# OCC RIF Rumor Raises Examiner Supply

An unverified online report says the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) could include 600 employees in a Phase II reduction in force; the post does not substantiate the figure, and a commenter questions it. Commenters also describe reductions at other federal financial entities, including an Office of Financial Research employee’s account of a recent 70% staffing cut. They allege that fewer examiners could reduce oversight capacity and increase the pool of experienced bank examiners available to industry. The signals identify no confirmed OCC workforce action, solicitation, contract award, or procurement requirement.

- Financial-regulatory contractors and firms that employ bank examiners can treat the reported workforce changes as an unconfirmed potential source of experienced labor, not as evidence of a new contracting opportunity.
- The comments raise concerns about examination capacity, but do not establish a change in supervisory requirements or indicate that agencies plan to outsource examination work.
- Companies considering OCC-related business should distinguish the unverified staffing report from confirmed acquisition notices; no specific procurement action or timeline is provided.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Published:** October 15, 2026

### Government Entities
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
- Office of Financial Research (OFR)
- Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

### Key Quotes
> They've cut many supervisory requirements and reduced examiners’ hours on examinations. Basically, they've reduced examiners’ ability to perform their job. They've transferred the entire "safety and soundness" check onto the banks.
> — Commenter

> At the Office of Financial Research, we are not financed by tax money, we were RIFd in the first Trump admin by 50%, during the Biden administration we recovered many of the lost positions and just last month we finished another RIF, this time we lost 70% of the staff.
> — OFR employee (commenter)

### Sources
- [OCC Phase II RIF Hits Large Number of Employees](https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1x6pvp3/occ_phase_ii_rif_hits_large_number_of_employees) - reddit-fednews