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Where to Go for Help

The following federal agencies are responsible for enforcing the federal Truth in Lending Act, the law that governs disclosure of terms for home equity lines of credit.

Questions concerning compliance with the act by a particular financial institution should be directed to the institution’s enforcement agency.

   State Banks that Are Members of the Federal Reserve System
Division of Consumer and Community Affairs
Mail Stop 801
Federal Reserve Board
Washington DC 20551
(202) 452-3693
www.federalreserve.gov

National Banks
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Customer Assistance Unit
1301 McKinney St.
Suite 3710
Houston, TX 77010
(800) 613-6743
www.occ.treas.gov

Federal Credit Unions
National Credit Union Administration
Office of Public and Congressional Affairs
1775 Duke St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 518-6330
www.ncua.gov

Federally Insured Non-Member State-Chartered Banks and Savings Banks
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Consumer Response Center
2345 Grand Boulevard
Suite 100
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
(877) 275-3342
www.fdic.gov

Federally Insured Savings and Loan Institutions and Federally Chartered Savings Banks
Office of Thrift Supervision
Consumer Programs
1700 G Street, NW, 6th Floor
Washington, DC 20552
(202) 906-6237 or (800) 842-6929
www.ots.treas.gov

Mortgage Companies and Other Lenders
Federal Trade Commission
Consumer Response Center
600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20580
(202) 326-3758 or (877) FTC-HELP
www.ftc.gov


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Last update: March 1, 2004