Terms Used In California Codes > Financial Code > Division 1.1 > Chapter 21 > Article 3 - Bank Investments in International or Foreign Banking or Financing Corporations Organized Under the Laws of any State of the United States

• National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. ^{Source: OCC}