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Comment Letter Opposing Limitations on the Acceptance of Foreign Identification

July 24, 2003

Comment letter opposing any changes to the Section 326 customer identification rules that would not allow financial institutions to accept certain types of foreign government-issued identification, such as the Matricula Consular card, to open bank accounts for immigrants.  The letter states that the use of the Matricula Consular card has allowed thousands of families of Mexican origin to access financial services in the traditional banking sector rather than pay exorbitant rates at check cashers and payday loan stores.

Comments to Representative Culbertson Opposing Matricula Consular Limitations

September 16, 2004

Opposes amendment to 2005 appropriations bill which would  undermine the final rules adopted by the U.S. Department of the Treasury in accordance with Section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act, which allows for financial institutions to accept the Matricula Consular.

Comment letter on National City Bank's OCC request to preempt Georgia Fair Lending Act.

March 24, 2003

Woodstock Institute comments to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on National City’s request to the OCC to pre-empt the Georgia Fair Lending Act.  National City claims that the National Bank Act authorizes the OCC to occupy the field of real estate lending regulation thus suggesting that all the provisions of GFLA are preempted.

Comment letter to the Office of Thrift Supervision in Favor of CRA Regulatory Changes

January 19, 2007

Comment letter on 2006 Office of Thrift Supervision proposal to make its Community Reinvestment Act examination procedures consistent with the other federal bank regulatory agencies.

Comment letter to Federal Reserve Board Suggesting Expansion of Small Business Data Disclosure

November 03, 1999

Comment letter on proposed Regulation B rule stating that small business loan disclosure should mirror the provisions in the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act for home mortgage disclosure data and that disclosure provisions should be extended to pre-applications.