Skip to main content
OCC Flag

An official website of the United States government

Licensing Office Contacts

Inquiries related to filings by national banks, federal savings associations, or federal branches and agencies should be directed as follows:

  • All inquiries, except for midsize banks, large banks and foreign banks, should be directed to the OCC licensing office where the national bank or federal savings association is headquartered. See the Financial Institutions lists for headquarter information.
  • All inquiries related to banks in the Large Bank Program should be addressed to Large Bank Licensing.
  • All inquiries related to banks in the Midsize Bank Program should be addressed to Midsize Bank Licensing.
  • All inquiries regarding federal branches and agencies of foreign banks should be directed to the Director for Large Bank Licensing.

OCC Regions


OCC Locations Map

Licensing Contacts

John (J.J.) Hansen, Director for Licensing
Community Bank Regions: Midwest, West
Licensing@occ.treas.gov

Carolina Ledesma, Director for Licensing
Community Bank Regions: South, Southeast
Licensing@occ.treas.gov

Debra M. Burke, Director for Licensing
Community Bank Regions: Northeast, East
Licensing@occ.treas.gov

Sebastian R. Astrada, Director for Licensing
Midsize, Trust, Credit Card, and Novel Banks
400 7th St., SW
Washington, DC 20219
(202) 649 – 6260 (P)
(202) 927 – 3275 (TDD)
Licensing@occ.treas.gov

Jason Almonte, Director for Large Bank Licensing
7 Times Square
10th Floor Mailroom
New York, New York 10036
(212) 790 - 4055 (P)
(212) 790 – 4084 (TDD)
Licensing@occ.treas.gov

OCC Licensing Offices

The East Region includes federally chartered institutions primarily headquartered in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania with some institutions also located in Illinois, New Jersey, Virginia, and West Virginia.

7 Times Square
10th Floor Mailroom
New York, New York 10036
(212) 790-4055

The Northeast Region includes federally chartered institutions headquartered in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

7 Times Square
10th Floor Mailroom
New York, New York 10036
(212) 790-4055

The South Region includes federally chartered institutions primarily headquartered in Louisiana and Texas.

500 North Akard Street, Suite 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 720-7052

The Southeast Region includes federally chartered institutions primarily headquartered in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia with some institutions located in Colorado, Kentucky, and Texas.

500 North Akard Street, Suite 1600
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 720-7052

The Midwest Region includes federally chartered institutions primarily headquartered in Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wisconsin with some institutions also located in Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, and South Dakota.

425 South Financial Place, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60605
(312) 360-8863

The West Region includes federally chartered institutions headquartered in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming with some institutions located in Iowa, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.

Independence Plaza
1050 17th St., Suite 1500
Denver, CO 80265
(720) 475-7650