OCC Proclamation On National Day of Mourning for President Gerald Ford

 

WASHINGTON — The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency advised national banks in a proclamation issued December 29 that under federal law they may close their offices Tuesday, January 2, 2007, at their discretion, in any state in which the governor or other authorized official has declared a legal holiday in recognition of the National Day of Mourning for President Gerald Ford.

 

Attached Proclamation

 

 

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