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OCC Bulletin July 18, 2001 |
Examination Procedures Examination procedures to evaluate compliance with the guidelines to safeguard financial institution customer information...  |
OCC Bulletin March 30, 2006 |
Controlling the Assault of Non- Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 (CAN-SPAM) The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's Task Force on Consumer Compliance approved interagency consumer compliance examination procedures for CAN-SPAM and FTC regulations pertaining to sexually oriented materials.  |
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 October 20, 2003 |
Bank Secrecy Act Examination Procedures The examination procedures allow examiners to tailor the examination scope according to the reliability of the bank's compliance management system and the level of risk assumed by the institution.  |
OCC Bulletin December 29, 2000 |
Large Bank Community Reinvestment Act Examinations The guidance, which will be used at all banks examined as large banks, implements the OCC's approach to evaluating a large bank's CRA activities over an "examination cycle"...  |
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 May 25, 2001 |
Privacy of Consumer Financial Information: 12 CFR 40 The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has approved uniform examination procedures to verify compliance with the implementing Privacy of Consumer Financial Information rules...  |
OCC Bulletin July 16, 2002 |
Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Examination procedures for the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) are effective immediately: financial institutions are urged to review their Web sites and their online information collection practices to ensure that they do not inadvertently trigger the provisions of this act.  |
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 June 30, 2003 |
Homeownership Counseling The Mortgage Reform Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Consumer Compliance Task Force has developed Homeownership Counseling Examination Procedures.  |
OCC Bulletin December 6, 2006 |
Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending, Sound Risk Management Practices This Interagency Guidance describes sound risk management practices that will enable institutions to pursue CRE lending in a safe and sound manner.  |
OCC Bulletin May 21, 2003 |
FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has issued updated guidance in two booklets, one on business continuity planning (BCP), and the other on FFIEC supervision of technology service providers.  |
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 June 16, 2004 Emory W. Rushton |
Certain Foreign Accounts Interagency Advisory: Guidance on accepting accounts from foreign governments, foreign embassies and foreign political figures.  |
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Updated Information Security Booklet The updated booklet addresses changes in technology, risk assessments, mitigation strategies, and regulatory guidance.  |
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.  |
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Classification of Securities The revised agreement for the "Uniform Agreement on the Classification of Assets and Appraisal of Securities Held by Banks and Thrifts" was issued on June 15, 2004.  |
OCC Bulletin December 23, 2005 |
Bank Security Act/Anti-Money Laundering Process for taking administrative enforcement actions against banks based on BSA violations.  |
OCC Bulletin October 13, 1999 |
Interagency Guidelines for Real Estate Lending Policies New guidelines discuss the credit risks associated with high loan-to-value residential real estate lending and remind national banks that the 1992 Interagency Guidelines for Real Estate Lending Policies apply to these transactions...  |
OCC Bulletin August 24, 2005 |
Community Reinvestment Act The final rule revising the Community Reinvestment Act will make key changes to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regulations.  |
OCC Bulletin February 5, 2003 |
FFIEC Information Security Booklet The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has released updated information security guidance in the form of a new Information Security Booklet.  |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Ben Johnson |
Small Banks, Big Risks In the new era of commercial real estate lending, federal regulators are pressuring even the smallest banks to upgrade their portfolio analysis capabilities to avoid the pitfalls of past downturns.  |
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 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 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 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 February 2, 2005 |
Standards for National Banks' Residential Mortgage Lending Practices OCC guidelines establishing standards to further ensure that national banks do not become involved in predatory, abusive, unfair, or deceptive residential mortgage lending practices take effect 60 days after their publication in the federal register.  |
OCC Bulletin August 30, 2005 |
Examiner Ethics The attached proposed rule, issued jointly with the other federal banking agencies, concerns new post-employment restrictions for senior examiners of national banks.  |
OCC Bulletin June 22, 2001 |
Assessment of Fees; Special Examination of Third Party Service Providers The OCC has authority to charge a national bank when the OCC conducts a special examination of a third party that provides services to the bank...  |
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 May 3, 2005 |
Accounting and Reporting for Mortgage Loan Commitments Interagency Advisory on Accounting and Reporting for Commitments to Originate and Sell Mortgage Loans  |
OCC Bulletin September 2, 2004 |
FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook Description The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) has issued two booklets that provide updated guidance on information technology operations and wholesale payment systems.  |
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Compliance Software The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency releases APRWIN 6.0 and APY 2.0, free software for performing calculations related to the Truth in Lending Act.  |
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 October 6, 2005 |
Electronic Filing and Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership Reports This final rule, which applies to national banks that register their securities with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, amends the OCC's rules governing application of Securities Exchange Act disclosure rules to national banks (12 CFR 11).  |
OCC Bulletin July 15, 2004 |
FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook Providing the latest guidance on the outsourcing of technology services and the management of information technology, these booklets from the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council continue a series of updates for the Council's 1996 Information Systems Examination. Handbook.  |
OCC Bulletin June 3, 2003 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) This bulletin transmits a joint final rule published in the Federal Register on May 9, 2003, that requires all banks to establish procedures to verify the identity of customers. The final rule implements section 326 of the USA PATRIOT Act.  |
OCC Bulletin February 9, 2006 |
OCC Bulletin Subject: Community Reinvestment Act Description: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) encourages national banks to help meet the financial needs of their customers and their communities.  |
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.  |
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 July 28, 2006 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Notification on the release of the revised BSA/AML Examination.  |
OCC Bulletin July 29, 2002 |
Customer Identification Programs This bulletin transmits a notice of a proposed regulation that requires all banks to implement a customer identification program (CIP) that is appropriate given the bank's size, location, and type of business.  |
OCC Bulletin April 25, 2005 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Joint statement on providing banking services to money services businesses.  |
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 January 13, 2006 |
Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending, Sound Risk Management Practices Agencies seeking comment on proposed guidance for concentrations in commercial real estate (CRE) lending and sound risk management practices.  |
CFO October 1, 2006 Fink & Durfee |
The 2006 CFO Survey of Trends in Banking Finance executives' concerns about the banking industry.  |
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 October 7, 1999 |
Interagency Policy Statement On External Auditing Programs This statement provides unified interagency guidance regarding independent external auditing programs of community banks and savings associations...  |
OCC Bulletin March 28, 2001 |
Granting Credit Secured by Personal Property FFIEC Statement on Revisions to Uniform Commercial Code Article 9: Revised Article 9 contains a number of new or revised rules for secured transactions that affect national banks' procedures, systems, documentation, and the enforceability of security interests...  |