The National Bank Surveillance System is a
computerized,
off-site monitoring system developed by the U.S.
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is an independent bureau within the United States Department of the Treasury that was established by the National Currency Act of 1863 and serves to charter, regulate, and supervise all natio ...
(OCC) "to assist in the early
detection of problem banks and bank management," for the purpose of initiating early corrective action.
Essentially an
early-warning system, the NBSS was first implemented in 1975. It produces
Bank Performance Reports (BPRs) as its primary
analytical tool.
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Banking in the United States
Surveillance
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