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also is giving notice that it has sent the
collection to OMB for review.
DATES: You should submit written
comments by July 14, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged
to submit comments by email, if
possible. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Email: prainfo@occ.treas.gov.
• Mail: Chief Counsel’s Office,
Attention: Comment Processing, 1557–
0232, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E–
218, Washington, DC 20219.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th
Street SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington,
DC 20219.
• Fax: (571) 465–4326.
Instructions: You must include
‘‘OCC’’ as the agency name and ‘‘1557–
0232’’ in your comment. In general, the
OCC will publish comments on
www.reginfo.gov without change,
including any business or personal
information provided, such as name and
address information, email addresses, or
phone numbers. Comments received,
including attachments and other
supporting materials, are part of the
public record and subject to public
disclosure. Do not include any
information in your comment or
supporting materials that you consider
confidential or inappropriate for public
disclosure.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
You may review comments and other
related materials that pertain to this
information collection 1 following the
close of the 30-day comment period for
this notice by the following method:
• Viewing Comments Electronically:
Go to www.reginfo.gov. Click on the
‘‘Information Collection Review’’ tab.
Underneath the ‘‘Currently under
Review’’ section heading, from the dropdown menu select ‘‘Department of
Treasury’’ and then click ‘‘submit.’’ This
information collection can be located by
searching by OMB control number
‘‘1557–0232’’ or ‘‘Consumer Complaint
Form.’’ Upon finding the appropriate
information collection, click on the
related ‘‘ICR Reference Number.’’ On the
next screen, select ‘‘View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents’’ and
1 On March 17, 2021, the OCC published a 60-day
notice for this information collection, 86 FR 14682.
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then click on the link to any comment
listed at the bottom of the screen.
• For assistance in navigating
www.reginfo.gov, please contact the
Regulatory Information Service Center
at (202) 482–7340.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
OMB for each collection of information
that they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) to include agency requests or
requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. The OCC
asks that OMB extend its approval of
this collection.
Title: Customer Complaint Form.
OMB Control No.: 1557–0232.
Description: The customer complaint
form was developed as a courtesy for
customers who contact the OCC’s
Consumer Assistance Group (CAG) and
wish to file a formal, written complaint.
The form offers a template for
consumers to use to focus their issues
and identify the information necessary
to provide a complete picture of their
concerns. Use of the form is entirely
voluntary; however, use of the form
does help avoid the processing delays
associated with incomplete complaints
and allows CAG to process complaints
more efficiently.
CAG uses the information included in
a completed form to create a record of
the consumer’s contact, capture
information that can be used to resolve
the consumer’s issues, and provide a
database of information that is
incorporated into the OCC’s supervisory
process.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Number of Respondents: 10,000
Total Annual Responses: 10,000.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,300.
On March 17, 2021, the OCC
published a 60-day notice for this
information collection, 86 FR 14682. No
comments were received. Comments
continue to be invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
OCC, including whether the information
shall have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the OCC’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of
the collection on respondents, including
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through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and
(e) Estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Theodore J. Dowd,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Submission for OMB Review;
Registration of Mortgage Loan
Originators
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comment.
AGENCY:
The OCC, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on a continuing information
collection as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In
accordance with the requirements of the
PRA, the OCC may not conduct or
sponsor, and respondents are not
required to respond to, an information
collection unless it displays a currently
valid Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) control number. The OCC is
soliciting comment concerning the
renewal of its information collection
titled, ‘‘Registration of Mortgage Loan
Originators.’’ The OCC also is giving
notice that it has sent the collection to
OMB review.
DATES: You should submit written
comments by: July 14, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged
to submit comments by email, if
possible. You may submit comments by
any of the following methods:
• Email: prainfo@occ.treas.gov.
• Mail: Chief Counsel’s Office,
Attention: Comment Processing, 1557–
0243, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E–
218, Washington, DC 20219.
• Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th
Street SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington,
DC 20219.
• Fax: (571) 465–4326.
Instructions: You must include
‘‘OCC’’ as the agency name and ‘‘1557–
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0243’’ in your comment. In general, the
OCC will publish comments on
www.reginfo.gov without change,
including any business or personal
information provided, such as name and
address information, email addresses, or
phone numbers. Comments received,
including attachments and other
supporting materials, are part of the
public record and subject to public
disclosure. Do not include any
information in your comment or
supporting materials that you consider
confidential or inappropriate for public
disclosure.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
You may review comments and other
related materials that pertain to this
information collection 1 following the
close of the 30-day comment period for
this notice by the following method:
• Viewing Comments Electronically:
Go to www.reginfo.gov. Click on the
‘‘Information Collection Review’’ tab.
Underneath the ‘‘Currently under
Review’’ section heading, from the dropdown menu select ‘‘Department of
Treasury’’ and then click ‘‘submit.’’ This
information collection can be located by
searching by OMB control number
‘‘1557–0243’’ or ‘‘Registration of
Mortgage Loan Originators.’’ Upon
finding the appropriate information
collection, click on the related ‘‘ICR
Reference Number.’’ On the next screen,
select ‘‘View Supporting Statement and
Other Documents’’ and then click on the
link to any comment listed at the bottom
of the screen.
• For assistance in navigating
www.reginfo.gov, please contact the
Regulatory Information Service Center
at (202) 482–7340.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shaquita Merritt, OCC Clearance
Officer, (202) 649–5490, Chief Counsel’s
Office, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E–
218, Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the
OMB for each collection of information
that they conduct or sponsor.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) to include agency requests or
1 On March 17, 2021, the OCC published a 60-day
notice for this information collection, 86 FR 14678.
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requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide
information to a third party. The OCC
asks that OMB extend its approval of
this collection.
Title: Registration of Mortgage Loan
Originators.
OMB Control No.: 1557–0243.
Description: The Secure and Fair
Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act
(the S.A.F.E. Act or Act) 2 requires an
employee of a Federally-regulated bank,
savings association, credit union, or
farm credit institution and their
subsidiaries (collectively, institutions)
who engages in the business of a
residential mortgage loan originator
(MLO) and does not qualify for the de
minimis exception to register with the
Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System
and Registry (Registry) and obtain a
unique identifier. Further, the S.A.F.E.
Act provides that institutions must
require their employees who act as
MLOs to comply with the Act’s
registration requirements and obtain a
unique identifier. Institutions must also
adopt and follow written policies and
procedures to ensure compliance with
these requirements.
Among other things, the Registry is
intended to aggregate and improve the
flow of information to and between
regulators; provide increased
accountability and tracking of mortgage
loan originators; enhance consumer
protections; reduce fraud in the
residential mortgage loan origination
process; and provide consumers with
easily accessible information at no
charge regarding the employment
history of, and the publicly adjudicated
disciplinary and enforcement actions
against, MLOs.
Along with the Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System, the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation, the
National Credit Union Administration,
and the Farm Credit Administration, the
OCC issued a final rule implementing
the S.A.F.E. Act.3 The Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act (Dodd-Frank Act), Public Law 111–
203, later provided for the transfer of
this rule to the Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the CFPB
republished this rule as 12 CFR part
1007.4 However, the OCC retains
enforcement authority for national
banks, Federal savings associations and
Federal branches and agencies of foreign
2 The S.A.F.E. Act was enacted as part of the
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008,
Public Law 110–289, Division A, Title V, sections
1501–1517, 122 Stat. 2654, 2810–2824 (July 30,
2008), codified at 12 U.S.C. 5101–5116.
3 75 FR 44656 (July 28, 2010), as corrected in 75
FR 51623 (Aug. 23, 2010).
4 76 FR 78487 (Dec. 19, 2011).
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banks with total assets of $10 billion or
less.5
MLO Reporting Requirements
Except in situations where the de
minimis exception applies, 12 CFR
1007.103 requires an employee of an
institution who acts as an MLO to
register with the Registry, obtain a
unique identifier, and maintain and
update such registration. This section
also requires institutions to require their
MLO employees to comply with these
requirements. Section 1007.103(d) sets
forth the categories of information that
an institution must require each MLO
employee to submit to the Registry or
submit on the employee’s behalf. This
section also requires each MLO
employee to submit to the Registry an
attestation as to the correctness of the
information submitted and an
authorization for the Registry and the
employing institution to obtain certain
additional information related to the
employee.
MLO Disclosure Requirement
Twelve CFR 1007.105(a) requires
institutions to make the unique
identifier(s) of its registered MLOs
available to consumers in a manner and
method practicable to the institution.
Section 1007(b) requires MLOs to
provide their unique identifier to a
consumer upon request, before acting as
an MLO, and through the originator’s
initial written communication with a
consumer, if any, whether on paper or
electronically.
Financial Institution Reporting
Requirements
Section 1007.103(e) specifies the
institution-related and employee
information an institution must submit
to the Registry in connection with the
initial registration of one or more MLOs
and annually thereafter. The institution
also must update this information
within 30 days of the date that this
information becomes inaccurate.
Employees of the institution who
submit information to the Registry on
behalf of the institution must verify
their identity and attest that they have
the authority to enter data on behalf of
the institution, that the information
submitted is correct, and that the
covered financial institution will keep
the required information current and
will file accurate supplementary
information on a timely basis.
5 See section 1025 of the Dodd-Frank Act,
codified at 12 U.S.C. 5515.
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Financial Institution Disclosure
Requirements
Section 1007.105(a) requires the
institution to make the unique
identifiers of its MLO employees
available to consumers in a manner and
method practicable to the institution.
Financial Institution Recordkeeping
Requirements
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Section 1007.104 requires that an
institution that employs one or more
MLOs to adopt and follow written
policies and procedures to, at a
minimum, address certain specified
areas related to MLO registration. These
policies must be appropriate to the
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nature, size and complexity of the
institution’s mortgage lending activities.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals;
Businesses or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
85,353.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
51,384 hours.
On March 17, 2021, the OCC
published a 60-day notice for this
information collection, 86 FR 14678. No
comments were received. Comments
continue to be invited on: (a) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the OCC, including
whether the information has practical
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utility; (b) The accuracy of the OCC’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information; (c) Ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) Ways to
minimize the burden of the collection
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology; and (e) Estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Theodore J. Dowd,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; Registration of Mortgage Loan
Originators
AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a continuing
information collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC may
not conduct or sponsor, and respondents are not required to respond to,
an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting
comment concerning the renewal of its information collection titled,
``Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators.'' The OCC also is giving
notice that it has sent the collection to OMB review.
DATES: You should submit written comments by: July 14, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged to submit comments by email, if
possible. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Email: [email protected].
Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment
Processing, 1557-0243, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400
7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.
Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218,
Washington, DC 20219.
Fax: (571) 465-4326.
Instructions: You must include ``OCC'' as the agency name and
``1557-
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0243'' in your comment. In general, the OCC will publish comments on
www.reginfo.gov without change, including any business or personal
information provided, such as name and address information, email
addresses, or phone numbers. Comments received, including attachments
and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and
subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information in your
comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or
inappropriate for public disclosure.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
You may review comments and other related materials that pertain to
this information collection \1\ following the close of the 30-day
comment period for this notice by the following method:
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\1\ On March 17, 2021, the OCC published a 60-day notice for
this information collection, 86 FR 14678.
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Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to www.reginfo.gov.
Click on the ``Information Collection Review'' tab. Underneath the
``Currently under Review'' section heading, from the drop-down menu
select ``Department of Treasury'' and then click ``submit.'' This
information collection can be located by searching by OMB control
number ``1557-0243'' or ``Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators.''
Upon finding the appropriate information collection, click on the
related ``ICR Reference Number.'' On the next screen, select ``View
Supporting Statement and Other Documents'' and then click on the link
to any comment listed at the bottom of the screen.
For assistance in navigating www.reginfo.gov, please
contact the Regulatory Information Service Center at (202) 482-7340.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaquita Merritt, OCC Clearance
Officer, (202) 649-5490, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218,
Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
agencies must obtain approval from the OMB for each collection of
information that they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of information''
is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) to include agency
requests or requirements that members of the public submit reports,
keep records, or provide information to a third party. The OCC asks
that OMB extend its approval of this collection.
Title: Registration of Mortgage Loan Originators.
OMB Control No.: 1557-0243.
Description: The Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing
Act (the S.A.F.E. Act or Act) \2\ requires an employee of a Federally-
regulated bank, savings association, credit union, or farm credit
institution and their subsidiaries (collectively, institutions) who
engages in the business of a residential mortgage loan originator (MLO)
and does not qualify for the de minimis exception to register with the
Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (Registry) and obtain
a unique identifier. Further, the S.A.F.E. Act provides that
institutions must require their employees who act as MLOs to comply
with the Act's registration requirements and obtain a unique
identifier. Institutions must also adopt and follow written policies
and procedures to ensure compliance with these requirements.
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\2\ The S.A.F.E. Act was enacted as part of the Housing and
Economic Recovery Act of 2008, Public Law 110-289, Division A, Title
V, sections 1501-1517, 122 Stat. 2654, 2810-2824 (July 30, 2008),
codified at 12 U.S.C. 5101-5116.
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Among other things, the Registry is intended to aggregate and
improve the flow of information to and between regulators; provide
increased accountability and tracking of mortgage loan originators;
enhance consumer protections; reduce fraud in the residential mortgage
loan origination process; and provide consumers with easily accessible
information at no charge regarding the employment history of, and the
publicly adjudicated disciplinary and enforcement actions against,
MLOs.
Along with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union
Administration, and the Farm Credit Administration, the OCC issued a
final rule implementing the S.A.F.E. Act.\3\ The Dodd-Frank Wall Street
Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act), Public Law 111-
203, later provided for the transfer of this rule to the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and the CFPB republished this rule
as 12 CFR part 1007.\4\ However, the OCC retains enforcement authority
for national banks, Federal savings associations and Federal branches
and agencies of foreign banks with total assets of $10 billion or
less.\5\
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\3\ 75 FR 44656 (July 28, 2010), as corrected in 75 FR 51623
(Aug. 23, 2010).
\4\ 76 FR 78487 (Dec. 19, 2011).
\5\ See section 1025 of the Dodd-Frank Act, codified at 12
U.S.C. 5515.
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MLO Reporting Requirements
Except in situations where the de minimis exception applies, 12 CFR
1007.103 requires an employee of an institution who acts as an MLO to
register with the Registry, obtain a unique identifier, and maintain
and update such registration. This section also requires institutions
to require their MLO employees to comply with these requirements.
Section 1007.103(d) sets forth the categories of information that an
institution must require each MLO employee to submit to the Registry or
submit on the employee's behalf. This section also requires each MLO
employee to submit to the Registry an attestation as to the correctness
of the information submitted and an authorization for the Registry and
the employing institution to obtain certain additional information
related to the employee.
MLO Disclosure Requirement
Twelve CFR 1007.105(a) requires institutions to make the unique
identifier(s) of its registered MLOs available to consumers in a manner
and method practicable to the institution. Section 1007(b) requires
MLOs to provide their unique identifier to a consumer upon request,
before acting as an MLO, and through the originator's initial written
communication with a consumer, if any, whether on paper or
electronically.
Financial Institution Reporting Requirements
Section 1007.103(e) specifies the institution-related and employee
information an institution must submit to the Registry in connection
with the initial registration of one or more MLOs and annually
thereafter. The institution also must update this information within 30
days of the date that this information becomes inaccurate. Employees of
the institution who submit information to the Registry on behalf of the
institution must verify their identity and attest that they have the
authority to enter data on behalf of the institution, that the
information submitted is correct, and that the covered financial
institution will keep the required information current and will file
accurate supplementary information on a timely basis.
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Financial Institution Disclosure Requirements
Section 1007.105(a) requires the institution to make the unique
identifiers of its MLO employees available to consumers in a manner and
method practicable to the institution.
Financial Institution Recordkeeping Requirements
Section 1007.104 requires that an institution that employs one or
more MLOs to adopt and follow written policies and procedures to, at a
minimum, address certain specified areas related to MLO registration.
These policies must be appropriate to the nature, size and complexity
of the institution's mortgage lending activities.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals; Businesses or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 85,353.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 51,384 hours.
On March 17, 2021, the OCC published a 60-day notice for this
information collection, 86 FR 14678. No comments were received.
Comments continue to be invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the OCC, including whether the information has practical utility; (b)
The accuracy of the OCC's estimate of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; (d) Ways to minimize the burden of the
collection on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e)
Estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
Theodore J. Dowd,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2021-12332 Filed 6-11-21; 8:45 am]
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