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December 14, 2020
The three federal banking agency members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) with Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) responsibilities today announced the availability of data on small business, small farm, and community development lending reported by certain commercial banks and savings associations, pursuant to the CRA. The agencies releasing the data are the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.


August 3, 2020
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council on behalf of its members today issued a statement setting forth prudent risk management and consumer protection principles for financial institutions to consider while working with borrowers as initial coronavirus-related loan accommodation periods come to an end and they consider additional accommodations.


July 1, 2020
The members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today highlighted the risks that will result from the transition away from LIBOR, and encouraged supervised institutions to continue their efforts to transition to alternative reference rates in order to mitigate financial, legal, operational, and consumer protection risks.


June 24, 2020
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the availability of data on 2019 mortgage lending transactions at 5,508 U.S. financial institutions covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).


June 24, 2020
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced the availability of the 2020 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies.


June 16, 2020
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the selection of Melanie Hall to the FFIEC’s State Liaison Committee (SLC).


June 5, 2020
The members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released the statement on the importance of financial inclusion.


May 1, 2020
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the re-election of Greg Gonzales by the State Liaison Committee (SLC) as SLC Chairman.


April 30, 2020
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, on behalf of its members, today issued a statement to address the use of cloud computing services and security risk management principles in the financial services sector.


April 16, 2020
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), on behalf of its member agencies, today announced the availability of FFIEC Federal Disclosure Computational Tools, including the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) Computational Tool and the Annual Percentage Yield (APY) Computational Tool.


April 15, 2020
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council today released several updates to the Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) examination manual. The manual is used to evaluate compliance with the BSA and AML requirements.


March 25, 2020
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council continues to monitor and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic to promote the ongoing ability of the nation’s financial institutions to support the households and businesses that depend on them.


March 6, 2020
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today updated guidance identifying actions that financial institutions should take to minimize the potential adverse effects of a pandemic.