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Keith Noreika, the acting Comptroller of the Currency, might have the easiest job in Washington.

Picked in May as the interim regulator of federally-chartered banks, Noreika has had to recuse himself from overseeing 80 banks, law firms, private equity firms, and consulting firms, according to a letter released by the OCC late Friday.

Noreika, who used to represent banks at two large law firms, will have to recuse himself form overseeing banks until as late as next May.

Among the companies he can’t oversee are Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, KKR, law firm Paul Weiss, and student lender Sallie Mae.

Noreika makes $130,000 a year as acting director.

This week, Trump nominated former OneWest banker — and friend of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin — to be the permanent head of the OCC, pending Senate approval.

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