NR 98-93
September 4, 1998                                                          


       Kathryn Dick Named OCC's Director of Treasury and
                          Market Risk
                                
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC) announced today that Kathryn E. Dick has been
named director for Treasury and Market Risk.  

Ms. Dick, who has headed the OCC's London office since 1995,
will be responsible for developing policies and examiner
guidance for bank trading, interest rate risk, liquidity,
securitization, derivatives, and dealer activities.  She
will also serve as the agency's primary liaison with its
cadre of capital market examiners.  Ms. Dick will report to
Michael L. Brosnan, deputy comptroller for risk evaluation.

In London, Ms. Dick is responsible for supporting the
supervision of U.S. national bank branches throughout
Europe.  In addition to directing the supervisory efforts of
the OCC's London team, Ms. Dick serves as an OCC
representative on international task forces studying global
issues, such as the implications of European Monetary Union
and the supervision of globally active financial
institutions. 

Ms. Dick has spent most of her 14-year career at the OCC
examining the capital markets activities of national banks. 
She earned an MBA from the Carlson School of Management,
University of Minnesota in 1983, and a B.A. from the
University of Minnesota in 1981.  She is a Chartered
Financial Analyst.

Ms. Dick will transition into her new role during the
remainder of 1998 while continuing to manage the London
office.  She will relocate to Washington in early 1999.
                                 
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The OCC charters, regulates and examines approximately 2,600 national banks and
66 federal branches and agencies of foreign banks in the United States,
accounting for 58 percent of the nation's banking assets.  Its mission is to
ensure a safe, sound and competitive national banking system that supports the
citizens, communities and economy of the United States.