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Comptroller of the Currency   /kəmtrˈoʊlər əv ðə kˈərənsi/   Listen
Comptroller of the Currency

noun
1.
A United States federal official who regulates the national banks.
2.
The agency of the Treasury Department responsible for controlling the currency.





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"Comptroller of the Currency" Quotes from Famous Books



... another financial measure to aid the government was the creation of national banks. In 1863 Congress established the office of "Comptroller of the Currency," and authorized him to permit the establishment of banking associations. Each must consist of not less than five persons, must have a certain capital, and must deposit with the Treasury Department at Washington government bonds equal to ...
— A School History of the United States • John Bach McMaster


Words linked to "Comptroller of the Currency" :   agency, office, Department of the Treasury, authority, treasury, official, federal agency, United States Treasury, bureau, government agency, functionary, Treasury Department


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