Community Bank Supervision Comptroller's Handbook

This booklet explains the philosophy and methods of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for supervising community banks. Community banks are generally defined as banks with less than $1 billion in total assets and may include limited-purpose chartered institutions, such as trust banks and community development banks. As banks grow in size and complexity, the supervisory process transitions to that outlined in the "Large Bank Supervision" booklet of the Comptroller's Handbook. The "Community Bank Supervision" booklet serves as the primary guide to the OCC's overall supervision of community banks and should be used in conjunction with other booklets of the Comptroller's Handbook, as well as the FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook and the FFIEC Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual.