Community Bank – Specialty Supervision Locations

Specialty Supervision comprises Novel Bank Supervision, Technology Service Providers Supervision, Thrift Supervision, and Special Supervision. These institutions are not tied to a specific geography and are grouped within portfolios led by supervisors with specialized expertise.

Novel Bank Supervision – supervises banks that concentrate their business models on innovative delivery channels, operations, or third-party relationships or focus on cryptocurrency custody, merchant processing, or other uses of blockchain technology;
Technology Service Provider Supervision – supervises regional technology service providers;
Thrift Supervision – ensures the OCC maintains balanced, consistent interpretation and application of supervisory policies and OCC regulations for federal savings associations; and
Special Supervision – supervises the OCC's most critical problem banks and develops and implements rehabilitation or resolution strategies.

Leadership

First Name	Last Name	Title	Address/Phone
Michael R.	Brickman	MCBS Deputy Comptroller Thrift Supervision and Specialty Supervision	400 7th Street S.W., Room Number: 10E-608 Washington, DC 20219 (202) 649-6450
Charlotte	Bahin	Senior Advisor, Thrift Supervision
Julie	Thieman	Director for Special Supervision	(202) 649-6450
Aaron	Liechenstein	ADC, Novel Bank Supervision
Greg	Bost	ADC, TSP Supervision
Chris	Lopez	ADC, TSP Supervision