90 FR 96 pgs. 21543-21544 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Renewal; Comment Request; Reverse Mortgage Products: Guidance for Managing Compliance and Risks
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 96Pages: 21543 - 21544
Pages: 21543, 21544FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-09022 Filed 5-19-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Treasury Department
Sub Agency: Customs Service
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Renewal; Comment Request; Reverse Mortgage Products: Guidance for Managing Compliance and Risks
AGENCY:
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION:
Notice and request for comment.
SUMMARY:
The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites 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 the respondent is 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, "Reverse Mortgage Products: Guidance for Managing Compliance and Risks" (Guidance).
DATES:
Comments must be received by July 21, 2025.
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, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557-0246, 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) 293-4835.
[top] Instructions: You must include "OCC" as the agency name and "1557-0246" in your comment. In general, the OCC will publish comments on www.reginfo.gov without change, including any business or personal
Following the close of this notice's 60-day comment period, the OCC will publish a second notice with a 30-day comment period. You may review comments and other related materials that pertain to this information collection beginning on the date of publication of the second notice for this collection by the method set forth in the next bullet.
• Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to www.reginfo.gov . Hover over the "Information Collection Review" tab and click on "Information Collection Review" from the drop-down menu. From the "Currently Under Review" drop-down menu, select "Department of Treasury" and then click "submit." This information collection can be located by searching OMB control number "1557-0246" or "Reverse Mortgage Products: Guidance for Managing Compliance and Risks." 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, Clearance Officer, (202) 649-5490, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ), 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. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of title 44 generally requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, the OCC is publishing notice of the renewal/revision of this collection.
Title: Reverse Mortgage Products: Guidance for Managing Compliance and Risks.
OMB Control No.: 1557-0246.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Description: On August 17, 2010, the OCC, FDIC, FRB, and NCUA issued Guidance? 1 focusing on providing adequate information to consumers about reverse mortgage products, providing qualified independent counseling to consumers considering these products, and avoiding potential conflicts of interest. The Guidance also addresses related policies, procedures, internal controls, and third-party risk management.
Footnotes:
1 ?75 FR 50801.
• The information collection requirements contained in the Guidance address the implementation of policies and procedures, training, and program maintenance. The Guidance states that institutions offering reverse mortgages should have written policies and procedures that prohibit the practice of directing a consumer to a particular counseling agency or contacting a counselor on the consumer's behalf.
• Policies should be clear so that originators do not have an inappropriate incentive to sell other products that appear linked to the granting of a mortgage.
• Legal and compliance reviews should include oversight of compensation programs so that lending personnel are not improperly encouraged to direct consumers to particular products.
• Training should be designed so that relevant lending personnel are able to convey information to consumers about product terms and risks in a timely, accurate, and balanced manner.
Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 12.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 136 hours.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are 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.
Patrick T. Tierney,
Assistant Director, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2025-09022 Filed 5-19-25; 8:45 am]
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