The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on July 20 issued a final rule implementing several provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including changes to facilitate the transfer of functions from the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and revisions to the OCC’s rules on preemption and visitorial powers. The OCC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for this final rule on May 26. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the OCC assumed responsibility for the ongoing examination, supervision, and regulation of federal savings associations on July 21.