External Outreach and Minority Affairs:
OCC Highlights

October 2009
A semi-annual e-newsletter issued by the External Outreach and Minority Affairs (EOMA) unit of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

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Highlights

^{OCC offers consumers an advisory with tips on avoiding mortgage modification and foreclosure avoidance scams}

Presidents and CEOs of Minority-Owned National Banks (MONBs): The OCC is extending the deadline to get your feedback on how well the agency is supporting your MONB. Please complete this survey by Friday, October 16, 2009. We would like to have a 100-percent response rate to better support you.

OCC offers guidance on tenant protection provisions of helping families save their homes act of 2009.

OCC offers tips to avoid mortgage modification and foreclosure avoidance scams.

OCC issues bulletin on truth in lending. The bulletin describes recent Federal Reserve rules affecting notices of changes to credit card account terms, and it directs national banks to provide an additional disclosure to better inform consumers.

OCC issues additional guidance on credit card account rate increases.

OCC published a Community Developments report that focuses on the FHA's 203(k) home rehabilitation financing program.

OCC Releases Consumer Advisory: "Reverse Mortgages: Are They for You?"

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) announced on September 30 the availability of data on mortgage lending transactions at 8,388 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).

The OCC will participate in the National Bankers Association 82^nd Annual convention located in San Diego, CA, October 6-9, 2009.

Regulatory Matters

^{OCC provides background information on the Community Reinvestment Act.}

From the Comptroller

The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Update

Interagency CRA Officer Training Workshop (Birmingham, AL - November 10, 2009). Co-hosted by the OCC, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, FDIC, and OTS. (Click here to register.)
OCC Issues Fourth Quarter 2009 CRA Examination Schedule
OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 35 National Banks
OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 20 National Banks

Resources

Current Job Openings at the OCC

OCC Workshops for Community Bank Directors

Protect Your Home from Foreclosure and Foreclosure Fraud

Past Issues of OCC Highlights

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Contact Information
External Outreach and Minority Affairs
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
250 E St SW
Washington DC 20219

E-mail: eoma@occ.treas.gov
Web: http://www.occ.gov/minority.htm
Phone: 202-874-9080

Staff
Glenda Cross, Senior Advisor for External Outreach and Minority Affairs
Stephanie Powell, Public Affairs Specialist
Monica Ray, Research Assistant

EOMA: Forging Partnerships for Success

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency was created by Congress to charter national banks, to oversee a nationwide system of banking institutions, and to assure that national banks are safe and sound, competitive and profitable, and capable of serving in the best possible manner the banking needs of their customers.

External Outreach and Minority Affairs: OCC Highlights

External Outreach and Minority Affairs:
OCC Highlights