Office of Thrift Supervision

OTS Appoints Darrel W. Dochow West Regional Director

Washington, D.C. — The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) announced today the appointment of Darrel W. Dochow as Regional Director of the OTS West Region.

Dochow is currently the Regional Deputy Director in the West Region where he also previously served as an Assistant Director. He has also held senior positions at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Home Loan Bank system.

Scott M. Polakoff, OTS Senior Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, pointed out that the West Region contains several of the nation’s largest and most complex thrift institutions. “I am very pleased that our agency is able to appoint a highly capable leader of a key region at the OTS,” Polakoff said. “Darrel’s background and experience were important factors in his selection. We are fortunate to have such an outstanding individual as Darrel assume this position, particularly given his familiarity with many of the institutions in the OTS West Region.”

Dochow has a master’s degree in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, a master’s degree in Business from the University of Oregon and a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Washington.

The Office of Thrift Supervision, an office of the Department of the Treasury, regulates and supervises the nation's thrift industry. OTS's mission is to ensure the safety and soundness of, and compliance with consumer protection laws by, thrift institutions, and to support their role as home mortgage lenders and providers of other community credit and financial services. OTS also oversees the activities and operations of thrift holding companies that own or control thrift institutions. Copies of OTS news releases and other documents are available at the OTS web page at www.ots.treas.gov.

Created: Tuesday, 8/21/2007