United Texas Bank converts to national charter, expands crypto services
United Texas Bank received OCC approval to convert to a national bank, giving it federal licensure, full trust powers and direct access to the Federal Reserve's wire and ACH systems while retaining FDIC insurance. The Federal Reserve said it did not object and the OCC submitted a supervisory plan to address an enforcement action tied to a consent order about the bank's Bank Secrecy Act and compliance infrastructure. United Texas Bank has served crypto firms for about five years, processed about $120 billion in transactions yearly, and plans a UTB Atomic real-time payment network plus a custody and full-service trust department this summer.
United Texas Bank gained a national charter and Federal Reserve access.
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The bank moved from state charter to national charter with OCC approval. The Federal…
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