent to significantly deviate or change from its business plan or operations;23 and (ii) obtain the OCC's written determination of no objection before the Bank engages in any significant deviation or change from its business plan or operations. For the avoidance of doubt, a significant deviation includes material changes to the Bank's products and services as well as changes to its risk and operating limits, as detailed in its business plan. The OCC may impose additional conditions it deems appropriate in a written determination of no objection to the Bank's notice. This condition shall remain in effect throughout the Bank's in-organization period and during the Bank's first three years of operation. 4. The Bank must maintain a minimum of $20 million in tier 1 capital of which the greater of at least 50 percent of its tier 1 capital or $10 million must be held in Eligible Liquid Assets.24 The Bank must assess the appropriateness of its level of [footnote] 23 If such deviation is the subject of an application filed with the OCC, no separate notice to the supervisory office is required. [footnote] 24 The term "Eligible Liquid Assets" means only Liquid Assets that exceed the aggregate amount of all deposits, borrowed funds, and other liabilities on the Bank's balance sheet that reflect an obligation to repay funds to any party. The term Eligible Liquid Assets shall not include any assets that are pledged in any manner, nor any assets that are not free and kept free from any lien, encumbrance, charge, right of set off, credit or preference in connection with any claim against the Bank. The term "Liquid Assets" means: (i) unencumbered cash; (ii) deposits at insured depository institutions with a maturity of 90 days or less; (iii) United States government obligations maturing within 90 days or less; and (iv) such other assets as to 8 Brandi Reynolds 2026-Charter-344521 capital and liquidity on a quarterly basis and hold such higher amounts of capital and liquidity as it determines necessary to support the Bank's risk profile, business strategies, and future growth prospects, and to provide a cushion against unexpected losses. This condition shall remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation. 5. The Bank must maintain 180 days of operating expenses 25 in Eligible Liquid Assets. This amount must not be double counted with the Eligible Liquid Assets held to comply with the foregoing condition. This condition will remain in effect during the Bank's first three years of operation. 6. Prior to the appointment of any individual to the position of "senior executive officer," as defined in 12 CFR 5.51(c)(4), or the appointment of any individual to the board of directors, the Bank must submit to the OCC the information described in the "Changes in Directors and Senior Executive Officers" booklet of the Comptroller's Licensing Manual, and receive a letter of no objection from the OCC. For purposes of this condition, "senior executive officer" also includes the Chief Compliance Officer, the Bank Secrecy Act Officer, the Chief Technology Officer, the Chief Information Security Officer, the Chief Trust Officer, and any fiduciary officers or employees designated for that purpose. This information is required by the authority of 12 USC 1818(b) and 12 CFR 5.20(g) and does not require the OCC to review or act on any such information within 90 days. This condition will remain in effect throughout the Bank's in-organization period and during the Bank's first three years of operation. 7. The Bank shall designate and retain a qualified Bank employee or other individual to serve as the Bank's internal audit manager and primary internal audit liaison. The internal audit manager shall be independent of the activities audited and shall not have responsibility for managing, performing, or overseeing day-to-day operational, compliance, risk management, or internal control functions that are subject to audit review. The internal audit manager shall have sufficient expertise, authority, and stature within the Bank to oversee the outsourced internal audit function, including approval of the audit risk assessment, audit plan, audit scope, review of audit reports, and monitoring of corrective actions. |
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| 1 | Issue & redeem PAYO-USD; "fiduciary management of the reserve assets for PAYO-USD." OCC application quoted: “fiduciary management of the reserve assets for PAYO-USD.” | During the three-year de novo period, the Bank will act as a PPSI to offer stablecoin send, hold, and receive services for customers and issue its own payment stablecoin, called PAYO-USD, for hold use cases. More specifically, the Bank will engage in the following activities in connection with its stablecoin business: Process incoming payments and move money in the United States through traditional payment rails, including providing custodial services for fiat balances to facilitate stablecoin transactions; Send, receive and provide custodial and safekeeping services for certain third-party stablecoins to facilitate customer transactions; and The following activities with respect to PAYO-USD: o Issue PAYO-USD; o Redeem PAYO-USD; o Fiduciary management of the reserve assets for PAYO-USD; o Provide custodial and safekeeping services for PAYO-USD; and o Other activities that directly support the above activities. Payoneer believes that issuing a U.S. dollar denominated payment stablecoin for use with its existing global network of customers and facilitating greater use of third-party U.S. dollar denominated stablecoins will help accelerate the use of the U.S. dollar for global transactions. | Match (differs only by footnote marker / punctuation) | |
| 2 | Custody for PAYO-USD, fiat, and "certain third-party stablecoins to facilitate customer transactions." OCC application quoted: “certain third-party stablecoins to facilitate customer transactions.” | During the three-year de novo period, the Bank will act as a PPSI to offer stablecoin send, hold, and receive services for customers and issue its own payment stablecoin, called PAYO-USD, for hold use cases. More specifically, the Bank will engage in the following activities in connection with its stablecoin business: Process incoming payments and move money in the United States through traditional payment rails, including providing custodial services for fiat balances to facilitate stablecoin transactions; Send, receive and provide custodial and safekeeping services for certain third-party stablecoins to facilitate customer transactions; and The following activities with respect to PAYO-USD: o Issue PAYO-USD; o Redeem PAYO-USD; o Fiduciary management of the reserve assets for PAYO-USD; o Provide custodial and safekeeping services for PAYO-USD; and o Other activities that directly support the above activities. Payoneer believes that issuing a U.S. dollar denominated payment stablecoin for use with its existing global network of customers and facilitating greater use of third-party U.S. dollar denominated stablecoins will help accelerate the use of the U.S. dollar for global transactions. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 3 | Process U.S. payments via traditional rails; convert stablecoin balances into local currencies; "permitted payment stablecoin issuer" under the GENIUS Act. OCC application | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
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| 1 | Custody of digital assets, cash & stablecoins "on a fiduciary basis"; custodied cash invested in liquid assets at ~fed-funds rate; custodied assets may be "staked or otherwise used in permissible yield-generating activities." OCC application quoted: “on a fiduciary basis” | Proposed Trust Company and Related Activities EDX Holding wishes to establish EDX Trust to provide custody and asset management services, and to facilitate riskless principal trading services for its customers, while order matching activities (that is, the conduct of trading) would continue to be conducted in EDX Markets. Custody services are aimed at customers looking to trade digital assets, and would be provided on a fiduciary basis. EDX Trust would also provide asset management services on a fiduciary basis Application of EDX Markets Holding Company, Inc. to Establish a National Trust Bank and Commence Certain Activities Involving Digital Assets to customers upon request, including the investment of collateral held in custody and posted for trading, as well as investment of the proceeds of those trades. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 2 | Custody of digital assets, cash & stablecoins "on a fiduciary basis"; custodied cash invested in liquid assets at ~fed-funds rate; custodied assets may be "staked or otherwise used in permissible yield-generating activities." OCC application quoted: “staked or otherwise used in permissible yield-generating activities.” | Custodied cash and stablecoins would be invested in highly liquid assets to generate a rate of return similar to the federal funds rate. Custodied digital assets could be staked or otherwise used in permissible yield-generating activities. EDX Trust would also facilitate customer trading, on a riskless principal basis, on EDX Markets' platform, over-the-counter, or on other liquidity venues integrated with EDX Trust. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 3 | Facilitate customer trading "on a riskless principal basis" on EDX Markets/OTC; net end-of-day settlement. OCC application quoted: “on a riskless principal basis” | Custodied digital assets could be staked or otherwise used in permissible yield-generating activities. EDX Trust would also facilitate customer trading, on a riskless principal basis, on EDX Markets' platform, over-the-counter, or on other liquidity venues integrated with EDX Trust. EDX Trust would provide a centralized platform for customers to risk manage their trading, with all spot trades settled at the end of each business day on a net basis. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 4 | Fiduciary asset management; institutional customers only (broker-dealers, FCMs, RIAs). OCC application | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
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| 1 | White-label stablecoin issuance platform — the charter "allows other entities to issue their own stablecoins using Bastion's infrastructure" (issuance, custody, movement, conversion, reserve management). American Banker quoted: “allows other entities to issue their own stablecoins using Bastion's infrastructure” | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | NOT FOUND in cited source | |
| 2 | Enterprise/institutional target; named sole issuance provider for a Sony Bank stablecoin initiative. | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 3 | No public OCC application — as a conversion it was not posted for comment; activity detail is secondary-sourced, unverified against a primary OCC filing. | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | no source link on this row | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
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| 1 | Institutional clearing/settlement for "USD and tokenized assets, including stablecoins and tokenized money market funds," via named-account custody to "reduce nesting risk." OCC application quoted: “USD and tokenized assets, including stablecoins and tokenized money market funds,” | Institutional Clearing: Facilitating settlement for USD and tokenized assets, including stablecoins and tokenized money market funds. 2. Custody Services: | Match (differs only by footnote marker / punctuation) | |
| 2 | Institutional clearing/settlement for "USD and tokenized assets, including stablecoins and tokenized money market funds," via named-account custody to "reduce nesting risk." OCC application quoted: “reduce nesting risk.” | Dollar ("USD") access through named account custody. This model establishes a direct informational link to ultimate account holders, intended to reduce nesting risk and enhance compliance transparency within the correspondent banking ecosystem. Once chartered, LNTB will conduct activities that complement and enhance existing business lines managed by Lorum Group, including: 1. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 3 | Both non-fiduciary (named / client-money accounts) and fiduciary (escrow) custody. OCC application | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 4 | FX and fixed-income/treasury management incl. tokenized assets. "Will not engage in lending"; institutional-only. OCC application quoted: “Will not engage in lending” | LNTB will focus on serving institutional clients, providing a compliant gateway to modern financial instruments. LNTB will not engage in lending activities, ensuring a focus on the safety of client funds and the integrity of the payments infrastructure. Lorum Group currently provides similar USD access through a partner-based model and will be transitioning business over to LNTB as described in the Confidential Business Plan provided at Confidential Exhibit C. | Verbatim match in cited source |
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| 1 | Core three-pronged model (application language quoted in BPI's letter): services "primarily relating to digital asset custody, digital asset investment advisory, and stablecoin issuance." BPI letter quoted: “primarily relating to digital asset custody, digital asset investment advisory, and stablecoin issuance.” | The proposed scope of Trust Bank's activities is unclear on the face of the Application. The Application simply states that Trust Bank "will provide services primarily relating to digital asset custody, digital asset investment advisory, and stablecoin issuance." The Application notes that "the stock of [Trust Bank] will be 100% owned by Parent, Agora Atlas Corp." As stated in other publicly available sources, Agora Atlas Corp. ("Agora") created AUSD, a U.S. dollar stablecoins "backed 100% by Agora's Reserves." "The Agora Reserve Fund is composed of cash, overnight repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, and short-term U.S. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 2 | AUSD stablecoin backed 100% by reserves (cash, overnight repo, short-term Treasuries; manager Van Eck); "instant liquidity" mint against USDC/USDT. BPI letter | The proposed scope of Trust Bank's activities is unclear on the face of the Application. The Application simply states that Trust Bank "will provide services primarily relating to digital asset custody, digital asset investment advisory, and stablecoin issuance." The Application notes that "the stock of [Trust Bank] will be 100% owned by Parent, Agora Atlas Corp." As stated in other publicly available sources, Agora Atlas Corp. ("Agora") created AUSD, a U.S. dollar stablecoins "backed 100% by Agora's Reserves." "The Agora Reserve Fund is composed of cash, overnight repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements, and short-term U.S. | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 3 | Settlement infrastructure, treasury management, fiat connectivity — institutional focus. Agora | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
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| 1 | "Custody services for digital assets, including safekeeping, recordkeeping, and settlement services," for institutional and eligible individual clients. OCC application quoted: “Custody services for digital assets, including safekeeping, recordkeeping, and settlement services,” | Business Model PNTC will be a national trust company that provides services primarily related to digital assets. The institution's initial business activities will focus on custody services for digital assets, including safekeeping, recordkeeping, and settlement services for institutional and eligible individual clients. PNTC will maintain robust internal controls, risk management practices, and operational safeguards designed to protect client assets and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 2 | Custody + fiduciary services (national-trust-bank fiduciary powers). OCC application | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 3 | Cash management via a third-party bank; delivered directly or via a Payward affiliate. (Tokenized-equities "xStocks" is an affiliate product, not a bank activity.) No stablecoin issuance and no investment advisory. OCC application | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
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| 1 | "Custody, investment management, trust, conversion and clearing, and execution services for fiat currency, investment securities, and digital assets." OCC application quoted: “Custody, investment management, trust, conversion and clearing, and execution services for fiat currency, investment securities, and digital assets.” | The Trust Bank will not have deposit insurance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Catena Labs seeks to establish a national trust company to provide custody, investment management, trust, conversion and clearing, and execution services for fiat currency, investment securities, and digital assets, including payment stablecoins compliant with the GENIUS Act ("stablecoins") and other approved digital assets through the Trust Bank's digital asset approval process, as described in detail in Section III.A of the Trust Bank's confidential business plan (the "Confidential Business Plan"), provided at Confidential Exhibit B. (b) Describe any issues about the permissibility of the proposal with regard to applicable state or federal laws or regulations. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 2 | Handles "payment stablecoins compliant with the GENIUS Act…and other approved digital assets." OCC application quoted: “payment stablecoins compliant with the GENIUS Act…and other approved digital assets.” | The Trust Bank will not have deposit insurance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Catena Labs seeks to establish a national trust company to provide custody, investment management, trust, conversion and clearing, and execution services for fiat currency, investment securities, and digital assets, including payment stablecoins compliant with the GENIUS Act ("stablecoins") and other approved digital assets through the Trust Bank's digital asset approval process, as described in detail in Section III.A of the Trust Bank's confidential business plan (the "Confidential Business Plan"), provided at Confidential Exhibit B. (b) Describe any issues about the permissibility of the proposal with regard to applicable state or federal laws or regulations. | Match (differs only by footnote marker / punctuation) | |
| 3 | AI-native financial infrastructure — the application describes building the "identity, policy, custody, and settlement layers" that "enable AI agents to transact within regulated financial systems safely and at scale." Correction: previously rendered here as a quoted phrase, "agentic finance" — that term does not appear in the OCC application and has been replaced with the filing's own language. OCC application quoted: “identity, policy, custody, and settlement layers” | At Catena Labs, Mr. Venables leads the design and development of the core financial systems infrastructure - including the identity, policy, custody, and settlement layers - that enable AI agents to transact within regulated financial systems safely and at scale. He holds a B.S. in Finance and Computer Science from Boston College. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 4 | AI-native financial infrastructure — the application describes building the "identity, policy, custody, and settlement layers" that "enable AI agents to transact within regulated financial systems safely and at scale." Correction: previously rendered here as a quoted phrase, "agentic finance" — that term does not appear in the OCC application and has been replaced with the filing's own language. OCC application quoted: “enable AI agents to transact within regulated financial systems safely and at scale.” | At Catena Labs, Mr. Venables leads the design and development of the core financial systems infrastructure - including the identity, policy, custody, and settlement layers - that enable AI agents to transact within regulated financial systems safely and at scale. He holds a B.S. in Finance and Computer Science from Boston College. | Match (differs only by footnote marker / punctuation) |
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| 1 | Issue U.S.-dollar-denominated stablecoins and manage related reserves. American Banker | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 2 | Fiduciary digital-asset custody services. American Banker | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 3 | Transaction settlement and related services; charter would not extend to depository services. American Banker | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 4 | Currently operates via money-transmitter licenses and FDIC-insured bank partners (incl. Lead Bank) — the charter would consolidate that under one federal regulator. American Banker | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
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| 1 | First filing listed the broadest activity set of the pending group: "custody over digital assets, fiat currency, and other assets; custodial staking and validation activities; transfer agent services; trade execution; stablecoin management; and settlement, clearing, and escrow services." OCC application (first filing) quoted: “custody over digital assets, fiat currency, and other assets; custodial staking and validation activities; transfer agent services; trade execution; stablecoin management; and settlement, clearing, and escrow services.” | As a NTB, ZNTB will further this mission by providing a comprehensive suite of specialized digital asset services, as the OCC has previously found to be permissible under existing national bank legal authority. These include custody over digital assets, fiat currency, and other assets; custodial staking and validation activities; transfer agent services; trade execution; stablecoin management; and settlement, clearing, and escrow services. Please see Section II of ZNTB's confidential business plan (the "Confidential Business Plan"), provided as Confidential Exhibit A. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 2 | Operations "limited to those of a trust company and activities related thereto"; requesting "full fiduciary powers" under 12 USC 92a. A "special purpose bank" that "does not perform commercial or retail banking services by granting credit to the public in the ordinary course of business," and will not seek FDIC deposit insurance. OCC application (first filing) quoted: “limited to those of a trust company and activities related thereto” | ZHUS, as sponsor and acting through the named organizers, proposes to organize zerohash national trust bank ("ZNTB") as a national trust bank ("NTB"). Upon approval, ZNTB will be a de novo national trust company chartered by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC"), the operations of which will be limited to those of a trust company and activities related thereto, pursuant to the National Bank Act and as further described in this application (this "Application"). ZNTB will not seek or obtain deposit insurance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 3 | Operations "limited to those of a trust company and activities related thereto"; requesting "full fiduciary powers" under 12 USC 92a. A "special purpose bank" that "does not perform commercial or retail banking services by granting credit to the public in the ordinary course of business," and will not seek FDIC deposit insurance. OCC application (first filing) quoted: “full fiduciary powers” | (c) List and provide a copy of all applications filed in conjunction with this proposal, such as applications for holding company, trust powers, branch offices, service corporations, and other subsidiaries. ZNTB is requesting full fiduciary powers from the OCC under 12 U.S.C. § 92a and 12 C.F.R. Part 9. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 4 | Operations "limited to those of a trust company and activities related thereto"; requesting "full fiduciary powers" under 12 USC 92a. A "special purpose bank" that "does not perform commercial or retail banking services by granting credit to the public in the ordinary course of business," and will not seek FDIC deposit insurance. OCC application (first filing) quoted: “special purpose bank” | This item is not applicable. ZNTB will be a "special purpose bank" that does not perform commercial or retail banking services by granting credit to the public in the ordinary course of business. Pursuant to 12 C.F.R. § 25.11(c)(3), ZNTB will not be subject to the requirements of the CRA. 1) Identify the assessment area(s) according to the CRA regulations. 2) Summarize the performance context for the institution based on the factors discussed in the CRA regulations. 3) Summarize the credit needs of the institution's proposed assessment area(s). 1 See applicable state requirements. 4) Identify the CRA evaluation test under which the institution proposes to be assessed. 5) Discuss the institution's programs, products, and activities that will help meet the existing or anticipated needs of its community(ies) under the applicable criteria of the CRA regulation, including the needs of low- and moderate-income geographies and individuals. 5. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 5 | Operations "limited to those of a trust company and activities related thereto"; requesting "full fiduciary powers" under 12 USC 92a. A "special purpose bank" that "does not perform commercial or retail banking services by granting credit to the public in the ordinary course of business," and will not seek FDIC deposit insurance. OCC application (first filing) quoted: “does not perform commercial or retail banking services by granting credit to the public in the ordinary course of business,” | This item is not applicable. ZNTB will be a "special purpose bank" that does not perform commercial or retail banking services by granting credit to the public in the ordinary course of business. Pursuant to 12 C.F.R. § 25.11(c)(3), ZNTB will not be subject to the requirements of the CRA. 1) Identify the assessment area(s) according to the CRA regulations. 2) Summarize the performance context for the institution based on the factors discussed in the CRA regulations. 3) Summarize the credit needs of the institution's proposed assessment area(s). 1 See applicable state requirements. 4) Identify the CRA evaluation test under which the institution proposes to be assessed. 5) Discuss the institution's programs, products, and activities that will help meet the existing or anticipated needs of its community(ies) under the applicable criteria of the CRA regulation, including the needs of low- and moderate-income geographies and individuals. 5. | Verbatim match in cited source | |
| 6 | The refiling deliberately narrows this. Zerohash says the first application "covered a wide range of digital asset and fiduciary services" and that it has "since decided to take a sequenced approach to the authorization of services, with a more focused approval of national trust activities aligned with our intended rollout timeline." It has not disclosed which activities were dropped, and no public volume for the second filing was available this pass. American Banker quoted: “covered a wide range of digital asset and fiduciary services” | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | NOT FOUND in cited source | |
| 7 | The refiling deliberately narrows this. Zerohash says the first application "covered a wide range of digital asset and fiduciary services" and that it has "since decided to take a sequenced approach to the authorization of services, with a more focused approval of national trust activities aligned with our intended rollout timeline." It has not disclosed which activities were dropped, and no public volume for the second filing was available this pass. American Banker quoted: “since decided to take a sequenced approach to the authorization of services, with a more focused approval of national trust activities aligned with our intended rollout timeline.” | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | NOT FOUND in cited source |
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| 1 | Multicurrency accounts for U.S. customers — hold/manage funds in various currencies + cross-currency transfers. BPI letter | — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 2 | Payment processing — issue access devices on transaction accounts; obtain Fedwire/ACH via a direct Fed master account. ICBA | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 3 | Fiduciary services to customers and Wise affiliates (nondepository national trust bank). ICBA | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote | |
| 4 | Crypto/stablecoin "interoperability" was Wise/press framing, not in the formal application — ICBA and BPI note it wasn't mentioned. The Defiant | (no primary source cited) — no matching passage located in the cited document — | Paraphrase — not presented as a quote |
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| Circle | Opposition | ICBA | ICBA July 31, 2025 | Safety & soundness / financial stability | urged the OCC to postpone considering the applications. What It Means for Community Banks: In a recent letter to the OCC, ICBA urged the agency to keep in mind several key principles when considering digital asset charter applications, including their unique risks and need for sufficient supervisory and regulatory safeguards. ICBA noted that applications from nonbank digital asset-related entities seeking to establish full-service national banks or limited-purpose national banks pose unique challenges to bank chartering policy and to the safety and soundness of the financial system. NewsWatch Today Contacts Martin Carr Manager, Communications Thomas Warren Vice President, Managing Editor Joi | icba.org ↗ web page | L1 procedural |
| Ripple | Note | other | not operational not stated | — | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | 247wallst.com ↗ web page | — |
| ICBA | ICBA (Aug 6 '25) August 06, 2025 | Regulatory arbitrage / circumventionConsumer / community harm | urged the OCC to deny the charter application of peer-to-peer payments company Circle to prevent the risks posed by stablecoins, including potential deposit drainage, increased fraud, and circumvention of critical banking regulations. Growing Nonbank Trust Applications: ICBA and other groups previously told the OCC that recent national bank charter applications submitted by National Digital TR CO; Fidelity Digital Assets, N.A.; First National Digital Currency Bank, N.A.; and Ripple National TR Bank raise substantial concerns. It urged the OCC to postpone considering the applications. What It Means for Community Banks: In a recent letter urging the OCC to keep in mind several key principles w | icba.org ↗ web page | L1 procedural | ||
| NCRC | NCRC August 4, 2025 | Consumer / community harmInadequate public disclosure | opposes the application by Ripple Labs, Inc. (" Ripple ") for a national trust bank charter under the name Ripple National Trust Bank, N.A. (" RNTB "). NCRC is a coalition of more than 700 community-based organizations that have been fighting for economic justice for almost 30 years. Our mission is to create opportunities for people and communities to build and maintain wealth. NCRC members include community reinvestment organizations, community development corporations, local and state government agencies, faith-based institutions, fair housing and civil rights groups, minority and women-owned business associations, and housing counselors from across the nation. NCRC also partners with many of the nation's largest national and regional banks to develop Community Benefits Agreements that channel billions of dollars into underserved communities. These partnerships are designed to ensure t urge the OCC to publicize the nonpublic portions of all stablecoin issuer charter applications (redacting any nonpublic personal information about the proposed entities' officers or directors). Finally, we request that the OCC extend the comment periods for all such applications to 90 days. Conclusion The OCC must reject Ripple's application for a national trust bank charter. Ripple's history of enforcement actions and litigation shows a disregard for regulatory compliance, consumer protection, governance, and risk management. Ripple has demonstrated that it would not run a responsible bank and should be denied a charter. Granting a national trust bank charter to Ripple would enable regulato | ncrc.org ↗ web page | L2 deny this application | ||
| Paxos | Opposition | BPI | BPI December 12, 2025 | — | BPI President and CEO, responded to the decision: Today's decision by the OCC to grant conditionally five national trust charters leaves substantial unanswered questions. Chiefly, whether the requirements the OCC has outlined for the applicants are appropriately tailored to the activities and risks in which the trust will engage. We hope the OCC will share more details about these applications so the public can better understand the rationale behind today's decision. Additional Resources: What's in a Charter? Not All Charters Are Created Equal: Full-Service Banks, Trust Companies and ILCs Explained ### About Bank Policy Institute The Bank Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy, research and advocacy group that represents universal banks, regional banks and the major foreign banks doing business in the United States. The Institute produces academic research and analysis on regula | bpi.com ↗ web page | — |
| BitGo | Opposition | other | trade-group not stated | Inadequate public disclosure | urge the OCC to postpone consideration of the Applications," the trade groups wrote. "The delay should continue until such time as the OCC has released enough information concerning the Applicants' intended business plans, as well as other aspects of the Applications, to inform the public's review and interested stakeholder comment, consistent with the historical transparency of the OCC's charter application review process." The groups pointed out that a delay would buy more time for the public to "meaningfully assess the Applications and the novel issues they present" and offer their input on the broader policy shift that granting these national trust bank charters would present, since they urged the OCC to delay approving national trust bank charter applications from Ripple, Circle and other crypto firms, citing "substantial concerns." Published July 23, 2025 Rajashree Chakravarty Reporter Share Copy link Email LinkedIn X/Twitter Facebook Print License Add us on Google In this photo illustration of the ripple cryptocurrency 'altcoin' sits arranged for a photograph on April 25, 2018 in London, England. Jack Taylor via Getty Images In a major pushback against the cryptocurrency industry's banking ambitions, the American Bankers Association and four other bank trade groups have urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to postpone decisions on several national | bankingdive.com ↗ web page | L1 procedural |
| Fidelity Digital Assets | Opposition | other | Sidley December 15, 2025 | — | Washington, D.C., New York, and Chicago. Michael Lewis and Matt Katz (Banking, Payments and Fintech) are leading the team, which includes Dave Teitelbaum, David Monteiro, Kristin Teager, Stanley Boris, Michael Cumming, Nathan Truong, Jordyn Singer, and Kristen Kane (Banking, Payments and Fintech), Jonathan Blackburn, Tom Johnson, and Liz Buescher (M&A and Private Equity), Suresh Advani (Tax), and David Katz, Andrew Blake, Ben Nager, and Garrett Lance (Regulatory and Enforcement). Contacts Partner Michael D. Lewis michael.lewis @sidley.com Washington, D.C. +1 202 736 8959 Senior Managing Associate Matthew S. Katz matthew.katz @sidley.com Washington, D.C. +1 202 736 8362 Partner David E. Teitelbaum dteitelbaum @sidley.com Washington, D.C. +1 202 736 8683 Partner David I. Monteiro david.monteiro @sidley.com Dallas +1 214 969 3507 Partner Kristin S. Teager kteager @sidley.com Washington, D.C | sidley.com ↗ web page | — |
| Coinbase | Opposition | ICBA | ICBA April 02, 2026 | Exceeds OCC statutory authority | ICBA) today expressed opposition to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's conditional approval of Coinbase's application for a national trust bank charter for its subsidiary, Coinbase National Trust Co. "Today's conditional approval of Coinbase's trust charter application is a grave mistake that will only serve to put U.S. consumers at risk," ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said. "As ICBA detailed in our letter to the OCC opposing Coinbase's effort to procure a national trust charter, its application fails to meet requirements of the National Bank Act and the OCC's own regulations and standards. We also continue to have significant concerns with the OCC's chartering rule for national trust banks, which is inconsistent with its statutory authority laid out in legislative history, judicial interpretations, and the agency's own internal precedent." In its letter to the | icba.org ↗ web page | — |
| BPI | BPI (Nov 3 '25) November 3, 2025 | Exceeds OCC statutory authorityNot predominantly fiduciaryConsumer / community harm | we have deep concerns that approval of the Application, whether alone or in conjunction with the similar applications recently filed, would: (i) exceed the scope of the OCC's authority under 12 U.S.C. 27(a), which limits national trust bank charters to institutions predominantly engaged in trust and fiduciary activities; (ii) permit the national trust bank charter to be used in a new and untested manner that could significantly increase risks to the U.S. financial system; and (iii) create an unlevel playing field that would harm traditional federal- and state-chartered banks and inhibit their ability to serve the credit needs of their communities. We note at the outset that the public's ability to meaningfully comment on the Application is significantly limited by the fact that the portions of the Application that the OCC has made public include only a brief illustration of Trust Bank and its proposed activities. We filed a Freedom of Information Act 1 The Bank Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy, research and advocacy group that represents universal banks, regional banks, and the major foreign banks doing business in the United States. The Institute produces academic research and analysis on regulatory and monetary policy topics, analyzes and comments on proposed regulations, and represents the financial services industry with respect to cybersecurity, fraud, and other information security issues. 2 The Application appears to present similar issues raised by nume urge the OCC to carefully evaluate and ensure are appropriately answered and addressed before any action is taken on the Application. In particular, we recommend that the OCC: • Confirm that Trust Bank will not itself issue stablecoins; • Confirm that Trust Bank will actually engage in fiduciary activities within the meaning of the relevant provisions of the National Bank Act; • Confirm Trust Bank will not accept, hold in its name, or commingle with its own accounts (including in any master account it may maintain at a Federal Reserve Bank) the cash component of any stablecoin reserves for which it may act as trustee or custodian or any trust deposits it may accept; • Confirm that Trust Bank | bpi.com ↗ PDF letter | — | ||
| American Banker (press) | American Banker not stated | Exceeds OCC statutory authority | ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said in a statement published Thursday afternoon. "We also continue to have significant concerns with the OCC's chartering rule for national trust banks, which is inconsistent with its statutory authority laid out in legislative history, judicial interpretations and the agency's own internal precedent." Gould said in a fireside chat at the Digital Asset Summit last week that crypto rules from the agency are seeking to "level the playing field" in the U.S. financial services system. "The U.S. financial services system, of which banks are a part, and the U.S. economy has been well served by having a both dynamic and diverse banking system," he said. "We've had almost no new bank formation in this country over the last 18 years. I'm very focused on undoing those trends. "We will evaluate applicants on a case by case basis, based on the statutory f | americanbanker.com ↗ web page | — | ||
| Crypto.com | Opposition | NCRC | NCRC (Nov 25 '25) November 25, 2025 | Regulatory arbitrage / circumventionConsumer / community harmSafety & soundness / financial stabilityInadequate public disclosure | opposes the application by Crypto.com (" Crypto.com ") for a national trust bank charter under the name Foris DAX National Trust Bank (" FDNTB "). NCRC is a coalition of more than 700 community-based organizations fighting for economic justice. For nearly 30 years, we have worked to create opportunities for people and communities to build and maintain wealth. NCRC members include community reinvestment organizations, community development corporations, local and state government agencies, faith-based institutions, fair housing and civil rights groups, minority and women-owned business associations, and housing counselors from across the nation. NCRC partners with many of the nation's largest banks to develop Community Benefits Agreements that channel billions of dollars into underserved communities and ensure transparency, accountability, and long-term impact. Our Innovation Council conv urge the OCC to publicize the nonpublic portions of all stablecoin issuer charter applications (redacting any nonpublic personal information about the proposed entities' officers or directors). Finally, we request that the OCC extend the comment periods for all such applications to 90 days. Conclusion The OCC must reject Crypto.com's application for a national trust bank charter. Granting a national trust bank charter to Crypto.com would enable regulatory arbitrage, reduce investment into community development, risk significant harm to consumers and communities, and would create systemic risk. Finally, until the GENIUS Act is effective and its implementing regulations are finalized, granting | ncrc.org ↗ web page | L2 deny this application |
| BPI | BPI (Nov 26 '25) November 26, 2025 | Exceeds OCC statutory authorityNot predominantly fiduciaryConsumer / community harm | we have deep concerns that approval of the Application, whether alone or in conjunction with the similar applications recently filed, would: (i) exceed the scope of the OCC's authority under 12 U.S.C. 27(a), which limits national trust bank charters to institutions predominantly engaged in trust and fiduciary activities; (ii) permit the national trust bank charter to be used in a new and untested manner that could significantly increase risks to the U.S. financial system; and (iii) create an unlevel playing field that would harm traditional federal- and state- chartered banks and inhibit their ability to serve the credit needs of their communities. We note at the outset that the public's ability to meaningfully comment on the Application is significantly limited by the fact that the portions of the Application that the OCC has made public include only a cursory and superficial description of the Trust Bank and its proposed activities - literally no more 1 The Bank Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy, research and advocacy group that represents universal banks, regional banks, and the major foreign banks doing business in the United States. The Institute produces academic research and analysis on regulatory and monetary policy topics, analyzes and comments on proposed regulations, and represents the financial services industry with respect to cybersecurity, fraud, and other information security issues. 2 The Application largely mirrors numerous other applications r urge the OCC to carefully evaluate and ensure are appropriately answered and addressed before any action is taken on the Application. In particular, we recommend that the OCC: • Confirm that Trust Bank will not itself issue stablecoins; • Confirm that Trust Bank will actually engage in fiduciary activities within the meaning of the relevant provisions of the National Bank Act; • Confirm Trust Bank will not accept, hold in its name, or commingle with its own accounts (including in any master account it may maintain at a Federal Reserve Bank) the cash component of any stablecoin reserves for which it may act as trustee or custodian or any trust deposits it may accept; • Confirm that Trust Bank | bpi.com ↗ PDF letter | — | ||
| ICBA | ICBA February 26, 2026 | Exceeds OCC statutory authorityProcess — pace of approvals / needs rulemaking | urged the OCC to withdraw its notice of proposed rulemaking on national bank chartering or issue an amended proposal that is consistent with its statutory authority. ICBA last month said the OCC should delay approval or substantive consideration of any pending national trust bank charter applications until the OCC has finalized the notice of proposed rulemaking concerning the scope of permissible activities for national trust banks under the National Bank Act. ICBA in December expressed opposition to the OCC's conditional approval of five national trust bank charter applications from nonbank fintechs, including First National Digital Currency Bank. ICBA in November urged the OCC to deny the | icba.org ↗ web page | L3 systemic | ||
| Stripe / Bridge | Opposition | BPI | BPI (Nov 13 '25) November 13, 2025 | Exceeds OCC statutory authorityNot predominantly fiduciaryConsumer / community harmAffiliate / banking-and-commerce concerns | we have deep concerns that approval of the Application, whether alone or in conjunction with the similar applications recently filed, would: (i) exceed the scope of the OCC's authority under 12 U.S.C. 27(a), which limits national trust bank charters to institutions predominantly engaged in trust and fiduciary activities; (ii) permit the national trust bank charter to be used in a new and untested manner that could significantly increase risks to the U.S. financial system; and (iii) create an unlevel playing field that would harm traditional federal- and state-chartered banks and inhibit their ability to serve the credit needs of their communities. We also note that the public's ability to meaningfully comment on the Application is significantly limited by the fact that the portions of the Application that the OCC has made public include only a 1 The Bank Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy, research and advocacy group that represents universal banks, regional banks, and the major foreign banks doing business in the United States. The Institute produces academic research and analysis on regulatory and monetary policy topics, analyzes and comments on proposed regulations, and represents the financial services industry with respect to cybersecurity, fraud, and other information security issues. 2 The Application largely mirrors numerous other applications recently filed by affiliates of entities engaged primarily in activities related to digital assets, in response t urge the OCC to carefully evaluate and ensure are appropriately answered and addressed before any action is taken on the Application. In particular, we recommend that the OCC: • Confirm that Trust Bank will not itself issue stablecoins; • Confirm that Trust Bank will actually engage in fiduciary activities within the meaning of the relevant provisions of the National Bank Act; • Confirm that Trust Bank will not accept, hold in its name, or commingle with its own accounts (including in any master account it may maintain at a Federal Reserve Bank) the cash component of any stablecoin reserves for which it may act as trustee or custodian or any trust deposits it may accept; • Confirm that Trust | bpi.com ↗ PDF letter | — |
| other | coalition of 4 not stated | AML / BSA concerns | opposes the application in part because approval would "permit the national trust bank charter to be used in a new and untested manner that could significantly increase risks to the U.S. financial system." PYMNTS reported Oct. 23 that stablecoin issuers are applying for bank or trust charters and seeking direct access to the Federal Reserve 's core payment system. Recommended Credit Card Delinquencies Edge Up to 2.5% Across Top Banks SEC Proposes Rules to Streamline Capital Formation for Digital Asset Entrepreneurs Anthropic Beats OpenAI in Revenue for First Time PointsKash Secures Capital Commitment After Beginning Rollout of Crypto ATMs See More In: banking , Banks , Bridge , Cryptocurrency , News , PYMNTS News , regulations , stablecoins , Stripe , What's Hot Trending News Gatik Raises $200 Million to Expand Autonomous Trucking Model Payment Timing Uncertainty Is Costing CFOs Billions | pymnts.com ↗ web page | L2 deny this application | ||
| other | Banking Dive not stated | — | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | bankingdive.com ↗ web page | — | ||
| Morgan Stanley | (no label) | American Banker (press) | American Banker not stated | — | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | americanbanker.com ↗ web page | — |
| other | Davis Polk June 25, 2026 | — | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | davispolk.com ↗ web page | — | ||
| Laser Digital | (no label) | other | Banking Dive not stated | — | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | bankingdive.com ↗ web page | — |
| Sony | Opposition | BPI | BPI November 7, 2025 | Exceeds OCC statutory authorityNot predominantly fiduciaryConsumer / community harmAffiliate / banking-and-commerce concerns | we have deep concerns that approval of the Application, whether alone or in conjunction with the similar applications recently filed: (i) raises questions regarding the longstanding precept underlying financial regulation in the United States maintaining the separation of banking and commerce; (ii) would exceed the scope of the OCC's authority under 12 U.S.C. 27(a), which limits national trust bank charters to institutions predominantly engaged in trust and fiduciary activities; (iii) would permit the national trust bank charter to be used in a new and untested manner that could significantly increase risks to the U.S. financial system; and (iv) would create an unlevel playing field that would harm traditional federal- and state-chartered banks and inhibit their ability to serve the credit needs of their communities. We also note that the public's ability to meaningfully comment on the Application is significantly limited by the fact that the portions of the Application that the OCC has made public include only a cursory and superficial description of the Trust Bank and its proposed activities - literally no more than a few sentences. We filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the Application and all exhibits. As of the date of this letter, we have not received a response to our request. While we submit this comment based on the information available, we note that neither the Applicant nor the OCC has provided the public with adequate information for the public to mean urge the OCC to carefully evaluate and ensure are appropriately answered and addressed before any action is taken on the Application. To read the full comment letter, click here , or click on the download button below. BPI comment letter re Connectia (Sony) NTB Charter Application (11-7-25) [1] The Bank Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy, research and advocacy group that represents universal banks, regional banks and the major foreign banks doing business in the United States. The Institute produces academic research and analysis on regulatory and monetary policy topics, analyzes and comments on proposed regulations and represents the financial services industry with respect to | bpi.com ↗ web page | — |
| ICBA | ICBA November 07, 2025 | — | urged the OCC to reject Sony Bank's application for a national trust bank charter for a proposed subsidiary-its latest response to the sudden influx of applications from nonbank fintechs. November 07, 2025 / By ICBA ICBA urged the OCC to reject Sony Bank's application for a national trust bank charter for a proposed subsidiary-its latest response to the sudden influx of applications from nonbank fintechs. ICBA urged the OCC to reject Sony Bank's application for a national trust bank charter for a proposed subsidiary-its latest response to the sudden influx of applications from nonbank fintechs. ICBA Comments: In a new letter , ICBA told the OCC: Sony Bank's application for its proposed Conne | icba.org ↗ web page | — | ||
| Protego Holdings | Opposition | BPI | BPI comment letter (Oct 14, 2025) October 14, 2025 | Exceeds OCC statutory authorityAffiliate / banking-and-commerce concerns | we have deep concerns that approval of the Application, whether alone or in conjunction with the similar applications recently filed, would: (i) exceed the scope of the OCC's 1 The Bank Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy, research and advocacy group that represents universal banks, regional banks, and the major foreign banks doing business in the United States. The Institute produces academic research and analysis on regulatory and monetary policy topics, analyzes and comments on proposed regulations, and represents the financial services industry with respect to cybersecurity, fraud, and other information security issues. 2 The Application largely mirrors numerous other applications recently filed by affiliates of entities engaged primarily in activities related to digital assets, in response to which we have submitted similar comments. The Application provides that Trust Bank's parent holding company would be Protego Holdings Corporation. The Application also notes that: On February 4, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ("OCC") approved conditionally the application of Protego Trust Company, a Washington trust company located in Seattle ("Protego Trust"), to convert Protego Trust to Protego Trust Bank, National Association ("PTBNA"). While the current application is for a de novo bank, the organizers, management, and business plan overlaps with the Protego Trust Bank charter conversion application. NDTC seeks to build on the work previously don urge the OCC to carefully evaluate and ensure are appropriately answered and addressed before any action is taken on the Application. In particular, we recommend that the OCC: • Confirm that Trust Bank will not itself issue stablecoins; • Confirm that Trust Bank will actually engage in fiduciary activities within the meaning of the relevant provisions of the National Bank Act; • Confirm Trust Bank will not accept, hold in its name, or commingle with its own accounts (including in any master account it may maintain at a Federal Reserve Bank) the cash component of any stablecoin reserves for which it may act as trustee or custodian or any trust deposits it may accept; • Confirm that Trust Bank | bpi.com ↗ PDF letter | — |
| World Liberty Financial | Most-commented application in the cohort's politics | other | CD #1385 August 14, 2026 | Consumer / community harm | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | occ.gov ↗ PDF letter | L2 deny this application |
| NCRC | NCRC (Feb 9 '26) February 9, 2026 | Regulatory arbitrage / circumventionConsumer / community harmSafety & soundness / financial stabilityAffiliate / banking-and-commerce concerns | opposes the application by WLTC Holdings, LLC (WLTC Holdings) for a national trust bank charter under the name World Liberty Trust Company, National Association (World Liberty Trust). NCRC is a coalition of more than 700 community-based organizations fighting for a just economy. For nearly 30 years, we have worked to create opportunities for people and communities to build and maintain wealth. NCRC members include community reinvestment organizations, community development corporations, local and state government agencies, faith-based institutions, fair housing and civil rights groups, minority and women-owned business associations, and housing counselors from across the nation. NCRC's Innovation Council convenes fintech leaders to advance inclusive financial solutions. These partnerships create collaborative spaces where stakeholders share insights, develop strategies, and advance equit urges the OCC to stop issuing trust bank charters to crypto and stablecoin companies. We further urge the OCC to: Consider the implications for communities if national trust banks serve as shells for large fintech or crypto platforms. Establish guardrails to ensure national trust banks do not become vehicles primarily for regulatory arbitrage. Conduct rigorous review of the applicant's business operations and those of its affiliates. Deny applications where there are appearances of conflicts of interest, preferential dealing, or potential undue foreign influence. Address the safety and soundness and consumer fraud risks associated with the stablecoin trust charters. Conclusion The OCC must r | ncrc.org ↗ web page | L3 systemic | ||
| U.S. Senate | U.S. Senate letter (Sen. Reed et al.) February 24, 2026 | Inadequate public disclosure | We write to ask that you provide the names of the ultimate beneficial owners of World Liberty Trust Company N.A., a company with a pending application before your office to be a national trust company. Applications for charters from the OCC are supposed to be public, with limited information entitled to confidential treatment. But the public volume of the application does not include any information about the ultimate beneficial owners of World Liberty Trust Company. The only information disclosed is that World Liberty Trust Company is 100% owned by an entity called WLTC Holdings, LLC. The full "upper tier" organizational chart of World Liberty Trust Company and a capitalization table for WLTC Holdings have been kept confidential. Public reporting in the Wall Street Journal on January 31 indicates that companies owned by a member of the Abu Dhabi royal family, specifically the National S | reed.senate.gov ↗ PDF letter | L1 procedural | ||
| other | Sen. Warren not stated | Inadequate public disclosure | Washington, D.C. Andrew Harnik / Staff via Getty Images Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, on Thursday prodded Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould to reject World Liberty Financial's application for a trust bank charter, warning he could become "an accomplice" to corruption if the Trump family-led crypto firm gains approval. During the Senate Banking Committee's hearing with prudential regulators, Warren called on Gould to share with her and the panel's chair, Sen. Tim Scott, R-SC, the unredacted charter application filed by World Liberty Financial. WLF submitted an application to the OCC in January , seeking a national trust bank charter. That license would allow the company to offer digital asset custody and stablecoin conversion services but not deposit-taking capacity. "If you follow the law, you will reject the president's application," Warren, the committee's ranking member, told | bankingdive.com ↗ web page | — | ||
| Payoneer | Heavily opposed | ICBA | ICBA (Mar 30) 3/30/26 | — | urged the OCC to deny the application or, at a minimum, defer action. Download PDF Example Text Download Document --> This browser does not support PDFs. Download PDF . --> Hidden | icba.org ↗ web page | L2 deny this application |
| BPI | BPI (Mar 27) March 27, 2026 | Exceeds OCC statutory authorityNot predominantly fiduciaryConsumer / community harm | we have deep concerns that approval of the Application, whether alone or in conjunction with the similar applications recently filed, would: (i) exceed the scope of the OCC's authority under 12 U.S.C. 27(a), which limits national trust bank charters to institutions predominantly engaged in trust and fiduciary activities; (ii) permit the national trust bank charter to be used in a new and untested manner that could significantly increase risks to the U.S. financial system; and (iii) create an unlevel playing field that would harm traditional federal- and state-chartered banks and inhibit their ability to serve the credit needs of their communities. We also note that the public's ability to meaningfully comment on the Application is significantly limited by the fact that the portions of the Application that the OCC has made public include only a cursory and superficial description of the Trust Bank and its proposed activities - literally no more than a few sentences. We filed a Freedom of Information Act request for the Application and all exhibits. As of 1 The Bank Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy, research and advocacy group that represents universal banks, regional banks, and the major foreign banks doing business in the United States. The Institute produces academic research and analysis on regulatory and monetary policy topics, analyzes and comments on proposed regulations, and represents the financial services industry with respect to cybersecurity, fraud, urge the OCC to carefully evaluate and ensure are appropriately answered and addressed before any action is taken on the Application. In particular, we recommend that the OCC: • Confirm that Trust Bank will actually engage in fiduciary activities within the meaning of the relevant provisions of the National Bank Act; • Confirm that other than trust deposits, 4 Trust Bank will not hold customer funds as deposit liabilities on its balance sheet; • Confirm that Trust Bank will not receive, hold, or use customer funds in a custodial capacity as a means to indirectly engage in deposit taking, payments, or lending activities; • Confirm that Trust Bank will not accept, hold in its name, or commingl | bpi.com ↗ PDF letter | — | ||
| NCRC | NCRC March 27, 2026 | Regulatory arbitrage / circumventionConsumer / community harmSafety & soundness / financial stability | opposes the application by Payoneer Global Inc. (Payoneer) for a national trust bank charter under the name Payo Digital Bank, N.A. (Payo Bank). NCRC is a coalition of more than 700 community-based organizations fighting for a just economy. For nearly 30 years, we have worked to create opportunities for people and communities to build and maintain wealth. NCRC members include community reinvestment organizations, community development corporations, local and state government agencies, faith-based institutions, fair housing and civil rights groups, minority and women-owned business associations, and housing counselors from across the nation. Payoneer is seeking a national trust bank charter and for the proposed Payo Bank to act as a permitted payment stablecoin issuer (PPSI) under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. With a national trust ban urges the OCC to cease issuing trust bank charters to such companies. With respect to Payoneer, granting its application for a national trust bank charter would enable regulatory arbitrage, reduce investment into community development, risk significant harm to consumers and communities, and create systemic risk. We urge the OCC to deny Payoneer's application. Thank you for considering this request. If you have any questions about this letter, please contact me at 202-464-2709 or jvantol@ncrc.org or NCRC's Policy Director Tara Flynn at tflynn@ncrc.og. Sincerely, Jesse Van Tol President and CEO National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) [1] Application to the Office of the Comptroller of | ncrc.org ↗ web page | L2 deny this application | ||
| EDX Markets | Contested | BPI | BPI (Apr 27) April 27, 2026 | Exceeds OCC statutory authorityNot predominantly fiduciaryConsumer / community harmAffiliate / banking-and-commerce concerns | we have deep concerns that approval of the Application, whether alone or in conjunction with the similar applications recently filed, would: (i) exceed the scope of the OCC's authority under 12 U.S.C. 27(a), which limits national trust bank charters to institutions predominantly engaged in trust and fiduciary activities; (ii) permit the national trust bank charter to be used in a new and untested manner that could significantly increase risks to the U.S. financial system; (iii) create an unlevel playing field that would harm traditional federal- and state-chartered banks and inhibit their ability to serve the credit needs of their communities; and (iv) potentially open the door to the national trust bank charter being used as a direct substitute for broker-dealer registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in a way that undermines the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Dodd- Frank Act. 1 The Bank Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy, research and advocacy group that represents universal banks, regional banks, and the major foreign banks doing business in the United States. The Institute produces academic research and analysis on regulatory and monetary policy topics, analyzes and comments on proposed regulations, and represents the financial services industry with respect to cybersecurity, fraud, and other information security issues. 2 The Application largely mirrors numerous other applications recently filed by affiliates of entities engaged urge the OCC to carefully evaluate and ensure are appropriately answered and addressed before any action is taken on the Application. In particular, we recommend that the OCC: • Confirm that Trust Bank will not itself issue stablecoins; • Confirm that Trust Bank will actually engage in fiduciary activities within the meaning of the relevant provisions of the National Bank Act; • Confirm that other than trust deposits, 4 Trust Bank will not hold customer funds as deposit liabilities on its balance sheet; • Confirm that Trust Bank will not receive, hold, or use customer funds in a custodial capacity as a means to indirectly engage in deposit taking, payments, or lending activities; • Confirm t | bpi.com ↗ PDF letter | — |
| ICBA | ICBA (Apr 27) 4/27/26 | Regulatory arbitrage / circumventionInadequate public disclosureProcess — pace of approvals / needs rulemaking | overarching concerns: The proposed business model exceeds traditional trust powers; the charter structure enables regulatory arbitrage; and the OCC's accelerating pace of approvals and policy changes outstrips its capacity for deliberate and transparent policymaking. urged the OCC to deny the application and said it has three overarching concerns: The proposed business model exceeds traditional trust powers; the charter structure enables regulatory arbitrage; and the OCC's accelerating pace of approvals and policy changes outstrips its capacity for deliberate and transparent policymaking. | icba.org ↗ web page | L2 deny this application | ||
| Bastion | (no label) | American Banker (press) | American Banker not stated | — | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | americanbanker.com ↗ web page | — |
| Lorum | Opposition | ICBA | ICBA (Apr 30, 2026) not stated | — | urged the OCC to deny the application, saying it is statutorily defective and would create unjustified competitive inequity for community banks operating under the full weight of the federal banking regulatory framework. | icba.org ↗ web page | L2 deny this application |
| other | Banking Dive not stated | — | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | bankingdive.com ↗ web page | — | ||
| Agora Finance | Contested | ICBA | ICBA (May 21) May 21, 2026 | Exceeds OCC statutory authorityNot predominantly fiduciaryInadequate public disclosure | urged the OCC to deny Agora Atlas Corporation's application for a national trust bank charter for Agora National Trust Bank, saying the application is built on an unsound reading of the National Bank Act. Details: In a letter to the OCC , ICBA said: The OCC lacks statutory authority to charter a national trust bank engaging in non-fiduciary activities. The application is fatally deficient in transparency and public accountability. Approval would create unlawful and inequitable competitive advantages at the expense of community banks. New Application: According to a media report , Catena Labs is also applying for a national trust bank charter from the OCC, seeking authority to hold customer f | independentbanker.org ↗ web page | — |
| BPI | BPI (May 20) May 20, 2026 | Consumer / community harm | we have deep concerns that approval of the Application, whether alone or in conjunction with the similar applications recently filed, would permit the national trust bank charter to be used in a new and untested manner that could significantly increase risks to the U.S. financial system and create an unlevel playing field that would harm traditional federal- and state-chartered banks and inhibit their ability to serve the credit needs of their communities. We also note that the public's ability to meaningfully comment on the Application is significantly limited by the fact that the portions of the Application that the OCC has made public include only a cursory and superficial description of the Trust Bank and its proposed activities - literally no more than a few sentences. 3 While we submit this comment based on the information available, we note that neither the Applicant nor the OCC has provided the public with adequate information for the public to 1 The Bank Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy, research and advocacy group that represents universal banks, regional banks, and the major foreign banks doing business in the United States. The Institute produces academic research and analysis on regulatory and monetary policy topics, analyzes and comments on proposed regulations, and represents the financial services industry with respect to cybersecurity, fraud, and other information security issues. 2 The Application largely mirrors numerous other applications re urge the OCC to carefully evaluate and ensure are appropriately answered and addressed before any action is taken on the Application. In particular, we recommend that the OCC: • Confirm that Trust Bank will not itself issue stablecoins; • Confirm that Trust Bank will actually engage in fiduciary activities within the meaning of the relevant provisions of the National Bank Act; • Confirm that other than trust deposits, 5 Trust Bank will not hold customer funds as liabilities on its balance sheet; • Confirm that Trust Bank will not receive, hold, or use customer funds in a custodial capacity as a means to indirectly engage in deposit taking, payments, or lending activities; • Confirm that Trus | bpi.com ↗ PDF letter | — | ||
| Kraken | Most contested | ICBA | ICBA (May 11) May 11, 2026 | Process — pace of approvals / needs rulemaking | urges the OCC to pause consideration of this application, rescind Interpretive Letter #1176, and undertake a formal rulemaking to clarify the scope of this charter and ensure alignment with congressional intent to support responsible innovation and a level playing field across the financial services sector. Read ICBA's issue brief Press Contacts Nicole Swann Vice President, Communications Phalen Kuckuck Senior Director, Communications Join ICBA Community Interested in discussing this and other topics? Network with and learn from your peers with the app designed for community bankers. Join the community Example Text Related Articles | icba.org ↗ web page | L3 systemic |
| NCRC | NCRC (June 9) not stated | Regulatory arbitrage / circumventionConsumer / community harmSafety & soundness / financial stability | opposes national trust bank charters for cryptocurrency firms because granting them is contrary to the laws that require trust banks to only engage in fiduciary activities and encourages regulatory arbitrage, a loss of community reinvestment, harm to consumers and a lack of oversight and accountability. As a cryptocurrency exchange, the Payward/Kraken application also poses risks to the safety and soundness of the financial system. "Payward/Kraken was previously sued by federal agencies for mixing its funds and digital assets with its customers' assets, and yet it now wants the government's seal of approval to become a national trust bank," said Tara Flynn, NCRC's policy director. "Its past acts are disqualifying and it should not be granted a green light to act as a national bank and custodian of customer funds. The role of regulators is to protect consumers and the financial system. We urge the OCC to deny Payward/Kraken's application." To read the full comment letter, visit: https://ncrc.org/ncrc-opposes-application-of-kraken-a-crypto-exchange-for-a-national-trust-bank-charter/. Facebook Share on X LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Copy Link More from NCRC Scroll to Top Start typing and press enter to search Search... | ncrc.org ↗ web page | L2 deny this application | ||
| American Banker (press) | American Banker May 12, 2026 | — | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | americanbanker.com ↗ web page | — | ||
| Catena Labs | (no label) | ICBA | ICBA's Agora opposition May 21, 2026 | Exceeds OCC statutory authorityNot predominantly fiduciaryInadequate public disclosure | urged the OCC to deny Agora Atlas Corporation's application for a national trust bank charter for Agora National Trust Bank, saying the application is built on an unsound reading of the National Bank Act. Details: In a letter to the OCC , ICBA said: The OCC lacks statutory authority to charter a national trust bank engaging in non-fiduciary activities. The application is fatally deficient in transparency and public accountability. Approval would create unlawful and inequitable competitive advantages at the expense of community banks. New Application: According to a media report , Catena Labs is also applying for a national trust bank charter from the OCC, seeking authority to hold customer f | independentbanker.org ↗ web page | — |
| Zerohash | Carries the cohort | other | OCC Bulletin 2026-27 not stated | — | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | occ.gov ↗ web page | — |
| other | NR-OCC-2026-47 not stated | — | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | occ.gov ↗ web page | — | ||
| ICBA | ICBA (Apr 1) 4/1/26 | Inadequate public disclosure | urged the OCC to deny the application or defer any action until full disclosure of the application materials and independent validation of the applicant's risk-management capabilities. | icba.org ↗ web page | L2 deny this application | ||
| American Banker (press) | American Banker not stated | — | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | americanbanker.com ↗ web page | — | ||
| Wise | Denied on AML/BSA/CFT grounds | other | $4.2M multistate AML settlement not stated | — | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | dfs.ny.gov ↗ web page | — |
| other | SEC 6-K not stated | — | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | stocktitan.net ↗ web page | — | ||
| other | Law360 not stated | — | — no passage retrievable (paywalled or no substantive text) — | law360.com ↗ web page | — | ||
| ICBA | ICBA (7/24) not stated | Consumer / community harmSafety & soundness / financial stability | ICBA President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey said. "Community banks welcome innovation, but it must not come at the expense of safety and soundness, regulatory consistency, or the ability of community banks to continue serving local consumers, small businesses, and rural communities." Wise, an international financial services company headquartered in London, sought a national trust bank charter to apply for access to a Federal Reserve master account to facilitate its cross-border payments business. In its letter to the OCC on Wise's application, ICBA urged the agency to reject the application-the only voice for community banks that objected to the application. ICBA argued that facilitating cross-border payments is too far removed from the primary purpose of a national trust bank charter, which is to provide fiduciary services. ICBA also noted that failures related to Wise US's Bank Secrec | icba.org ↗ web page | — |
| Entity | Tracker label | Distinct orgs opposing | Strongest ask | Consistency check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Circle | Opposition | 1 | L1 procedural | consistent |
| Ripple | Note | 3 | L2 deny this application | same profile, different label: Payoneer |
| Paxos | Opposition | 1 | — | same profile, different label: Morgan Stanley, Laser Digital, Catena Labs |
| BitGo | Opposition | 1 | L1 procedural | consistent |
| Fidelity Digital Assets | Opposition | 1 | — | same profile, different label: Morgan Stanley, Laser Digital, Catena Labs |
| Coinbase | Opposition | 2 | — | same profile, different label: Agora Finance, Wise |
| Crypto.com | Opposition | 3 | L3 systemic | same profile, different label: World Liberty Financial |
| Stripe / Bridge | Opposition | 2 | L2 deny this application | same profile, different label: EDX Markets, Zerohash |
| Morgan Stanley | (none) | 1 | — | same profile, different label: Paxos, Fidelity Digital Assets, Protego Holdings |
| Laser Digital | (none) | 1 | — | same profile, different label: Paxos, Fidelity Digital Assets, Protego Holdings |
| Sony | Opposition | 2 | — | same profile, different label: Agora Finance, Wise |
| Protego Holdings | Opposition | 1 | — | same profile, different label: Morgan Stanley, Laser Digital, Catena Labs |
| World Liberty Financial | Most-commented application in the cohort's politics | 3 | L3 systemic | same profile, different label: Crypto.com |
| Payoneer | Heavily opposed | 3 | L2 deny this application | same profile, different label: Ripple |
| EDX Markets | Contested | 2 | L2 deny this application | same profile, different label: Stripe / Bridge, Lorum, Zerohash |
| Bastion | (none) | 0 | — | consistent |
| Lorum | Opposition | 2 | L2 deny this application | same profile, different label: EDX Markets, Zerohash |
| Agora Finance | Contested | 2 | — | same profile, different label: Coinbase, Sony, Wise |
| Kraken | Most contested | 2 | L3 systemic | consistent |
| Catena Labs | (none) | 1 | — | same profile, different label: Paxos, Fidelity Digital Assets, Protego Holdings |
| Zerohash | Carries the cohort | 2 | L2 deny this application | same profile, different label: Stripe / Bridge, EDX Markets, Lorum |
| Wise | Denied on AML/BSA/CFT grounds | 2 | — | same profile, different label: Coinbase, Sony, Agora Finance |