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OCC Bulletin May 23, 2002 |
Covenants Tied to Supervisory Actions in Securitization Documents The purpose of this guidance is to alert both bankers and examiners to the safety and soundness implications of covenants associated with supervisory actions in securitization documents...  |
OCC Bulletin December 4, 2002 |
Accrued Interest Receivable This clarifies the appropriate accounting treatment for banking organizations that securitize credit card receivables and record an asset commonly referred to as an Accrued Interest Receivable.  |
OCC Bulletin May 6, 2005 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Interagency interpretive guidance on providing banking services to money services businesses operating in the United States.  |
OCC Bulletin September 28, 1999 |
Risk-Based Capital: Joint Statement As part of their efforts to foster readiness for year 2000, the Federal banking agencies have issued guidance to banking organizations calling for the development of contingency plans to address funding, liquidity, and other issues.  |
OCC Bulletin June 16, 2004 Emory W. Rushton |
Certain Foreign Accounts Interagency Advisory: Guidance on accepting accounts from foreign governments, foreign embassies and foreign political figures.  |
OCC Bulletin August 11, 2003 |
Liquidity Risk Interagency Advisory on the Use Of the Federal Reserve's Primary Credit Program in Effective Liquidity Management  |
OCC Bulletin May 23, 2002 |
Implicit Recourse in Asset Securitization The purpose of this guidance is to assist both bankers and examiners in assessing what types of post-sale actions may, or may not, constitute implicit recourse...  |
OCC Bulletin May 10, 2005 |
Interagency Advisory on the Unsafe and Unsound Use of Limitation of Liability Provisions and Certain Alternative Dispute Resolution Provisions in External Audit Engagement Letters The advisory alerts financial institutions to the safety and soundness implications of provisions that limit the external auditor's liability in a financial statement audit.  |
OCC Bulletin March 11, 2002 |
Country Risk A recently issued statement describes the elements of an effective country risk management process. These principles will guide examiners when they evaluate the management of country risk in internationally active banks...  |
OCC Bulletin April 13, 2005 |
Interagency Guidance for Determination of Risk- Based Capital for Unrated Direct Credit Substitutes Extended to Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Programs The provisions included in this policy statement are effective immediately.  |
OCC Bulletin May 29, 2003 |
Application of Recent Corporate Governance Initiatives to Non-Public Banking Organizations A response to questions the agencies have received concerning whether they intend to require banking organizations to comply with the provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act or the proposed NYSE and NASDAQ listing standards if the banking organizations are not public companies or otherwise subject to the provisions through other laws.  |
OCC Bulletin February 24, 2003 |
Mortgage Banking The purpose of this advisory is to highlight concerns and provide guidance regarding mortgage-banking activities, primarily in the valuation and hedging of mortgage-servicing assets.  |
OCC Bulletin February 20, 2001 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money-Laundering The attached guidance was issued to help U.S. financial institutions avoid transactions that may involve the proceeds of foreign official corruption.  |
OCC Bulletin August 27, 2003 |
Proposed Guidance and Notice of Information Collection Interagency guidance on response programs for unauthorized access to customer information and customer notice  |
OCC Bulletin August 4, 2005 |
Regulatory Capital: Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Liquidity Facilities A jointly issued interagency guidance clarifies the application of the asset quality test set forth in the agencies' final risk-based capital rule on the consolidation of asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) programs.  |
OCC Bulletin September 14, 2001 |
Consumer Protections for Depository Institution Sales of Insurance These rules implement Section 305 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and apply to retail sales practices, solicitations, advertising, or offers of any insurance product or annuity by a depository institution...  |
OCC Bulletin December 13, 1999 |
Interagency Guidance on Asset Securitization Activities During recent examinations, our examiners have noted an unacceptable number of national banks with risk management systems or internal control infrastructures insufficient to support the institution's securitization activities.  |
OCC Bulletin March 26, 2001 |
Loans Held for Sale This issuance covers the accounting and reporting treatment for certain loans that are sold directly from the loan portfolio or transferred to a held-for-sale account...  |
OCC Bulletin April 23, 2002 |
Parallel-Owned Banking Organizations This statement discusses the characteristics of parallel-owned banking organizations, reviews potential risks associated with these banking organizations, and provides information on supervisory issues...  |
OCC Bulletin October 4, 2006 |
Home Equity Lending: Addendum to OCC Bulletin 2005-22 The addendum provides guidance addressing the timing and content of communications with consumers obtaining open- end home equity lines of credit that contain an interest-only feature.  |
OCC Bulletin July 8, 2004 Emory W. Rushton |
Overdraft Protection Programs The proposed guidance is intended to assist insured depository institutions in the responsible disclosure and administration of overdraft protection services.  |
OCC Bulletin October 4, 2006 |
Nontraditional Mortgage Products: Guidance on Nontraditional Mortgage Product Risks Guidance discusses how institutions can offer nontraditional mortgage products in a safe and sound manner and in a way that clearly discloses the benefits and risks to borrowers.  |
OCC Bulletin July 30, 2001 |
Community Reinvestment Act 2001 Interagency Questions and Answers -- a comprehensive interpretation of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations...  |
OCC Bulletin April 25, 2005 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Joint statement on providing banking services to money services businesses.  |
OCC Bulletin October 29, 2003 |
Proposed Revisions to Risk-Based Capital Regulations Implementing the New Basel Capital Accord The U.S. banking agencies are currently seeking comment on a proposed framework for implementing the New Basel Capital Accord in the United States through an advance notice of proposed rulemaking.  |
OCC Bulletin October 12, 2005 |
Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment This updated interagency guidance specifically addresses the need for risk-based assessment, customer awareness and security measures to authenticate customers using a financial institution's Internet-based services.  |
OCC Bulletin January 31, 2001 |
Subprime Lending While the OCC believes that responsible subprime lending can expand credit access for consumers and offer attractive returns for bankers, during recent years institutions engaged in subprime programs have represented a disproportionate number of problem institutions...  |
OCC Bulletin March 17, 2003 |
Interagency Policy Statement on Internal Audit and Internal Audit Outsourcing Revised guidance on internal audit and its outsourcing  |
OCC Bulletin November 3, 2000 |
Risk-Based Capital--Simplified Framework for Non-Complex Institutions Currently, banks and thrifts are required to maintain minimum levels of risk-based capital under a framework established by the 1988 Capital Accord. The Agencies believe that the size, complexity, and risk profile of many banking institutions may warrant the application of a simplified capital framework.  |
OCC Bulletin February 3, 2006 Emory W. Rushton |
Hurricane Katrina: Guidance to Examiners This issuance transmits guidance regarding supervisory practices to be followed in assessing the financial condition of financial institutions directly affected by Hurricane Katrina.  |
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Fair Credit Reporting Medical Information Regulations Section 411 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act prohibits creditors from obtaining or using medical information pertaining to a consumer in connection with any determination of the consumer's eligibility, or continued eligibility, for credit.  |
OCC Bulletin April 6, 2005 |
Overdraft Protection Programs Interagency guidance on overdraft protection programs covers safety and soundness considerations, legal risks, and best practices.  |
OCC Bulletin March 15, 2006 |
Influenza Pandemic Preparedness This interagency advisory is intended to raise awareness regarding the threat of a pandemic influenza outbreak and its potential impact on the delivery of critical financial services.  |
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Accounting for Loan and Lease Losses The guidance addresses recent developments in accounting for loan and lease losses and provides a listing of current, authoritative sources of generally accepted accounting principles in this area.  |
OCC Bulletin February 9, 2006 |
Interagency Advisory on the Unsafe and Unsound Use of Limitation of Liability Provisions in External Audit Engagement Letters Final Advisory: Financial institutions should be on the alert not to enter into external audit arrangements that include certain provisions that the agencies deem to be unsafe and unsound.  |
OCC Bulletin January 27, 2006 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering The attached document provides a joint statement on sharing suspicious activity reports with controlling companies.  |
OCC Bulletin September 19, 2005 |
Hurricane Katrina The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has issued guidance to assist national banks and their customers affected by Hurricane Katrina.  |
OCC Bulletin April 9, 2001 |
Leveraged Finance This guidance describes the essential elements of that risk management: comprehensive credit analysis, frequent monitoring, and detailed portfolio reports...  |
OCC Bulletin June 22, 2006 |
2006 Revisions to Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice This statement highlights the revisions in Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, effective July 1, 2006, and reminds banks to consider the ramifications of the revisions to their appraisal practices.  |
OCC Bulletin December 13, 2006 |
Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses Guidance and frequently asked questions regarding the most recent revisions to the ALLL.  |
OCC Bulletin May 9, 2006 |
Revised Interagency Statement Open for Comment The attached interagency statement describes revised sound practices for managing complex structured finance activities that may pose heightened legal or reputational risks to financial institutions.  |
OCC Bulletin January 5, 2007 |
Complex Structured Finance Transactions: Notice of Final Interagency Statement Modifications to the initial statement address issues and concerns raised by commenters.  |
OCC Bulletin April 6, 2006 |
Community Reinvestment Act Description: Interagency Questions and Answers The guidance provides examples of revitalization and stabilization activities in designated disaster areas.  |
OCC Bulletin January 12, 2001 |
Consumer Protections for Depository Institutions Sales of Insurance Final rules establishing consumer protections for depository institution sales of insurance, implement Section 305 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and apply to retail sales practices, solicitations, advertising, or offers of any insurance product...  |
OCC Bulletin September 14, 2001 |
Risk-Based Capital The attached joint statement addresses the agencies' supervisory approach to possible temporary balance sheet growth due to potential unusual market responses in the aftermath of the events of September 11.  |
OCC Bulletin August 24, 2005 |
Community Reinvestment Act The revisions to the Community Reinvestment Act regulations, effective September 1, 2005, include a new test -- the community development test -- for intermediate small banks.  |
OCC Bulletin December 6, 2005 |
One-Year Post-Employment Restrictions for Senior Examiners This final rule implements new post-employment restrictions for Comptroller of the Currency senior examiners of national banks.  |
OCC Bulletin October 5, 1999 |
Risk-Based Capital A joint statement addresses the agencies' supervisory approach to possible temporary balance sheet growth due to potential unusual market responses around the century date change...  |
OCC Bulletin October 14, 2005 |
Real Estate Appraisal Exemptions in Major Disaster Areas The exceptions are available for transactions that involve real property in major disaster areas when the exceptions would facilitate recovery from the disaster.  |
OCC Bulletin December 29, 2005 |
Nontraditional Mortgage Products Request for Comment on Proposed Nontraditional Mortgage Product Guidance  |