---
kind: "section"
citation: "12 C.F.R. § 5.7"
title: "12"
number: "5.7"
heading: "Investigations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/12/5.7"
---

# §5.7. Investigations.

- (a) **Authority.** The OCC may examine or investigate and evaluate facts related to a filing to the extent necessary to reach an informed decision.
- (b) **Fingerprints.** For certain filings, the OCC collects fingerprints for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history background check.
- (c) **Fees.** As described in [12 CFR 8.6](/cfr/12/8.6.md), the OCC may assess fees for investigations or examinations conducted under [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section. The OCC publishes a fee schedule in the “Notice of Comptroller of the Currency Fees,” as described in [12 CFR 8.8](/cfr/12/8.8.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[80 FR 28414, May 18, 2015, as amended at 85 FR 80436, Dec. 11, 2020]

### Source

Source: 80 FR 28414, May 18, 2015, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1 et seq., 24a, 35, 93a, 214a, 215, 215a, 215a-1, 215a-2, 215a-3, 215c, 371d, 481, 1462a, 1463, 1464, 1817(j), 1831i, 1831u, 2901 et seq., 3101 et seq., 3907, and 5412(b)(2)(B).

### Source

Source: 61 FR 60363, Nov. 27, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[80 FR 28414, May 18, 2015, as amended at 85 FR 80436, Dec. 11, 2020]