In banking, the term national bank carries several meanings: especially in developing countries, a bank owned by the state an ordinary private bank which operates nationally (as opposed to regionally or locally or even internationally) in the United States, an ordinary private bank operating within a specific regulatory structure, which may or may not operate nationally, under the supervision of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Dalam perbankan, istilah bank nasional memiliki beberapa arti: di negara berkembang, artinya adalah bank milik negara bank swasta biasa yang beroperasi secara nasional (berbeda dengan operasi regional, lokal, atau bahkan internasional) di Amerika Serikat, artinya adalah bank swasta biasa yang beroperasi dalam struktur regulasi tertentu, yang bisa beroperasi secara nasional atau tidak, di bawah pengawasan Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.