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A bill to establish a National Commission on the Thrift Industry.

Introduced: September 28, 1988 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 6, 1988
For Further Action See S.2653.
Oct 3, 1988
Placed on Union Calendar No: 613.
Oct 3, 1988
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. Report No: 100-1042.
Sep 30, 1988
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Sep 30, 1988
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 28, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Sep 28, 1988
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Establishes the National Commission on the Thrift Industry. Requires the Commission to investigate: (1) the adequacy of the regulation of thrift institutions; (2) the financial condition and sources of income of the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC); (3) the extent of liability relating to the FSLIC's inventory of troubled thrift institutions; (4) methods for increasing capital levels in the thrift industry; (5) problems in the structure of the deposit insurance system and options for reforming such system; (6) the impact on the thrift industry of FSLIC assistance programs; (7) the role of the thrift industry in providing mortgage credit, including such industry's projected share of the mortgage market in the year 2000; (8) the effect the development of the Government-sponsored secondary mortgage market has had on the role of the thrift industry in providing mortgage credit, including the secondary mortgage market's projected share of the mortgage market in the year 2000; and (9) the need for specialized depository institutions to serve such market, including the extent to which such institutions affect the availability of low- and moderate-income housing.

Requires the Commission, on or before February 1, 1989, to report to the President and specified House and Senate committees on its findings and conclusions, including its recommendations for administrative and legislative action.

Specifies that any expenses of the Commission shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury. Limits the total expenses of the Commission. Directs the Comptroller General to audit and report to the Congress on Commission expenditures.

Terminates the Commission 30 days after it submits its final report.

What's happening now October 6, 1988

For Further Action See S.2653.

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