bank examiner

noun

1. a public official appointed under U.S. state or federal laws to inspect and audit the operations and accounts of banks in the examiner's jurisdiction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bank examiner¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

Example Sentences

Federal bank examiners considered levying fines and sanctions when JPMorgan Chase informed them last year that faulty overdraft charges caused by a software glitch had impacted roughly 170,000 customers.

From ProPublica

A Bank Examiner to afford perfect security for the real merit of his examination, has a disagreeable duty to perform.

From Project Gutenberg

It seems he'd made a large loan without security to an unknown person, and the bank examiner was coming to-day.

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There's a new bank examiner over at the First, and he's a stem-winder.

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You can't let a bank examiner in to count $2,200 and close your doors.

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There is a bank examiner at work—this very moment while we're sitting here—on the Collect Pond Bank—which is mine.

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