Policies and “executive direction” on federal bank applications, chartering, and corporate activities, policies, processes, and requirements will be set by two executives at the national bank regulator, the agency said Thursday.
Jason Almonte and Sebastian Astrada have been promoted to the positions of deputy comptrollers for chartering, organization & structure (CO&S), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) said.
Almonte was most recently a director in CO&S where he was responsible for corporate applications from large and global financial institutions, including filings for business combinations, conversions, federal branches and agencies, de novo bank charters, and failure transactions, the OCC said. He previously served as special counsel with the OCC’s Chief Counsel’s Office. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Lehman College, The City University of New York, and a law degree from the University at Buffalo School of Law, The State University of New York.
Astrada also most recently served as a director in CO&S, where he was responsible for corporate applications related to digital asset filings and de novo charter applications. He managed midsized, credit card, trust bank, and central region portfolios for CO&S, the agency said. Prior to joining the OCC, Mr. Astrada held positions at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in international politics and economics from Middlebury College. He received a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law, and an MA in international relations from American University, School of International Service.
OCC Announces Deputy Comptrollers for Chartering, Organization and Structure
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