Regulatory Roundup: OPEN FOR COMMENT

CREDIT UNIONS: Request by the Treasury for input 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 Federal Reserve Board to stop requiring banks to keep a copy of their Home Mortgage Disclosure Act disclosure statement in at least one branch per metropolitan statistical area. Published Dec. 27. Comments due Feb. 25.

RESERVES: Proposal by the Fed to clarify the definition of "savings deposit" used in Regulation R. Published Dec. 31. Comments due Feb. 4.

PRIVACY: Request by the Fed for input on its study of ways to safeguard consumer data in electronic commerce. Published Dec. 26. Comments due Jan. 31.

FAIR LENDING: Proposal by the Fed to protect the confidentiality of fair-lending self-examinations. Published Jan. 2. Comments due Jan. 31.

TRUTH-IN-LENDING: Request by the Fed and the Department of Housing and Urban Development for comments on how the Truth-in-Lending and Real Estate Settlement Procedures acts should be streamlined. Published Dec. 31. Comments due Jan. 30.

FARM CREDIT: Proposal by the Farm Credit Administration to reduce regulatory burden by eliminating, replacing, or clarifying various rules. The changes are primarily technical. Published Dec. 20. Comments due Jan. 31.

MARGIN RULES: Proposal by the Fed to amend its margin regulations G, T, and U. Published Nov. 26. Comment deadline extended to Jan. 31.

BANK FEES: Proposal by the Fed, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to reduce exam fees for national banks that are not the largest in a bank holding company. Published Nov. 27. Comments due Jan. 27.

HOME LOANS: Proposal by the Federal Housing Finance Board to require all Federal Home Loan Bank borrowers to document their support of first-time homebuyers. Published Nov. 27. Comments due Jan. 27.

QTL TEST: Proposal by the Office of Thrift Supervision to make permanent its interim rules broadening the qualified thrift lender test as mandated by the Sept. 30 thrift insurance fund bailout law. Published Nov. 27. Comments due Jan. 27.

SECURITIES: Proposal by the FDIC to clarify and streamline its rules governing record keeping and confirmation requirements for securities transactions. Published Dec. 24. Comments due Jan. 23.

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