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NEWS RELEASE

Comptroller of the Currency

Administrator of National Banks

NR 2007-27


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Kevin M. Mukri

March 22, 2007  

(202) 874-5770


OCC Chief National Bank Examiner Emory W. Rushton
Testifies Before Senate Committee on Subprime Mortgage Lending Issues

WASHINGTON — Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief National Bank Examiner Emory W. Rushton discussed subprime mortgage lending issues in testimony today before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

His oral and written statements are available on the OCC’s Web site at http://www.occ.gov.


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