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Unauthorized Banking

An unauthorized bank is any financial institution operating without a license or charter. You can report information you have about such institutions to the OCC via

E-mail:OCCAlertResponses@occ.treas.gov
Fax:(202) 649-6450
Mail:Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Enforcement & Compliance Division
400 7th Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20219

Access an individual alert list.

Access a consolidated list of unauthorized banks.

Learn more.

Read OCC’s Charters: Comptroller’s Licensing Manual.


Related News and Issuances
Publish DateIdentifierTitle
06/10/2013  Alert 2013-12, Counterfeit Official Checks: OneWest Bank, FSB
06/10/2013  Alert 2013-11, Counterfeit Cashier's Checks: First Mid-Illinois Bank and Trust
06/10/2013  Alert 2013-10, Counterfeit Cashier's Checks: F and M Bank and Trust Company, Hannibal, Mo.