Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

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OCC is seeking new or experienced Ph.D. economists interested in fair lending, consumer finance, or organizational behavior, housing, discrimination, or applied statistics/econometrics for the Compliance Risk Analysis Division.

Responsibilities:
• Apply knowledge of economic theory and econometrics to consumer and compliance issues
• Conduct independent research that is publishable in economics, finance or statistics journals
• Contribute to the development of quantitative models and techniques that relate to consumer finance, fair lending, and money laundering activities
• Develop econometric models that detect potential violations of consumer compliance laws
• Use large and complex datasets for the quantitative analyses of activities and behaviors of financial institutions
• Assess models that detect potentially illicit transactions

Specialization in labor economics, personnel economics, urban/regional economics, industrial organization, or applied micro-econometrics is helpful but not required. Senior level candidates will have a demonstrated expertise in fair lending or anti-money laundering modeling as evidenced by a substantial publication record and/or significant industry experience in relevant areas.

OCC,a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, charters, regulates, and supervises approximately 2,000 national banks and federal savings associations. Recently, the OCC was yet again selected as one of “The Best Places to Work in the Federal Government.”