Regulatory Roundup: Open For Comment

FUND SHOPPING: Proposal by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to penalize shifting of deposits from the Savings Association Insurance Fund to the Bank Insurance Fund. Expected to be published shortly. Comments due 60 days later.

FIREWALLS: Proposal by the Federal Reserve Board to dismantle nearly 20 firewalls between banks and their holding company section 20 units. Published Jan. 17. Comments due March 10.

REG Z: Proposal by the Fed to give lenders more options when disclosing the effects of variable-rate loans on a borrower's monthly payment. Published Jan. 27. Comments due Feb. 28.

CREDIT UNIONS: Request by the Treasury Department for comment on its study of credit union supervision and insurance. Published Jan. 6. Comments due Feb. 28.

NASD EXAMS: Proposal by the three banking agencies to let bank employees selling securities take the Series 6 and Series 7 exams administered by the National Association of Securities Dealers. Published Dec. 30. Comments due Feb. 28.

HMDA RELIEF: Proposal by the Fed to stop requiring banks to keep a copy of their Home Mortgage Disclosure Act disclosure statements in at least one branch per metropolitan statistical area. Published Dec. 27. Comments due Feb. 25.

REG E: Proposal by the Fed to exempt some electronic benefit transfers from consumer protections. Published Jan. 22. Comments due Feb. 19.

INSURANCE: Request by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for comment on whether federal law preempts a restrictive Rhode Island insurance sales statute. Published Jan. 14. Comments due today.

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