Regulatory Roundup: Open For Comment

DISCLOSURES: Request by the Federal Reserve Board for recommendations on how Congress should combine the disclosures required by the Truth-in- Lending and Real Estate Settlement Procedures acts. Expected to be published shortly. Comments due June 30.

FHLB MISSION: Request by the Federal Housing Finance Board for comment on expanding the ways Federal Home Loan banks foster housing and community development. Published April 9. Comments due May 9.

OP-SUB APPLICATIONS: Request by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for comment on applications filed by NationsBank Corp. to establish real estate development and lease financing operating subsidiaries. Published April 4. Comments due May 5.

ELECTRONIC BANKING: Request for comment by the Office of Thrift Supervision on how the agency could rewrite its rules to foster development of electronic banking services. Published April 2. Comments due June 2.

DEPOSIT REPORTING: Proposal by the OTS to streamline its deposit rules by dropping several reporting requirements. Published April 2. Comments due June 2.

INTERSTATE I: Proposal by the three banking agencies to require branches of out-of-state banks to lend at least half as much as the average home- state bank. Published March 17. Comments due May 2.

INTERSTATE II: Proposal by the Fed to clarify how banks that operate in numerous states will be assigned to reserve bank districts. Published March 11. Comments due April 18.

MUTUAL FUNDS: Proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission to simplify mutual fund prospectuses. Published March 10. Comments due June 9.

SMALL-BIZ LOANS: Proposal by the Small Business Administration to let banks securitize the unguaranteed portion of 7(a) small-business loans. Published Feb. 26. Comment period extended to May 2.

MEMBER FDIC: Proposal by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to extend requirement of "member FDIC" line in advertising to thrifts and to bar mention of deposit insurance in ads for uninsured products. Published Feb. 11. Comments due Monday.

FUND SHOPPING: Proposal by the FDIC to penalize shifting of deposits from the Savings Association Insurance Fund to the Bank Insurance Fund. Published Feb. 11. Comments due Monday.

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