National bank regulator names new deputy to oversee two regions

Oversight of more than 200 banks and federal savings associations with assets of $273 billion across 19 states in the northeast and east U.S. will be the responsibility a new deputy comptroller of the currency, the national bank regulator said Thursday.

Johnny Stanley will be the deputy comptroller for the Northeast and East Regions of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the agency said, as of Dec. 4. He will report to Senior Deputy Comptroller for Midsize and Community Bank Supervision Beverly Cole.

The east region states include banks in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia, and Delaware. The Northeastern region states include New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.

A 14-year veteran of the agency, Stanley was most recently acting deputy comptroller for the regions, a post he has held since June. He has also served as assistant deputy comptroller in the agency’s Denver field office.

Stanley earned his bachelor of science degree in political science from Bethany College, a master’s in business administration from the University of Phoenix and is a certified accredited mortgage professional. He became a commissioned National Bank Examiner in 2013, the OCC said.

OCC Announces Deputy Comptroller for Northeast and East Regions