Minority Outreach
Minority outreach is an integral part of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC's) mission. The External Outreach and Minority Affairs (EOMA) division:
- educates minority organizations and communities about the mission of the OCC,
- establishes and maintains relationships with minority communities to proactively address matters of fair access to financial services,
- supports minority owned national banks,
- informs the agency's leadership about matters affecting minority institutions, and
- contracts a highly talented and diverse pool of interns through national internship organizations to fulfill OCC managers' intermittent employment needs.
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Project REACh
Project REACh promotes financial inclusion through greater access to credit and capital.
REACh stands for Roundtable for Economic Access and Change, and the project brings together leaders from the banking industry, national civil rights organizations, business, and technology to reduce specific barriers that prevent full, equal, and fair participation in the nation's economy.
Minority and Woman-Owned Depository Institutions
EOMA engages in outreach activities to promote and preserve minority and women-owned banks and federal savings associations.
EOMA provides technical assistance and training opportunities for Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) to learn about federal resources and workshops offered that enhance the capabilities of these institutions to meet the needs of consumers from minority communities and ensure a safe and sound banking system.
Visit our Minority Depository Institution resources page
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EOMA conducts outreach activities through its coordination, facilitation, and implementation of conferences, roundtables, and seminars for MDIs and minority community groups.
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High School and College Internships
The High School Scholars Internship Program is a six-week paid summer program for select students entering their senior year of high school in Washington, D.C.
The National Diversity Internship Program provides professional development and enrichment opportunities for talented college students to fulfill intermittent employment needs at the OCC.
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Connect with EOMA
Email: EOMA
Phone: (202) 649-7938Request an OCC Speaker
View EOMA's Conference Schedule (PDF)
Resources
- Small Business Road Map to Financial Resources (PDF)
This report provides a road map to help banks and small businesses navigate the federal resources designed to help meet the credit needs of small businesses. - Report to Congress on Preserving and Promoting Minority Depository Institutions - 2022
- Report to Congress on Preserving and Promoting Minority Depository Institutions - 2021
- Report to Congress on Preserving and Promoting Minority Depository Institutions - 2020
- Report to Congress on Preserving and Promoting Minority Depository Institutions - 2019
- Report to Congress on Preserving and Promoting Minority Depository Institutions - 2018
- Report to Congress on Preserving and Promoting Minority Depository Institutions - 2017
- Report to Congress on Preserving and Promoting Minority Depository Institutions - 2016
- Report to Congress on Preserving and Promoting Minority Depository Institutions - 2015
- Report to Congress on Preserving and Promoting Minority Depository Institutions - 2014
- Report to Congress on Preserving and Promoting Minority Depository Institutions - 2013
- Report to Congress on Preserving and Promoting Minority Depository Institutions - 2012
- Report to Congress on Preserving and Promoting Minority Depository Institutions - 2011
- FDIC Minority Depository Institutions
Get a current list of minority-owned depository banks from the FDIC. - Información para el Consumidor
- Minbanc Foundation, Inc.
Learn about scholarships for minority and women-owned bank employees. - Minority Bank Deposit Program
Become certified under this Treasury program, which encourages both the public and private sectors to use participants as depositaries and financial agents. - Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee
The MDIAC offers insights to the OCC's bank supervision workforce on providing technical assistance, encouraging formation of new minority depository institutions, and safeguarding the minority character of these institutions during mergers or acquisitions. - MinorityFinance.com
Find information and services to provide capital to minority and underserved communities. - National Bankers Association
Get information from the trade association for the nation's minority and women-owned banks since 1927. - Native American Banking Resource Directory
Get descriptions and contact information for organizations that provide resources to banks interested in lending, investing, or providing retail financial services to members of the Indian nation banking industry. - OCC Minority and Women-Owned Depository Institutions (PDF)
Get a current Minority and Women-Owned Depository Institutions List from the OCC. - Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
The OCC's Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI), established in January 2011, is responsible for implementing section 342 of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. - Minority Outreach Issuances
- Part 24: Common Questions
See common situations related to 12 CFR 24 (Community Development Corporations, Community Development Projects, and Other Public Welfare Investments)