Notice2026-03977
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans
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Published
February 27, 2026
Issuing agencies
Treasury DepartmentComptroller of the Currency
Abstract
The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning the renewal of its information collection titled, "Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans." The OCC also is giving notice that it has sent the collection to OMB for review.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 39 (Friday, February 27, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9919-9920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03977]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection
Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; Appraisals for Higher-Priced
Mortgage Loans
AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites comment on a continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA).
In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct
or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an
information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting
comment concerning the renewal of its information collection titled,
``Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans.'' The OCC also is giving
notice that it has sent the collection to OMB for review.
DATES: Comments must be received by March 30, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged to submit comments by email, if
possible. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#453537242c2b232a052a26266b31372024366b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="077775666e6961684768646429737562667429606871">[email protected]</span></a>.
<bullet> Mail: Chief Counsel's Office, Attention: Comment
Processing, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Attention: 1557-
0313, 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218, Washington, DC 20219.
<bullet> Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th Street SW, Suite 3E-218,
Washington, DC 20219.
<bullet> Fax: (571) 293-4835.
Instructions: You must include ``OCC'' as the agency name and
``1557-0313'' in your comment. In general, the OCC will publish
comments on <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> without change, including any business or
personal information provided, such as name and address information,
email addresses, or phone numbers. Comments received, including
attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public
record and subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information
in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential
or inappropriate for public disclosure.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should also be sent within 30 days of publication of this
notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. You can find this
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
You may review comments and other related materials that pertain to
this information collection following the close of the 30-day comment
period for this notice by the method set forth in the next bullet.
<bullet> Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>.
Hover over the ``Information Collection Review'' tab and click on
``Information Collection Review'' from the drop-down menu. From the
``Currently under Review'' drop-down menu, select ``Department of the
Treasury'' and then click ``submit.'' This information collection can
be located by searching OMB control number ``1557-0313'' or
``Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans.'' Upon finding the
appropriate information collection, click on the related ``ICR
Reference Number.'' On the next screen, select ``View Supporting
Statement and Other Documents'' and then click on the link to any
comment listed at the bottom of the screen.
<bullet> For assistance in navigating <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>, please
contact the
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Regulatory Information Service Center at (202) 482-7340.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaquita Merritt, Clearance Officer,
(202) 649-5490, Chief Counsel's Office, Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency, 400 7th Street SW, Washington, DC 20219. If you are deaf,
hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to
access telecommunications relay services.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.),
Federal agencies must obtain approval from the OMB for each collection
of information that they conduct or sponsor. ``Collection of
information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c) to
include agency requests or requirements that members of the public
submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a third party.
The OCC asks the OMB to extend its approval of the collection in this
notice.
Title: Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans.
OMB Control Number: 1557-0313.
Type of Review: Regular.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Description: This information collection relates to section 1471 of
the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which
added a new section 129H to the Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
establishing special appraisal requirements for ``higher-risk
mortgages.'' For certain mortgages with an annual percentage rate that
exceeds the average prime offer rate by a specified percentage,
creditors must obtain an appraisal or appraisals meeting certain
specified standards, provide applicants with a notification regarding
the use of the appraisals, and give applicants a copy of the written
appraisals used to evaluate real estate collateral. The statute permits
the OCC to issue a rule to include exemptions from these requirements.
The information collection requirements are found in 12 CFR
34.203(c)(1), (c)(2), (d), (e) and (f). This information is required to
protect consumers and promote the safety and soundness of creditors
making higher-priced mortgage loans (HPMLs) subject to 12 CFR part 34,
subpart G. This information is used by creditors to evaluate real
estate collateral securing HPMLs subject to 12 CFR 34.203(c) and by
consumers entering these transactions. The collections of information
are mandatory for creditors making HPMLs subject to 12 CFR part 34,
subpart G.
Under 12 CFR 34.203(e) and (f), a creditor must, no later than the
third business day after the creditor receives a consumer's application
for an HPML, provide the consumer with a disclosure that informs the
consumer that the creditor may order an appraisal to determine the
value of the property and charge the consumer for that appraisal, that
the creditor will provide the consumer with a copy of any appraisal,
and that the consumer may choose to have an additional appraisal
conducted at the expense of the consumer. If a loan is an HPML subject
to 12 CFR 34.203(c), then, under 12 CFR 34.203(c)(1) and (2), the
creditor is required to obtain a written appraisal prepared by a
certified or licensed appraiser who conducts a physical visit of the
interior of the property that will secure the transaction (Written
Appraisal). Under 12 CFR 34.203(d)(1), a creditor is required to obtain
an additional appraisal (Additional Written Appraisal) for an HPML that
is subject to 12 CFR part 34, subpart G if: (1) the seller acquired the
property securing the loan 90 or fewer days prior to the date of the
consumer's agreement to acquire the property and the price in the
consumer's agreement to acquire the property exceeds the seller's
acquisition price by more than 10 percent; or (2) the seller acquired
the property securing the loan 91 to 180 days prior to the date of the
consumer's agreement to acquire the property and the price in the
consumer's agreement to acquire the property exceeds the seller's
acquisition price by more than 20 percent.
Under 12 CFR 34.203(d)(3) and (4), the Additional Written Appraisal
must meet the requirements described in 12 CFR 34.203(c)(1) and also
include an analysis of: (1) the difference between the price at which
the seller acquired the property and the price the consumer is
obligated to pay to acquire the property; (2) changes in market
conditions between the date the seller acquired the property and the
date of the consumer's agreement to acquire the property; and (3) any
improvements made to the property between the date the seller acquired
the property and the date of the consumer's agreement to acquire the
property. Under 12 CFR 34.203(f), a creditor is required to provide the
consumer with a copy of the Written Appraisal or Additional Written
Appraisal, as applicable.
Estimated Burden
Estimated Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,011.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 261 hours.
Comments: On December 23, 2025, the OCC published a 60-day notice
for this information collection (90 FR 60236). No comments were
received.
Comments continue to be invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the OCC, including whether the
information has practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the OCC's estimate of the burden of the
collection of information;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected;
(d) Ways to minimize the burden of the collection on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology; and
(e) Estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
Ji Y. Cheon,
Assistant Director, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
[FR Doc. 2026-03977 Filed 2-26-26; 8:45 am]
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