OTS

The bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department that is responsible for issuing and enforcing regulations governing the nation's savings and loan industry.

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This bureau is responsible for ensuring the safety and soundness of deposits in thrift banks. It does this by auditing and inspecting the banks to see if government regulations and policies are being adhered to.

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Federal agency established by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 to examine and supervise savings and loan associations and federal savings banks. The Office of Thrift Supervision, replacing the Federal Home Loan Bank Board as primary regulator of state chartered and federally chartered savings institutions, is a bureau within the U.S. Treasury Department. The Director of Thrift Supervision, the chief operating officer of the OTS, is appointed by the President with Senate confirmation, and is also one of the five directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The structure of the OTS within the Treasury Department parallels the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the federal agency supervising national banks,

A federal agency created by Firrea to regulate and supervise federally chartered Savings and Loan Associations. The OTS takes over the thrift regulatory duties exercised by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board prior to passage of the Act. The agency is part of the Treasury Department.

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Ots is a surname and may refer to:

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