World Liberty National Trust Charter
What happened
promisedocumented World Liberty Trust Company applied to the OCC for a national trust bank charter to issue and administer stablecoins and related fiduciary services.
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: World Liberty Trust Company, N.A. charter application public-comment notice2026-01-05 · Business plan, ownership, and requested powers
actiondocumented The OCC conditionally approved the charter subject to capital, governance, compliance, and preopening requirements.
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: Corporate Decision 1385: Application to charter World Liberty Trust Company, National Association2026-08-14 · Decision, conditions, and legal analysis
outcomereported The conditional charter approval benefited World Liberty's proposed trust-bank affiliate and its owners.
- Reuters via Investing.com: US regulator approves bank charter for Trump-backed crypto company World Liberty Financial2026-08-14 · Approval, company ties, and objections
counterevidencedocumented The OCC said its review applied the same standards used for other applicants and imposed conditions before the bank could open; critics' conflict allegations were not agency findings.
- Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: Corporate Decision 1385: Application to charter World Liberty Trust Company, National Association2026-08-14 · Standards, findings, and conditions
People and organizations
- Stablecoin users and trust customersaffected party
- World Liberty Trust Companybeneficiary
Assessment
The approval handed a Trump-family-linked crypto enterprise a conditional federal banking charter during Trump's presidency. The OCC said the application met applicable standards, and preferential treatment is not established.