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

He began his career as a bank examiner at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in 1981, until becoming president of American National Bank in Omaha in 1989.

From Seattle Times

It also promised to provide training to its bank examiners to better assess those risks.

From Los Angeles Times

According to the Fed, SVB's management bore significant blame and bank examiners also made grave missteps.

From Reuters

In recent weeks, Republican lawmakers have sought to blame the banks’ failure on distracted executives and on insufficiently stringent supervision by bank examiners at the Federal Reserve.

From New York Times

A team of 20 bank examiners at the San Francisco Federal Reserve took over day-to-day supervision of the bank in the second half of 2021.

From Reuters