The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has received information from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, Finansinspektionen, about possible illegal activities of First Mutual Sparkassa Ekonomisk Forening and other sparkassa (savings and loan) entities. Any proposed transactions involving these entities should be viewed with extreme caution. Finansinspektionen has issued the attached warning circular, press release and related information about the suspicious activities involving First Mutual Sparkassa Ekonomisk Forening, other Swedish sparkassas, and their Internet Web sites. Please provide any information about these entities and any other apparent unauthorized entities to the FDIC's Special Activities Section, 550 17th Street, NW, Room F-6012, Washington, DC 20429.
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