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WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today appointed six new members to its Mutual Savings Association Advisory Committee (MSAAC).

The MSAAC’s role includes assessing the condition of mutual savings associations, considering regulatory changes, and recommending steps the OCC may take to ensure the health and vitality of the mutual savings association industry.

The six new members are

• Peter Abt, President and Chief Lending Officer, First Federal Bank of Middletown, Middletown, N.Y.;
• Paul Gilbody, President and Chief Executive Officer, Milford Federal Bank, Milford, Mass.;
• Thomas Newbern, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer, First Federal S&L Valdosta, Valdosta, Ga.;
• Stephen Sloup, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ozarks Federal, Farmington, Mo.;
• Brian Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, New Carlisle Federal, Springfield, Ohio; and
• Samuel Wilkinson, President and Chief Executive Officer, First Federal of Lake Charles, Lake Charles, La.

They join current MSAAC members

• David Barksdale, President and CEO, Piedmont Federal Savings Bank, Winston-Salem, N.C.;
• George Hermann, President and CEO, Windsor Federal Savings, Windsor, Conn.;
• David Reynolds, President and CEO, Home Federal Bank of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.; and
• Thomas Rudzewick, President and CEO, Maspeth Federal Savings and Loan Association, Maspeth, N.Y.

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