Legal Opinion
Watters v. Wachovia Bank, N. A.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 17, 2007No. 05-1342PublishedCited by 2,052 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ginsburg
Business activities of national banks are controlled by the National Bank Act (NBA or Act), 12 U. S. C. § 1 et seq., and regulations promulgated thereunder by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). See §§24, 93a, 371(a). As the agency charged by Congress with supervision of the NBA, OCC oversees the operations of national banks and their interactions with customers. See NationsBank of N. C., N. A. v. Variable Annuity Life Ins. Co., 513 U. S. 251, 254, 256 (1995). The agency exercises visitorial powers, including the authority to audit the bank’s books and records, *7largely to the…
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