12 CFR § 5.52 - Change of address of a national bank or Federal savings association.

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title: "12 CFR § 5.52 - Change of address of a national bank or Federal savings association."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "5.52"
section_name: "Change of address of a national bank or Federal savings association."
chapter_name: "COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
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part_name: "RULES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES FOR CORPORATE ACTIVITIES"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 1  24a, 35, 93a, 214a, 215, 215a, 215a-1, 215a-2, 215a-3, 215c, 371d, 481, 1462a, 1463, 1464, 1817(j), 1831i, 1831u, 2901  3101  3907, and 5412(b)(2)(B)."
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# 5.52 Change of address of a national bank or Federal savings association.

(a) *Authority.* 12 U.S.C. 93a, 161, 481, 1462a, 1463, 1464 and 5412(b)(2)(B).

(b) *Scope.* This section describes the obligation of a national bank or a Federal savings association to notify the OCC of any change in its address.

(c) *Notice process.* (1) Any national bank with a change in the address of its main office or in its post office box or a Federal savings association with a change in the address of its home office or post office box must send a written notice to the appropriate OCC licensing office.

(2) No notice is required if the change in address results from a transaction approved under this part or if notice has been provided pursuant to § 5.40(c)(1) with respect to the relocation of a main office or home office to a branch location in the same city, town or village.

(d) *Exceptions to rules of general applicability.* Sections 5.8, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11, and 5.13 do not apply to changes in a national bank's or Federal savings association's address.

[80 FR 28462, May 18, 2015, as amended at 85 FR 80466, Dec. 11, 2020]