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The Motley Fool
July 5, 2006
S.J. Caplan |
Terrorism and Market Preparation The market proved itself robust in the aftermath of Sept. 11 and is more prepared and resilient now than ever to face a future threat. The industry is correctly focused more on resolving the effects of a disaster rather than pinpointing the cause.   |
OCC Bulletin
April 25, 2005 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Joint statement on providing banking services to money services businesses. |
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
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
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. |
Wall Street & Technology
January 5, 2004
Anthony Guerra |
Acronyms Abound in Operations IM, BCP and STP are all part of the alphabet soup that operations professionals grapple with every day. |
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 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
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
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
August 4, 2005 |
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act This bulletin serves as a reminder of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's 1996 policy statement on "Sham Controlled Business Arrangements," now known as affiliated business arrangements, or ABAs. |
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
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
June 15, 2006 |
Disaster Planning This bulletin transmits the booklet, "Lessons Learned From Hurricane Katrina: Preparing Your Institution for a Catastrophic Event," developed by the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council member agencies. |
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
January 15, 2004 |
Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for National Banks with Securities The final rule, entitled "Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for National Banks With Securities Registered Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Securities Offering Disclosure Rules," amends 12 CFR 11 and 12 CFR 16. |
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 |
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. |
Wall Street & Technology
March 19, 2007 |
A Few Common Clearing Service Providers The DTC is a member of the U.S. Federal Reserve System... The Fedwire Funds Service provides a real-time gross settlement system... The Fedwire Securities Service consists of a safekeeping function... |
| OCC Bulletin |
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 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, 2003 |
Securities Offering Disclosure Rules Reporting and disclosure requirements for National Banks with securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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
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 22, 2004 |
Retail Lending: Interim Examination Procedures The procedures address the various risk management and control functions that banks need to manage more diverse and complex portfolios and provide targeted procedures for specific credit functions and types of retail loans. |
Insurance & Technology
October 5, 2006 |
Preparing for the Unknown Mike Byam, Vice President, Business Resilience Office, The Hartford, spearheads the firm's aggregated risk management movement. |
OCC Bulletin
July 18, 2001 |
Examination Procedures Examination procedures to evaluate compliance with the guidelines to safeguard financial institution customer information... |
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
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
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
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
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 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
May 26, 2004 |
Suspicious Activity Reporting Interagency Advisory: Federal Court Reaffirms Protections for Financial Institutions Filing Suspicious Activity Reports. |
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
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 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
April 28, 2005 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Frequently Asked Questions: Final Customer Identification Program Rule |
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
March 27, 2003 |
Telecommunications Service Priority (TSP) Program This document explains the circumstances under which qualifying institutions may seek federal sponsorship for the TSP Program. |
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 3, 2003 |
Removal, Suspension, and Debarment of Accountants from Performing Annual Audit Services The attached final rule, published in the Federal Register on August 13, 2003, concerns the removal, suspension, and debarment of accountants from performing annual audit and attestation services. |
| OCC Bulletin |
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
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
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 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
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. |
OCC Bulletin
June 20, 2000 |
Privacy of Consumer Financial Information Privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act generally restrict the ability of financial institutions to transfer nonpublic personal information about consumers to nonaffiliated third parties... |
InternetNews
March 24, 2006
Paul Shread |
Azaleos Backs Up Exchange A startup founded by former Microsoft employees is using its knowledge of Exchange to make sure that the messaging platform stays up and running. |
