FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 12 CFR Part 202 [Regulation B; Docket No. R-0978] Equal Credit Opportunity AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Board is proposing to amend certain model forms in its Regulation B on Equal Credit Opportunity to reflect recent statutory amendments to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) disclosures contained in those forms. Creditors have the option of including the FCRA disclosures with the notice of action taken required under Regulation B. DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 15, 1997. ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to Docket No. R-0978, and may be mailed to William W. Wiles, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20051. They may also be delivered to the Board's mail room between 8:45 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. weekdays, and to the security control room at all other times. The mail room and the security control room are accessible from the courtyard entrance on 20th Street between Constitution Avenue and C Street, N.W. Comments will be available for inspection and copying by members of the public in the Freedom of Information Office, Room MP-500 of the Martin Building between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays, except as provided in Section 261.8 of the Board's Rules Regarding Availability of Information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jane Jensen Gell, Senior Attorney, or Sheilah A. Goodman, Staff Attorney, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, at (202) 452-3667; users of Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) only, contact Diane Jenkins at (202) 452-3544.
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Summary and proposed rule (44 KB PDF)
1997 Banking and consumer regulatory policy