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OCC Bulletin
January 23, 2001 |
Risk-Based Capital On January 16, 2001, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision published a set of three documents that initiates a second round of consultation with the industry to develop proposals to revise the 1988 Capital Accord...   |
OCC Bulletin
August 4, 2003 |
Proposed Revisions to Risk-Based Capital Implementing the new Basel Capital Accord This bulletin briefly summarizes the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) and Supervisory Guidance developed for corporate credit risk and operational risk that were published today in the Federal Register. |
OCC Bulletin
September 25, 2006 |
Proposed Revisions to (1) Risk- Based Capital Rule Implementing the new Basel Capital Accord and (2) Market Risk Rule This bulletin briefly summarizes two Notices of Proposed Rulemaking. The first NPR would implement new risk-based capital requirements for large or internationally active U.S. banking organizations. The second NPR proposes changes to the current risk-based capital charge for market risk. |
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
April 25, 2005 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Joint statement on providing banking services to money services businesses. |
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. |
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 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
March 2, 2000 |
Electronic Banking The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency seeks public comment in responding to the rapid growth of electronic commerce and the significant business opportunities that these technological developments are affording national banks consistent with safety and soundness... |
OCC Bulletin
August 12, 2002 |
International Banking Activities Capital Equivalency Deposits A new rule amends the OCC's regulation regarding the capital equivalency deposits (CED) that foreign banks with federal branches or agencies must establish and maintain. |
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
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
May 15, 2002 |
Bank Use of Foreign-Based Third-Party Service Providers This bulletin provides guidance to national banks on managing the risks that may arise from their outsourcing relationships with foreign-based third-party service providers... |
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Updated Information Security Booklet The updated booklet addresses changes in technology, risk assessments, mitigation strategies, and regulatory guidance. |
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
December 28, 2006 |
Risk-Based Capital: Domestic Capital Modifications This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is applicable to banking organizations that are not subject to the Basel II NPR that was separately proposed on September 25, 2006. |
OCC Bulletin
April 28, 2005 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Frequently Asked Questions: Final Customer Identification Program Rule |
OCC Bulletin
February 22, 2001 |
Disclosure of CRA Agreements The law requires each party to a covered agreement entered into after November 12, 1999, to disclose the agreement to the appropriate banking agency... |
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 25, 2002 |
National Bank Appeals Process This issuance revises the process through which a national bank can seek a review of agency decisions and actions. These procedures also ensure that no one is disadvantaged by filing an appeal... |
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
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
December 6, 2000 |
Risk-Based Capital The Agencies are proposing to modify the risk-based capital treatment on claims against certain securities firms. The proposal would reduce the risk weight on claims on, or guaranteed by, qualifying securities firms to 20 percent from 100 percent... |
OCC Bulletin
February 28, 2006 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Final Rule and Proposed Rule for Special Due Diligence Programs for Certain Foreign Accounts |
OCC Bulletin
January 4, 2002 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Interim Guidance on Compliance with the USA PATRIOT Act... |
BusinessWeek
May 27, 2010
Yalman Onaran et al. |
The Battle Over Bank Rules at Basel III Efforts to correct the mistakes that led to the global meltdown are meeting resistance from banks in the U.S. and Europe |
CFO
December 1, 2003
Randy Myers |
Basel's New Balance A new accord may soon help banks lend more for less. |
OCC Bulletin
February 5, 2002 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering A proposed rule will affect correspondent accounts for foreign shell banks and recordkeeping and termination of correspondent accounts for foreign banks... |
OCC Bulletin
July 16, 2001 |
Electronic Banking: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking This proposed rule is the result of a review by the OCC of its regulations with the goal of revising them in ways that would facilitate bank use of technology, consistent with safety and soundness... |
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. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2000
Robert Rennhack |
Banking Supervision Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, like other emerging markets, have experienced banking system difficulties that have hampered growth and generated fiscal costs as high as 10 to 20 percent of GDP and even more. Many countries have improved their banking systems, but further reform is needed. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002
Nsouli & Schaechter |
Challenges of the "E-Banking Revolution" Electronic banking is the wave of the future. It provides enormous benefits to consumers in terms of the ease and cost of transactions. But it also poses new challenges for country authorities in regulating and supervising the financial system and in macroeconomic policy. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2000
Tomas J.T. Balino & Angel Ubide |
The New World of Banking Four trends are fundamentally altering the financial world: consolidation of institutions, globalization of operations, development of new technologies, and universalization of banking. Each of these poses challenges for the effective supervision and regulation of the financial sector.... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Cem Karacadag & Michael W. Taylor |
Toward a New Global Banking Standard: The Basel Committee's Proposals The Basel Committee's new capital framework proposals will have important implications for developed and developing countries alike. Although many details remain to be worked out, it is not too early for countries to start preparing for the proposals' implementation. |
OCC Bulletin
March 29, 2000 |
Assessment of Fees for National Banks and District of Columbia Banks A proposed rule on assessment of fees would enable the OCC to capture better the costs of supervising national trust banks that are not affiliated with a full service national bank (independent trust banks)... |
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. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2011
John Grgurich |
New Capital Rules Hit Big U.S. Banks The Financial Times is reporting that the Federal Reserve has proposed new rules for the largest financial firms, requiring them to hold more capital in a move that mirrors proposals by a group of global banking regulators known as the Basel committee. |
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... |
BusinessWeek
April 17, 2008 |
The Lowdown on Basel II Its No. 1 goal is to smooth out financial crises, and its main method is fine-tuning banks' capital requirements. |
OCC Bulletin
July 5, 2001 |
Assessment of Fees: Independent Credit Card Banks; Lower-Rated Institutions Under the rule, a national bank will be deemed an "independent credit card bank" if it engages primarily in credit card operations and is not affiliated with a full-service national bank. The OCC will continue to assess independent credit card banks based on balance sheet assets... |
U.S. Banker
August 2010
Donna Alexander |
Is This Any Way to Stimulate Global Trade? The Basel Committee's proposal to raise capital requirements for trade-finance instruments could force banks to scale back lending. |
OCC Bulletin
August 19, 2002 |
Bank Supervision Operations Policies & Procedures Manual (PPM) 5310-3 (REV), dated July 30, 2001, describes the OCC's policy for taking appropriate enforcement action in response to violations of law, rules, regulations, final agency orders and/or unsafe and unsound practices or conditions. |
Bank Systems & Technology
October 6, 2006
Nancy Feig |
Basel II Drives ERM The consensus among bankers and experts is that Basel II is the driving force behind enterprise risk management. |
OCC Bulletin
November 1, 2001 |
Third-Party Relationships This bulletin provides guidance to national banks on managing the risks that may arise from their business relationships with third parties... |
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 15, 2006 |
Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment Just-released "frequently asked questions" (FAQs) are designed to aid in the implementation of the interagency guidance on Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment. |
U.S. Banker
January 2010
Rob Garver |
Be Careful What You Wish For New Basel rules requiring large banks to hold more capital against their trading books could wind up driving banks out of the business of buying and selling securities. Is that really what regulators want? |
OCC Bulletin
February 15, 2001 |
Guidelines Establishing Standards For Safeguarding Customer Information The purpose of this bulletin is to alert you to the joint-agency issuance of the attached final "Guidelines Establishing Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information" and to highlight provisions of these guidelines... |
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 18, 2001 |
Examination Procedures Examination procedures to evaluate compliance with the guidelines to safeguard financial institution customer information... |
