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FIL-112-99 |
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Board of Directors has adopted the attached revisions to the FDIC's regulation governing deposit insurance assessments. The Board believes the changes will enhance the present system by allowing institutions with improving capital positions to benefit from the improvement more quickly, while requiring those whose capital is falling to pay a higher assessment sooner. The final rule will take effect on April 1, 2000. The changes were adopted as proposed by the Board in August 1999 (see FIL-86-99, dated September 15, 1999) with one exception. In response to a comment received on the proposal, the Board has also elected to maintain the time frame previously in place to announce changes to the assessment rate schedule. Specifically, the Board has changed the FDIC's assessment regulation (Part 327) to:
For more information, please contact James W. Thornton, Senior Banking Analyst in the Division of Insurance (DOI), at (202) 898-6707 or Richard Jones, Chief of DOI's Assessments Implementation Section, at (202) 898-6592.
Attachment: December 16, 1999, Federal Register, Vol. 64, No. 241, pages 70178-70181
Distribution: FDIC-Insured Banks and Savings Associations
NOTE: Paper copies of FDIC financial institutions letters may be obtained through the FDIC's Public Information Center, 801 17th Street, NW, Room100, Washington, DC 20434 (800-276-6003 or (703) 562-2200). |
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