Joseph M. Otting | Official Government Portrait

Commissioned by the American Bankers Association, this official portrait of Joseph M. Otting, the 31st Comptroller of the Currency, now hangs in the offices of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Otting currently serves as Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Flagstar Bank, N.A.

The portrait was unveiled at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Thursday, September 24, 2026, before more than 200 attendees, including banking leaders and government officials.

Former Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin spoke about the qualities that had made Otting his choice for Comptroller of the Currency: an unconventional approach, an ability to assess a situation clearly, identify the optimal solution, and act decisively.

Otting remarked, with a certain amount of pride, that it was probably the shortest photo session Marvin had ever conducted. Once Otting saw the expression, pose, and lighting he liked, that was it. There was no reason to keep searching. True to his manner, he looked at the possibilities, recognized the best solution, and made his decision.

His clarity and focus became the basis of the portrait. What Marvin captured intuitively turned out to be the very qualities that have defined Otting’s career.

Rather than surrounding him with a great deal of background information, Marvin kept the composition focused. The seal of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is present, but deliberately pushed into the background. Otting steps forward. The gesture suggests a man more interested in finding a better way forward than dwelling on what has already been done.

When Otting chose Marvin to paint his portrait, he told him that he felt a connection. Perhaps he recognized a shared instinct: to look beyond conventional answers, see the strongest possibility, and pursue it with conviction.