Supervision and Regulation Letters

Supervision and Regulation Letters, commonly known as SR Letters, address significant policy and procedural matters related to the Federal Reserve System's supervisory responsibilities. Active SR letters are listed here in reverse chronological order. Obsolete letters or letters that contain confidential supervisory information are not included.
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2002

SR 02-20

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

SR 02-19

Use of Statistical Sampling in the Review of Commercial and Industrial Loans and Commercial Real Estate Loans during On-Site Safety and Soundness Examinations of Community Banks

SR 02-17

Guidance Regarding Indemnification Agreements and Payments

SR 02-16

Questions and Answers on the Capital Treatment of Recourse, Direct Credit Substitutes, and Residual Interests in Asset Securitizations

SR 02-15

Implicit Recourse Provided to Asset Securitizations

SR 02-14

Covenants in Securitization Documents Linked to Supervisory Actions or Thresholds

SR 02-13

"Prime Bank" and Other Financial Instrument Fraud Schemes

SR 02-12

Regulatory Capital Treatment of Accrued Interest Receivables Related to Credit Card Securitizations

SR 02-10

Derivative Contracts Hedging Trust Preferred Stock

SR 02-9

Guidance Regarding Significant Changes in the General Character of a State Member Bank’s Business and Compliance with Regulation H

SR 02-8

Implementation of Section 327 of the USA Patriot Act in the Applications Process

SR 02-5

Interagency Guidance on Country Risk Management

SR 02-4

Final Capital Rules for Nonfinancial Equity Investments

SR 02-3

Revisions to Procedures for Processing Applications and Prior Notifications under Regulation K Resulting From Recent Revisions to Regulation K

SR 02-2

Guidance on Monitoring Compliance with the Restrictions on Foreign Investments Contained in Regulation K and Guidance for Internationally Active Domestic Banking Organizations on Recordkeeping Requirements Regarding Foreign Investments

SR 02-1

Revisions to Bank Holding Company Supervision Procedures for Organizations with Total Consolidated Assets of $5 Billion or Less

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