OCC promotes Almonte and Astrada to new deputy comptroller roles

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By Dave Kovaleski  |  April 6, 2026

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) promoted Jason Almonte and Sebastian Astrada to the roles of deputy comptrollers for chartering, organization & structure (CO&S). In their new roles, Almonte and Astrada will set policies and provide executive direction on federal bank applications, chartering, and corporate activities, policies, processes, and requirements. “I look forward to continuing working with Sebastian and Jason in their new roles as deputy com...

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