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OCC charts a new course on criminal referrals amid regulatory reset

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The OCC’s new guidelines limit criminal referrals to cases involving clear intent and significant harm.

In a move aligned with Executive Order on Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has issued a new policy statement clarifying its approach to referring criminal regulatory violations to the Department of Justice.

The OCC plans to compile and submit by May

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