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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
September 8, 2005 |
Residential Tract Development Lending Document designed to assist institutions in complying with joint agencies' appraisal and real estate lending requirements for financing residential tract developments. |
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
December 26, 2000 |
Statement on Appraisal Standards for Federally Related Transactions An institution's internal controls must promote compliance with the OCC's appraisal regulation, the guidelines, and industry appraisal standards and ensure that the institution engages competent and ethical appraisers... |
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 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
April 25, 2005 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Joint statement on providing banking services to money services businesses. |
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
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
August 11, 2003 |
Liquidity Risk Interagency Advisory on the Use Of the Federal Reserve's Primary Credit Program in Effective Liquidity Management |
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
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. |
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
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
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
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 28, 2005 |
Interagency Advisory The advisory reminds financial institutions of the confidential nature of an institution's report of examination, which includes the CAMELS or other supervisory rating, as well as other nonpublic supervisory information. |
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
August 7, 2003 |
Bank Activities and Operations; and Real Estate Lending and Appraisals The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published the attached notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register on August 5, 2003. The NPRM invites comments on proposed amendments to 12 CFR 7 and 34 of its regulations. |
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 26, 2004 |
Suspicious Activity Reporting Interagency Advisory: Federal Court Reaffirms Protections for Financial Institutions Filing Suspicious Activity Reports. |
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
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 11, 2004 |
Deferred Compensation Agreement Accounting This "Interagency Advisory on Accounting for Deferred Compensation Agreements and Bank-Owned Life Insurance" is to provide guidance on the appropriate accounting treatment for deferred compensation agreements that banks enter into with employees. |
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
April 13, 2006 |
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act This Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking addresses the gathering of information for developing guidelines and regulations required by section 312 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act). |
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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
April 28, 2005 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Frequently Asked Questions: Final Customer Identification Program Rule |
OCC Bulletin
May 19, 2004 |
Complex Structured Finance Transaction Notice of joint statement with request for public comment on the attached interagency statement concerning the complex structured finance activities of financial institutions. |
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
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
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 26, 2000 |
Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information Proposed guidelines establishing standards for safeguarding customer information require each bank to establish an information security program tailored to its size and the nature and scope of its operations... |
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
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
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
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
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
July 30, 2001 |
Community Reinvestment Act 2001 Interagency Questions and Answers -- a comprehensive interpretation of the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations... |
OCC Bulletin
December 20, 2006 |
Revisions to 12 CFR 215 The Federal Reserve System has published amendments to 12 CFR 215 (Regulation O) in the Federal Register, removing certain reporting requirements regarding extensions of credit to bank insiders. |
OCC Bulletin
December 8, 2000 |
Risk-Based Capital -- Securities Borrowing Transactions This bulletin transmits an interim rule and a request for comment on the risk-based capital treatment of securities borrowing transactions in which the borrower of the security posts cash collateral... |
OCC Bulletin
January 13, 2004 |
Preemption and Visitorial Powers Two new final rules deal with the applicability of state law to national banks and the OCC's current regulation concerning the scope of the agency's "visitorial powers" over national banks. |
OCC Bulletin
April 14, 2004 |
Annual Report on Operating Subsidiaries Notice of proposed rulemaking to amend 12 CFR Part 5.34, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's rule governing activities, application, or notice requirements for national banks engaging in activities through an operating subsidiary. |
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). |
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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
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. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 8, 2007
Nancy Feig |
Technological Improvements Crucial To Greater Transparency In Banking Supervision Traditional approaches to government supervision of banks may actually hurt development and lead to greater corruption in lending in some countries, according to research. |
OCC Bulletin
January 12, 2005 |
Proper Disposal of Consumer Information The attached final rule requires financial institutions to adopt measures for properly disposing of consumer information derived from credit reports. |
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... |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2006
Spencer Garfield |
The Lending Landscape Buyers must learn to navigate a changing course to finance commercial real estate deals this year. |
