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May 1, 2009
News Release 2009-46, OCC Appoints FDIC Receiver for Silverton Bank, N.A.

April 30, 2009
OCC Working Paper 2009-1 (PDF 292KB) “Ownership and Asymmetric Information Problems in the Corporate Loan Market: Evidence from a Heteroskedastic Regression,” by Lewis Gaul and Viktors Stebunovs.
Examines whether asymmetric information problems exist in the corporate loan market and whether ownership of loans provides the incentive to mitigate these problems.

April 29, 2009
News Release 2009-45, School-Based Bank Savings Programs: Bringing Financial Education to Students

April 27, 2009
News Release 2009-44, OCC Enters Into Consent Order with William W. Anderson, Jr.

April 24, 2009
OCC Announces New Electronic Interpretations and Actions - April 2009

April 23, 2009
OCC 2009-12, Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering: FinCEN Guidance to Financial Institutions on Filing Suspicious Activity Reports regarding Loan Modifications/Foreclosure Rescue Scams HTML
Advisory provides instructions for banks on completing SARs relating to loan modification/foreclosure rescue scams. Included are helpful Web sites and a list of "red flags" for spotting such scams.

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Avoid preventable foreclosuresProtect Your Home from Foreclosure and Foreclosure Fraud
The OCC has published a variety of resources to help homeowners prevent avoidable foreclosures and protect themselves against foreclosure prevention scams.

Response to Current Financial Challenges
News and information on the administration's response to financial events, including the "Making Home Affordable" plan to assist responsible homeowners.

News Release 2009-37, Agencies Release Joint Mortgage Metrics Report (PDF 589KB) For the Fourth Quarter of 2008 HTML

News Release 2009-24, Comptroller of the Currency Testifies on Financial Regulatory Reform
Oral Statement (PDF) | Testimony (PDF)


Agencies Encourage Participation in Treasury's Capital Purchase Program, FDIC's Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
Release 2008-125


News Release 2009-5, Comptroller of the Currency Hosts Community Bank Directors Workshops throughout the Country in 2009

OCC and OTS (PDF 112KB) respond to letter from State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group

News Release 2009-11, Joint Statement by the Treasury, FDIC, OCC, OTS, and the Federal Reserve

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