Jonathan V. Gould

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Jonathan V. Gould is the 32nd Comptroller of the Currency, sworn in on July 15, 2025, and heads the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which supervises national banks and federal savings associations. He was previously a partner at the law firm Jones Day, the OCC's senior deputy comptroller and chief counsel, and chief counsel of the Senate Banking Committee.

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Statements by Jonathan V. Gould

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Jonathan V. Gould

Role at the time: Comptroller of the Currency, in a letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren

Explicitly stayed out

Statement summary

Gould tells Warren it would be inappropriate to comment on any specific supervisory matter but says he takes allegations of wrongdoing by banks or bank executives very seriously.

“While it would be inappropriate for me to comment on any specific ongoing supervisory matter, I take any allegation of wrongdoing or abuse by banks or bank executives very seriously”
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Why we used this label

Relative to whether regulators have failed to investigate banks and executives tied to Epstein, Gould, answering Warren's letter on the matter, says it would be inappropriate to comment on any specific ongoing supervisory matter rather than saying whether the OCC has acted.

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