Interesting thing about the OCC is it gets paid by the banks to regulate. It does not take appropriations from congress.
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I believe only the Fed and perhaps the Office of Thrift Supervision get any money from Congress. The FDIC folks are paid via the fees they levy on bank deposits. The state regulators are paid out of state coffers. As you point out, the OCC is paid out of fees levied on the banks… which leaves the Fed and OTS.
