Office of Thrift Supervision

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FOR RELEASE at 3:00 P.M. EDT For further information
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 Contact: William Ruberry
OTS 08-018 202/906-6677

MEDIA ADVISORY:

OTS Director Reich to Discuss Thrift Industry First Quarter

Washington, D.C. — The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) will hold a news briefing from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, to release and discuss performance data for federally regulated thrifts for the first quarter of 2008. OTS Director John M. Reich will conduct the briefing.

The briefing will be at OTS Headquarters, 1700 G. Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

Please contact the OTS Press Office at the above number if you would like to attend.

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The Office of Thrift Supervision, an office of the Department of the Treasury, regulates and supervises the nation's thrift industry. OTS's mission is to ensure the safety and soundness of, and compliance with consumer protection laws by, thrift institutions, and to support their role as home mortgage lenders and providers of other community credit and financial services. OTS also oversees the activities and operations of thrift holding companies that own or control thrift institutions. Copies of OTS news releases and other documents are available at the OTS web page at www.ots.treas.gov.



Created: Tuesday, 5/20/2008