| William B. Camp | |
| Order: | 22nd Comptroller of the Currency |
| Term Start: | November 16, 1966 |
| Term End: | March 23, 1973 |
| President: | Lyndon B. Johnson Richard M. Nixon |
| Predecessor: | James J. Saxon |
| Successor: | James E. Smith |
| Office1: | Acting Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| Term1: | March 9, 1970 - April 1, 1970 |
| Preceded1: | Kenneth A. Randall |
| Succeeded1: | Frank Wille |
| Birth Date: | 25 November 1913 |
| Birth Place: | Greenville, Texas |
| Death Place: | Rockville, Maryland |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | national bank examiner |
William Bacon Camp (November 25, 1913 - November 13, 1975) was Comptroller of the Currency from 1966 to 1973. He was born in Greenville, Texas.[1] [2]
Camp, a national bank examiner, was appointed Comptroller by President Lyndon Johnson.[3] During his term, a rapidly growing economy led to a dramatic increase in the assets held by national banks.
The agency's remaining responsibility in the issue of currency - redeeming Federal Reserve notes - was transferred to the Treasurer of the United States. Camp is unique among Comptrollers: he was nominated by a president from one political party and renominated by a president, Richard Nixon, from another. He died on November 13, 1975, in Rockville, Maryland.[4]