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Federal Reserve Bank
OF DALLAS
ROBERT
AND

D. M c T E E R , J R .

p re s id e n t
CHIEF E X E C U T IV E

O FFIC E R

Jllly 13, 1992

D ALLAS. TE X A S

75222

Notice 92-58
TO:

The Chief Executive Officer of
each financial institution in the
Eleventh Federal Reserve District
SUBJECT
Amendments and Corrections to
Regulation Z
(Truth in Lending)
DETAILS

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System has published amendments and corrections in
slip-sheet form to Regulation Z, effective May 1992.
The new slip sheet should be inserted in your Reg ul a ­
tions binder.
ENCLOSURE
The new slip sheet is enclosed.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information, please contact Eugene
Coy at (214) 744-7480. For additional copies of this
B a n k ’s notice and the slip sheet, please contact the
Public Affairs Department at (214) 922-5254.
Sincerely yours,

For additional copies, bankers and others are encouraged to use one of the following toll-free numbers
in contacting the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas: Dallas Office (800) 333-4460; El Paso Branch
Intrastate (800) 592-1631, Interstate (800) 351-1012; Houston Branch Intrastate (800) 392-4162,
Interstate (800) 221-0363; San Antonio Branch Intrastate (800) 292-5810.

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Board o f Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Amendments and Corrections to Regulation Z
Truth in Lending
^ v l a y 1992*

1. Section 226.5a(a)(3) is corrected by adding
the words "o f the type" before the words
"subject to the requirements o f section
226.5b".

2. Section 226.5a(g)(2) is corrected by deleting
"and is figured in the same way as the first
balance" from the last sentences o f subpara­
graphs (i) and (ii).

3. Effective September 19, 1990, section
226.5b(f)(3) is amended by deleting subpar­
agraph (vi)(G) and revising subparagraph (i)
to read as follows:
(i) Provide in the initial agreement that it
may prohibit additional extensions of credit
or reduce the credit limit during any period
in which the maximum annual percentage
rate is reached. A creditor also may provide
in the initial agreement that specified
changes will occur if a specified event takes
place (for example, that the annual percentage rate will increase a specified
amount if the consumer leaves the credi­
tor's employment).

4. Effective September 19, 1990, section
226.9(c)(3) is amended to read as follows:
(3) Notice fo r home-equity plans. If a credi­
tor prohibits additional extensions of credit
or reduces the credit limit applicable to a
home-equity plan pursuant to section
226.5b(f)( 3 ) (i) or 226.5b(f)(3)(vi), the
creditor shall mail or deliver written notice
of the action to each consumer who will be
affected. The notice must be provided not
later than three business days after the ac­
• A com plete Regulation Z, as am ended and corrected
effective M ay 13, 1992, consists of—
• the pam phlet dated July 1989 (see inside cover) and
• this slip sheet.

tion is taken and shall contain specific rea­
sons for the action. If the creditor requires
the consumer to request reinstatement of
credit privileges, the notice also shall state
that fact.
5. Section 226.9(e)(1) and (f)(1) are corrected
by adding the words "o f the type" before the
words "subject to section 226.5a".
6. Effective September 19, 1990, appendix
G-14C is removed.
7. Appendix I is amended, effective October 8,
1991, and M ay 13, 1992, by revising the in­
troductory paragraph and the first fo u r en­
tries to read as follows:
A P P E N D I X I— F ed eral E n fo rcem ent
Agencies
The following list indicates which federal
agency enforces Regulation Z for particular
classes of businesses. Any questions con­
cerning compliance by a particular business
should be directed to the appropriate en­
forcement agency. Terms that are not de­
fined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
(12 USC 1813Cs)) shall have the meaning
given to them in the International Banking
Act of 1978 (12 USC 3101).
National banks and federal branches and
federal agencies o f foreign banks
District office of the Office of the Comptrol­
ler of the Currency for the district in which
the institution is located.
State member banks, branches and agencies
o f foreign banks (other than federal branch­
es, federal agencies, and insured state
branches o f foreign banks), commercial
lending companies owned or controlled by
foreign banks, and organizations operating
under section 25 or 25A o f the Federal R e­
serve Act
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Regulation Z
Federal Reserve Bank serving the District
in which the institution is located.
Nonmember insured banks and insured
state branches offoreign banks
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation re­
gional director for the region in which the
institution is located.
Savings institutions insured under the Sav­
ings Association Insurance Fund o f the
FD1C and federally chartered savings banks
insured under the Bank Insurance Fund o f
the FDIC (but not including state-chartered
savings banks insured under the B ank In ­
surance Fund).
Office of Thrift Supervision regional direc­
tor for the region in which the institution is
located.
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TRUTH IN L E N D IN G ACT
8. Effective December 19, 1991, section
108(a)(1), (2), and (4) o f the Truth in Lend­
ing Act is amended to read as follows:
S E C T IO N 108— A d m in istrativ e
Enforcement
(a) Compliance with the requirements im­
posed under this title shall be enforced
under
(1) section 8 of the Federal Deposit In ­
surance Act, in the case of—

(A ) national banks, and Federal
branches and Federal agencies of for­
eign banks, by the Office of the Comp-|
troller of the Currency;
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(B) member banks of the Federal Re­
serve System (other than national
banks), branches and agencies of for­
eign banks (other than Federal
branches, Federal agencies, and in­
sured State branches of foreign banks),
commercial lending companies owned
or controlled by foreign banks, and or­
ganizations operating under section 25
or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act, by
the Board; and
(C ) banks insured by the Federal De­
posit Insurance Corporation (other
than members of the Federal Reserve
System) and insured State branches of
foreign banks, by the Board of Direc­
tors of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
(2) section 8 of the Federal Deposit In­
surance Act, by the Director of the Office
of Thrift Supervision, in the case of a sav­
ings association the deposits of which are
insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation.
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(4) the Federal Aviation Act of 1958, by|
the Civil Aeronautics Board with respect
to any air carrier or foreign air carrier
subject to that Act.