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OCC: Press Release (May 16, 2005) – Agencies Issue Credit Risk Management Guidance for Home Equity Lending

The federal bank, thrift and credit union regulatory agencies issued guidance that promotes sound risk management practices for home equity lines of credit and loans. The agencies have found that in some cases credit risk management practices for home equity lending have not kept pace with the product’s rapid growth and eased underwriting standards.

See NCUA Letter to Credit Unions No. 05-CU-07.