(a) The Director assesses fees for examining or investigating savings associations that administer trust assets of $1 billion or less, and saving association affiliates. Because OTS recovers the ordinary costs of examining and investigating savings and loan holding companies through the semi-annual assessment under Sec. Sec. 502.25 through 502.29 of this part, the Director will not generally charge an examination fee to a savings and loan holding company. ``Affiliate'' has the meaning in 12 U.S.C. 1462(9), except that, for this part only, ``affiliate'' does not include any entity that is consolidated with a savings association on the Consolidated Statement of Condition of the Thrift Financial Report.
(b) The Director assesses fees for processing notices, applications, securities filings, and requests, and for providing other services. [69 FR 30571, May 28, 2004]