The Office de coordination bancaire et
financière (OCBF) is an organization that joins together 135 financial
institutions, most of which are small and medium-sized French entities,
subsidiaries or branches of major French or foreign groups.
The
organization’s distinguishing characteristic is the willingness and
commitment of its members to work together and to share ideas. The OCBF
provides real expertise in the monitoring of banking regulation in order
to help its members and facilitate their operations.
Despite
several mergers and restructurings in the banking industry, the
organization has maintained a constant number of members throughout the
years. The consistent new additions to the OCBF are an indication of the
sector’s dynamism which continues to benefit its diverse and enriching
community.
The OCBF is a professional association primarily
aimed at promoting discussions among the management teams of its
members and at considering the impact upcoming changes.
The OCBF is also an intermediary between local authorities and medium-sized financial institutions that facilitates dialogues, interactions and the integration of the latter’s concerns.