The Office of Thrift Supervision (``OTS'') is revising and clarifying its lending and investment regulations to give savings associations greater flexibility in a changing marketplace. Today's regulatory amendments are intended to help thrifts take better advantage of the flexibility available under the Home Owners' Loan Act (``HOLA''), to provide

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is amending its regulations to incorporate a number of technical and conforming amendments. They include clarifications, updated statutory and other references, and corrections of typographical errors.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The OCC, FDIC, and OTS (Agencies), as part of their continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed revisions to a continuing information collection, as
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required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Agencies are soliciting comment

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The Office of Thrift Supervision is extending the comment period for the proposed rule published on November 8, 2001. The proposed rule would clarify what financial activities are authorized for certain savings and loan holding companies after the GrammLeach Bliley Act. This extension will allow interested persons until January 10, 2002 to provide

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

Correction

In proposed rule document 0127329 beginning on page 55131 in the issue of Thursday, November 1, 2001, make the following correction: Sec. 560.42 [Corrected]

On page 55138, in the table for Sec. 560.42, in the first column, entries (2) and (3) should read as follows:
``(2) Other obligations of a governmental

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

Notice is hereby given that on November 13, 2001, the Director, Examination Policy, Office of Thrift Supervision (``OTS''), or her designee, acting pursuant to delegated authority, approved the application of Michigan City Savings and Loan Association, Michigan City, Indiana, to convert to the stock form of organization. Copies of the

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

Notice is hereby given that on November 9, 2001, the Director, Examination Policy, Office of Thrift Supervision, or her designee, acting pursuant to delegated authority, approved the applications of A. J. Smith Federal Savings Bank, Midlothian, Illinois (the ``Savings Bank''), to reorganize into mutual holding company form (the ``Notice'')

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is proposing to revise its regulations to clarify what financial activities are authorized for certain savings and loan holding companies (SLHCs) after the Gramm LeachBliley Act (GLBA). Additionally, this proposed rule explains how the conditions the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) imposes on financial holding

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The Office of Thrift Supervision (``OTS'') proposes to revise and clarify its lending and investment regulations to give savings associations greater flexibility in a changing marketplace. Today's proposed regulatory amendments are intended to help thrifts take better advantage of the flexibility available under the Home Owners' Loan Act

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. The Office of Thrift Supervision within the Department

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the Board and the OTS
(collectively, the ``agencies''), may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The agencies, under the auspices

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The OCC, Board, FDIC, OTS, NCUA, FTC, CFTC, and SEC (``the Agencies'') are planning to host a joint public workshop to educate the Agencies and the public about how financial institutions can provide consumers with effective notice of their privacy policies and practices as required by Title V of the GrammLeachBliley Act, 15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury, is publishing its Privacy Act systems of records.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The OCC, FDIC, and OTS (collectively the Agencies), as part of their continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The Agencies may not conduct or sponsor, and the

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. The Office of Thrift Supervision within the Department

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office

Notice is hereby given that on August 10, 2001, the Deputy Director, Office of Thrift Supervision, or his designee, acting pursuant to delegated authority, approved the applications of CharterBank, West Point, Georgia (the ``Savings Bank'') to reorganize into mutual holding company form (the ``Notice'') with a midtier holding company

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Thrift Supervision Office