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###### Department of the Treasury

###### Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

# AGENCY:

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (OCC).

# ACTION:

Notice and request for comment.

# SUMMARY:

The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the renewal of an information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). An agency 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 renewal of its information collection titled “Reverse Mortgage Products: Guidance for Managing Compliance and Reputation Risks” (Guidance).

# DATES:

Comments must be received by March 29, 2022.

# 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) 465-4326.                    

*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 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.                    

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” dropdown. 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 “1557-0246” or “Reverse Mortgage Products: Guidance for Managing Compliance and Reputation 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, 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                           ( print page 4712)                        submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of title 44 requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the                     **Federal Register**                     concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed renewal of an existing collection of information, before submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this requirement, the OCC is publishing this notice.                

*Description:*                     On December 16, 2009, the OCC, FDIC, FRB, and NCUA sought comment on proposed Guidance,[1]                                          which they subsequently issued in final form on August 17, 2010.[2]                                          The Guidance focuses on the need to provide adequate information to consumers about reverse mortgage products, to provide qualified independent counseling to consumers considering these products, and to avoid potential conflicts of interest. The Guidance also addresses related policies, procedures, internal controls, and third party risk management.                
    - The information collection requirements contained in the Guidance address the implementation of policies and procedures, training, and program maintenance. 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.

*Title of Information Collection:*                     Reverse Mortgage Products: Guidance for Managing Compliance and Reputation Risks.                

*OMB Control No.:*                     1557-0246.                

*Affected Public:*                     National banks, Federal savings associations, subsidiaries of national banks and Federal savings associations, and Federal branches or agencies of foreign banks.                

*Type of Review:*                     Regular.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     12.                

*Frequency of Response:*                     On occasion.                

*Total Estimated Annual Burden:*                     136 hours.                

Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized, included in the request for OMB approval, and become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on:

(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the OCC's functions, including whether the information has practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the estimates of the burden of the information collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; 

(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including 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.

# Footnotes

1.                             74 FR 66652.                    
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2.                             75 FR 50801.                    
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[FR Doc. 2022-01700 Filed 1-27-22; 8:45 am]

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