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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
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
October 20, 2005 |
Risk-Based Capital: Domestic Capital Modifications The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking suggests modifications to our domestic risk-based capital rules, which are based on the 1988 Basel Accord (Basel I). |
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
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
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
October 27, 2004 |
Internal Ratings-Based Systems for Retail Credit Risk for Regulatory Capital This bulletin briefly summarizes the proposed supervisory guidance on Internal Ratings-Based Systems for Retail Credit Risk for Regulatory Capital that was published today for notice and comment 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
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
July 15, 1999 |
Summary of the Basel Committee's Consultative Document: "A New Capital Adequacy Framework" The paper describes a framework for bank supervision and regulation that contains three "pillars" -- a regulatory capital minimum, an enhanced supervisory review process, and more effective use of market discipline through disclosure. |
OCC Bulletin
January 13, 2004 |
Privacy Public comment is being requested on proposed rulemaking that would improve the privacy notices that financial institutions provide to consumers under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. |
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). |
OCC Bulletin
January 5, 2001 |
Fiduciary Activities of National Banks Notice of proposed rulemaking that would amend part 9 to codify OCC interpretations on national bank multi-state trust operations. The purpose of these changes is to provide enhanced guidance to national banks engaging in fiduciary activities. |
FDIC FYI
January 14, 2003 |
Basel and the Evolution of Capital Regulation: Moving Forward, Looking Back How much capital is enough? How bank regulators have answered this question during the post World War II period has been shaped by two contending strands of thought. |
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... |
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
January 5, 2004 |
Banks/Thrifts Providing Financial Support to Funds Advised by the Banking Organization or its Affiliates The purpose of the guidance is to alert banking organizations and examiners of the safety and soundness implications of, and the legal impediments to, a bank providing financial support to investment funds advised by the bank, its subsidiaries or affiliates. |
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
April 25, 2005 |
Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Joint statement on providing banking services to money services businesses. |
OCC Bulletin
November 15, 1999 |
Risk-Based Capital Interpretations Credit Derivatives A new issuance addresses the risk-based capital treatment of certain synthetic securitization transactions involving credit derivatives. The objective of these capital interpretations is to recognize the effective transference of the economic risk of loss in these transactions... |
OCC Bulletin
April 28, 2004
Tommy Snow |
Regulatory Capital - Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Programs Interim final rule on asset-backed commercial paper programs published in the Federal Register on April 26. |
OCC Bulletin
December 6, 2001 |
Risk-Based Capital-Recourse, Direct Credit Substitutes and Residual Interests The final rule amends the agencies' regulatory capital standards to align more closely the risk-based capital treatment of recourse obligations and direct credit substitutes... |
| OCC Bulletin |
Regulatory Capital---Asset-Backed Commercial Paper and Early Amortization The interim final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking amend the risk-based capital standards for the treatment of assets in asset-backed commercial paper and certain securitizations with early amortization provisions. Comments on these rulemakings are requested. |
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
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 |
Updated Information Security Booklet The updated booklet addresses changes in technology, risk assessments, mitigation strategies, and regulatory guidance. |
OCC Bulletin
February 6, 2001 |
Anti-Money-Laundering Guidance The Basel Committee's paper provides guidance to banks and bank supervisors on customer due diligence. The paper particularly focuses on basic standards for customer acceptance, identification, and dealing with high-risk accounts... |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Rob Garver |
One Nation, Left Behind The race to cut compliance-based capital has begun, and U.S. banks are trailing the pack -- badly. |
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 |
Regulatory Capital: Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Final Rule Date: August 11, 2004. The final rule amends the risk-based capital standards for the treatment of assets in asset-backed commercial paper programs consolidated under the Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. |
CFO
December 1, 2003
Randy Myers |
Basel's New Balance A new accord may soon help banks lend more for less. |
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
May 28, 2002 |
Electronic Banking The OCC has issued a final rule governing national banks' ability to conduct business using electronic technologies... |
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
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)... |
FDIC FYI
April 21, 2003 |
Risk-Based Capital Requirements for Commercial Lending: The Impact of Basel II The purpose of this article is to demonstrate the mechanics of the Basel II risk-based capital calculation for commercial credit exposures, and to present evidence on the impact of the new calculations on capital requirements for syndicated loans. |
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.... |
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
May 17, 2002 |
Interagency Advisory Interagency advisory on the regulatory capital treatment of accrued interest receivable related to credit card securitizations... |
OCC Bulletin
March 10, 2000 |
Risk-Based Capital-Recourse and Direct Credit Substitutes This bulletin transmits a proposed rule that would amend the OCC's risk-based capital regulations to treat direct credit substitutes and recourse obligations consistently and would incorporate the use of credit ratings as an indicator of a bank's risk of loss... |
OCC Bulletin
March 28, 2005 |
Credit Risk Proposed changes for the classification of commercial credit exposures, which are used to identify higher risk commercial loans and determine classified loan ratios. |
OCC Bulletin
December 12, 2001 |
Privacy of Consumer Financial Information The OCC has prepared a "Small Bank Compliance Guide" to help community banks comply with the rule implementing the privacy provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act... |
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. |
U.S. Banker
October 2007
Karen Krebsbach |
Doing the Regulatory Revamp Dance America's bank-regulatory system is once again under the microscope, but for the first time in decades, it is under serious consideration for reorganization. |
Bank Technology News
May 2007 |
The Six Regulatory Areas That Are Altering Bank Life Regulation is a part of bank life. Failure to comply shouldn't be. |
OCC Bulletin
June 5, 2003 |
International Activities of National Banks; U.S. Activities of Federal Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks Notice of proposed rule making rules, policies, and procedures for corporate activities; international banking activities |
Bank Technology News
June 2001
Brian O'Connell |
Risk Management Software Spells Relief for Bankers The technology also helps keep regulators happy... |
Bank Systems & Technology
June 18, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
The Financial Industry Reacts to Obama Regulatory Proposal Although most agree with the general principles outlined in the President's financial reform plan, they find several sticking points -- and IT won't be immune. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Capital Ratio Fever Just as blood pressure and heart rate are vital measures of physical health, capital ratios are vital measures of the health and solvency of banks. Right now, those vital signs reflect a sick industry that's getting sicker. |
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. |
