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February 29, 1996

Additions to the 1996 news releases list:

96-26 OCC Issues Second Quarter 1996 CRA Examination Schedule (access to HTML list) 2/29/96 ASCII
96-25 OCC Seeks Comments on Proposal Assessing Accuracy of Banks' Market Risk Model 2/29/96 ASCII
96-24 OCC Attorneys Jeff Gillespie and Karen Solomon Assume New Responsibilities 2/29/96 ASCII
96-23 OCC Completes Enforcement Action Against Garners With Their Consent to Pay $204,000 and Be Removed from Banking 2/27/96 ASCII
96-22 Leann G. Britton To Be Senior Deputy Comptroller for Supervision Operations 2/26/96 ASCII
96-21 Remarks by Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency, before the OCC CD Conference: A Profitable Market Opportunity 2/23/96 ASCII
96-20 Remarks by Douglas E. Harris, Senior Deputy Comptroller for Capital Markets, before the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Annual Financial Markets Conference 2/23/96 ASCII

Additions to the bulletins list:

OCC 96-19 Message to Bankers -- Suspicious Activity Reports (2/27/96)
OCC 96-18 Guidance for Bankers -- National Bank Appeals Process (Attachment)(2/23/96) ASCII

February 23, 1996

Additions to the 1996 news releases list:

96-17 OCC Announces Six New Enforcement Actions and Six Terminations 2/13/96 ASCII
96-14 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations for 73 National Banks (Attachment ASCII HTML)2/9/96 ASCII

February 22, 1996

Abstracts have been added for each economic Working Paper. As downloadable files are prepared, links will be added on the abstract pages.

February 21, 1996

Addition to the 1996 news releases list:

96-19 OCC Names District Community Reinvestment and Development Specialists 2/20/96 ASCII
96-18 Comptroller Urges Review of Underwriting Standards by Midwestern Agricultural Bankers 2/15/96 ASCII
96-16 Public Appearances for Eugene A. Ludwig, Comptroller of the Currency 2/12/96 ASCII
96-15 OCC OUTLINES MEASURES TO ASSIST PACIFIC NORTHWEST 2/12/96 ASCII

Additions to the bulletins list:

OCC 96-17 Final Rule -- Reports of Suspicious Activities (12CFR21) (2/15/96) ASCII
OCC 96-16 Fiduciary Income Statement -- Addition of Schedule E to the Annual Report of Trust Assets (Attachments) (2/8/96) ASCII
OCC 96-15 Final Rule -- Availability and Release of Information (2/8/96) ASCII

February 9, 1996

Addition to the alerts list:
ALERT 96-3 Suspicious Transactions -- Certified Bankers Checks, Certified Money Orders, and Comptroller Warrants (attachment) 2/8/96 ASCII

Additions to the 1996 news releases list --

96-13 OCC Interpretive Rules Updated, Codified in Regulation (12CFR7) 2/9/96 ASCII
96-12 Criminal Reporting For National Banks Streamlined (12CFR21) 2/5/96 ASCII

February 8, 1996

Detailed information about the OCC's upcoming conference:

Community Development: A Profitable Market Opportunity Hyatt Regency Hotel, Crystal City, Virginia February 22-23, 1996
Invitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Agenda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Registration Information

February 7, 1996

A new version of the risk-based capital model for bankers is available. It has been expanded to include calculation of the bank's legal lending limit.

February 6, 1996

Addition to the 1996 news releases list -- 96-11 OCC Sponsors Banking and Community Development National Conference (2/1/96) ASCII

The brochure Customer Assistance at the OCC and information about how bank customers can get help have been added.

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.