National Bank Examiner/Bank Examiner (CRA/FL Compliance Policy

Summary

As an NBE/BE (CRA/FL Compliance Policy Spec.), you will develop supervisory policies and procedures, and provide guidance and advice to OCC field examiners, OCC management, and to the banking industry on compliance supervision issues related to CRA and fair lending (including Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), Fair Housing Act (FHA) and Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA)) laws and regulations.

Although Washington, DC is preferred, Alternate Location Arrangement (ALA) will be considered.

This job is open to

Clarification from the agency

Applications will only be accepted from current OCC employees on permanent appointments.

Duties

As an NBE/BE (Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)/Fair Lending (FL) Compliance Policy Spec.), you will:

Identify emerging risks and drafts, revise and/or supplement bank supervision policy and other issuances in the areas of CRA and fair lending laws and regulations, including the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

Identify policy issues related to CRA and fair lending and analyze related performance evaluations and corporate applications with CRA/Fair Lending related comments.

Collaborate and work closely with other CRA/Fair Lending Policy staff to ensure effective and consistent compliance-related regulatory interpretations and supervisory philosophies.

Assist in providing comments on proposed rulemakings, preparing Congressional testimony, and preparing briefings for testifying officials at the OCC as they relate to CRA/Fair Lending compliance programs governing bank supervision and the financial industry.

Assist in responding to requests from the Department of Treasury, Congress, GAO, other governing agencies, bankers, and trade associations requesting information on technical or complex compliance issues.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

This position requires that the successful candidate undergo personnel vetting, which includes a background investigation and enrollment upon onboarding into "Continuous Vetting." Enrollment in Continuous Vetting will result in automated record checks being conducted throughout one's employment with Treasury. The successful candidate will also be enrolled into FBI's Rap Back service, which will allow Treasury to receive notification from the FBI of criminal matters (e.g., arrests, charges, convictions) involving enrolled individuals in near real-time.

There are three key documents that contain important information about your rights and obligations. Please read and retain these documents:

, for those who undergo an FBI fingerprint-based criminal history record check for personnel vetting, which includes Rap Back,

(this is the same statement used when your fingerprints are submitted as part of your background investigation), and

, (applicable to those who hold a sensitive position or have eligibility for access to classified information).

Complete a one-year trial period (unless already completed).

Complete a background investigation (unless already completed).

Sign a statement that you are voluntarily leaving the competitive service for a position in the excepted service, if applicable.

Travel overnight or locally on an occasional basis.

Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.

File an OCC Financial Disclosure Form.

Complete a financial disclosure review and resolve any ethics issues.

for important information about OCC ethics standards, such as the requirement that new hires divest their bank securities.

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 calendar days after the closing date of this announcement. You must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the NB-IV band level. An example of specialized experience for this position includes:

Examining, auditing, or reviewing a financial institution's compliance with Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), Fair Lending and/or Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA))

laws and regulations.

The experience may have been gained in the public sector, private sector, or through volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis.

To receive any credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/year, and indicate the number of hours worked per week, on your resume.

Education

Education cannot be used to qualify for this position.

Additional information

This position is included in the bargaining unit.

Applicants may apply under OCC's Alternative Location Arrangement and will be subject to the provisions of the Alternative Location Arrangements PPM 3110-53.

If you are a current OCC employee who previously received a waiver determination permitting you to retain bank securities due to extenuating circumstances, please note that this determination may be rescinded if the nature of your duties changes. We strongly suggest that you discuss the potential implications of any change in duties on a prior securities determination with your ethics official.

We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.

The candidate selected for this position may be credited with directly-related non-Federal experience for annual leave purposes if eligible and considered appropriate.

This is an Excepted Service position under Schedule B, 213.3205(a)

Salary range includes 25.04% geographical pay.

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Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."

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How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application includes your resume, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a "not qualified" determination.

Rating:

Your application will be evaluated in the following areas:

Bank Supervision Knowledge

Policy Research and Analysis

Advisement, Collaboration, and Outreach

Oral Communication

Written Communication

Your application will be rated and ranked among others, based on your responses to the online questions regarding your experience, education, training, performance appraisals and awards relevant to the duties of this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.

Current OCC employees must have a performance rating of at least Successful (i.e., Level 3) to be eligible for promotion.

Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.

Required Documents

A complete application includes: 1) A resume, 2) vacancy question responses, and 3) submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible). Note: Please ensure that all bank, financial, and other confidential or sensitive information is removed/redacted from each document.

RESUME: All applicants are required to submit a resume by either creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive any credit for relevant experience, please list the month/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your resume. We suggest you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please review .

OPTIONAL DOCUMENTS: In addition, you may submit the following:

Cover letter

Recent performance evaluation (be sure to redact/remove all sensitive information prior to submitting) If you upload a performance evaluation do not upload directly from PMCS but save in your files and then upload it in your application.