The Office of Financial Institutions (OFI) is an agency of the United States federal government in the United States Department of the Treasury. OFI coordinates the department's efforts regarding financial institutions legislation and regulation, legislation affecting Federal agencies that regulate or insure financial institutions, and securities markets legislation and regulation. The office coordinates the department's efforts on financial education policy and ensuring the resiliency of the financial services sector in the wake of a terrorist attack.
The office was formed in 1976 by Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon as the Office of Capital Markets and Debt Management.[1]
The Office of Financial Institutions is led by the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions, who reports to the United States Secretary of the Treasury through the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance. Within the Office of Financial Institutions are: