95-29541. Review of Regulations and Written Policies  

  • [Federal Register Volume 60, Number 234 (Wednesday, December 6, 1995)]
    [Proposed Rules]
    [Pages 62345-62349]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 95-29541]
    
    
    
    ========================================================================
    Proposed Rules
                                                    Federal Register
    ________________________________________________________________________
    
    This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
    the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
    notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
    the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
    
    ========================================================================
    
    
    Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 234 / Wednesday, December 6, 1995 / 
    Proposed Rules
    
    [[Page 62345]]
    
    
    FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
    
    12 CFR Chapter III
    
    
    Review of Regulations and Written Policies
    
    AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
    
    ACTION: Notice of opportunity for comment.
    
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    SUMMARY: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is conducting 
    a systematic review of each its regulations and written policies. 
    Section 303(a) of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory 
    Improvement Act of 1994 (CDRI) requires the federal banking agencies to 
    identify and revise regulations and written policies that may be 
    inefficient, cause unnecessary burden or contain outmoded, duplicative 
    or inconsistent provisions; and to work jointly to make uniform all 
    regulations and policies that implement common statutory or regulatory 
    schemes. As part of this systematic review, the FDIC is seeking public 
    comment to identify ways in which its regulation and written policies 
    can be streamlined and made uniform with the other banking agencies. 
    Comments and suggestions should be as specific as possible, citing the 
    particular part of the regulation or policy statement recommended for 
    revision or recission, and, if a revision is recommended, stating 
    specifically the revision proposed. The FDIC already has undertaken 
    various measures since the passage of section 303 to streamline its 
    regulations and policies, as well as to work jointly with the other 
    federal banking agencies to make uniform regulations and guidelines 
    implementing common statutory and supervisory policies.
    
    DATES: The FDIC anticipates that many of the reviews will result in the 
    publication of proposals to revise specific regulations and statements 
    of policy, with dates for comments identified at the time of 
    publication. While comments may be submitted at any time through the 
    due dates identified when those proposals are published, the FDIC urges 
    interested parties to submit comments as soon as possible. Those 
    submitted before the tentatively scheduled completion dates for the 
    reviews, as displayed in the schedule at the end of this document are 
    more likely to be considered during the early stages of the development 
    of recommendations.
    
    ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to the Office of the 
    Executive Secretary, FDIC, 550 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20429. 
    Comments may be hand delivered to Room F-402, 1776 F Street, N.W., 
    Washington, D.C. 20439, on business days between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 
    p.m. Comments may be sent fax to: (202) 898-3838 or by the Internet to: 
    comments@fdic.gov. Comments will be available for inspection at the 
    FDIC's Reading Room, Room 7118, 550 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 
    between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on business days. All comments should 
    reference CDRI section 303, and identify the regulation or policy 
    statement which they concern.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven F. Hanft, Assistant Executive 
    Secretary (Administration), Office of the Executive Secretary, (202) 
    898-3907; or Judith Bailey, Counsel, Legal Division (202) 898-6955; 
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., 
    Washington, D.C. 20429.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FDIC is conducting a systematic review 
    of its regulations and written policies. Section 303(a) of the CDRI (12 
    U.S.C. 4803(a)) requires that each federal banking agency shall, 
    consistent with the principles of safety and soundness, statutory law 
    and policy, and the public interest:
        (1) Conduct a review of the regulations and written policies of 
    that agency to--
        (A) streamline and modify those regulations and policies in order 
    to improve efficiency, reduce unnecessary costs, and eliminate 
    unwarranted constraints on credit availability;
        (B) remove inconsistencies and outmoded and duplicative 
    requirements; and
        (C) with respect to regulations prescribed pursuant to section 
    18(o) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1828(o), (real 
    estate lending standards), consider the impact that such standards have 
    on the availability of credit for small business, residential, and 
    agricultural purposes, and on low-and moderate-income communities;
        (2) work jointly with the Federal banking agencies to make uniform 
    all regulations and guidelines implementing common statutory or 
    supervisory policies; and
        (3) submit a joint report to Congress at the end of such 2-year 
    period detailing the progress of the agencies in carrying out this 
    subsection.
        Thus, there are two parts to the review required by section 303(a). 
    First, the FDIC, like the other federal banking agencies, must review 
    and streamline all its regulations and written policies to improve 
    efficiency, to remove unnecessary costs and burdens, and to eliminate 
    inconsistent, outmoded or duplicative provisions. Second, the FDIC is 
    required to work with the other banking agencies to make uniform those 
    regulations and guidelines that implement common statutory or 
    supervisory policies. The federal banking agencies must report to 
    Congress detailing the progress they have made in both the streamlining 
    and uniformity reviews by September 23, 1996. To date, the FDIC has 
    received some comments and uniformity reviews by September 23, 1996. To 
    date, the FDIC has received some comments and suggestions for 
    regulatory reform from interested parties, but the FDIC would like to 
    encourage wider public involvement.
        The FDIC has place a high proprity on regulatory review. In 
    testimony on May 18, 1995 before the Subcommittee on Financial 
    Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services of the U.S. House of Representatives, Chairman 
    Helfer stated that the FDIC would test regulations against specific 
    criteria:
    
        (1) Whether the regulations are necessary to ensure a safe and 
    sound banking system, (2) whether the regulations enhance the 
    functioning of the marketplace, or (3) whether the regulations can 
    be justified on strong public grounds related to consumer 
    protection.
    
        The FDIC is devoting considerable resources to regulatory review. 
    The FDIC has assembled staff teams to review each of its regulations 
    and policy statements, and those teams already 
    
    [[Page 62346]]
    have begun this reviews. Further, FDIC staff is coordinating with staff 
    of the other federal banking agencies to review common regulations, 
    written policies and guidelines, with the goal of working toward 
    uniformity. A schedule for reviewing FDIC regulations and policy 
    statements appears at the end of this notice.
        The FDIC seeks to impose the least intrusive and least burdensome 
    regulations possible while affording maximum flexibility in 
    implementing its statutory mandates. This approach is evident in recent 
    changes to assessment regulation (12 CFR Part 327) which automate the 
    assessment process and permit insured institutions to take advantage of 
    a more flexible payment schedule, and to the FDIC's regulations on real 
    estate appraisals (12 CFR Part 323), which reduce costs and encourage 
    lending by decreasing the number of loans requiring an appraisal.
        This approach is also manifested in the implementation of various 
    provisions of FDICIA in which the FDIC has adopted minimal regulations 
    together with flexible guidelines, such as the audit regulations (12 
    CFR Part 363), standards for safety and soundness (12 CFR Part 364), 
    and real estate lending standards (12 CFR Part 365). Further, the FDIC 
    is reducing regulatory burden by linking supervision more closely to 
    risk with the risk-based insurance program, whereby well-capitalized 
    and well-managed institutions are charged considerably less for deposit 
    insurance than institutions that are undercapitalized and exhibit 
    weakness.
        The FDIC's is mindful that regulatory burden also may be associated 
    with examination and supervisory process, and is therefore 
    investigating and introducing less intrusive examination techniques. 
    The FDIC has reduced total hours per examination by 10% through pre-
    examination planning doing more of the examination work off-site in 
    FDIC field offices coordinating examinations with sate and other 
    federal regulators to eliminate supervisory overlap and to extend the 
    examination cycle when appropriate, and increasing examination 
    efficiency through automation of the examination process. The FDIC is 
    beginning to develop an automated loan review program that will reduce 
    the number of specialized loan reports requested by examiners.
        The FDIC is also seeking additional reductions by surveying bankers 
    to determine what the industry feels is burdensome about the 
    examination process; and by investigating the use of Internet to permit 
    electronic submission of applications, and to make available to the 
    public supervisory materials such as Financial Institution Letters, 
    examination manuals, and the rules and regulations of the FDIC. The 
    FDIC has already established procedures for using the Internet to 
    comment on proposed rules and regulations. Additional regulatory 
    revisions that are complete or well underway include:
         Final revisions to the FDIC's regulations implementing the 
    Community Reinvestment Act (12 CFR Part 345) have been approved by the 
    FDIC Board of Directors and were published on May 4, 1995 (60 FR 
    22156), providing more objective, performance-based assessment 
    standards that minimize the burden of compliance while improving 
    performance. The revised regulation provides alternative examination 
    methods for different sizes and types of institutions, and emphasizes 
    results rather than paperwork and procedure.
         A notice of proposed rulemaking to streamline and clarify 
    the flood insurance provisions in the FDIC's regulations on ``Loans in 
    Areas having Special Flood Hazards'' (12 CFR Part 339) was published on 
    October 18, 1995 (60 FR 53962), with comments due December 17, 1995. 
    The proposed changes to this regulation would clarify its terms and 
    standardize recordkeeping and reporting requirements among all insured 
    institutions.
         A notice of proposed rulemaking to simplify the reporting 
    of suspected criminal activity, ``Reports of Apparent Crimes'' (12 CFR 
    Part 353), was published on September 14, 1995, with a comment period 
    that closed November 13, 1995 (60 FR 47719).
         A notice of proposed rulemaking on revisions to 
    ``Disclosure of Information'' (12 CFR Part 309) was published on July 
    6, 1995 (60 FR 35148) with a comment period that closed September 9, 
    1995. The proposed revisions would make it easier for the public to 
    obtain information from the FDIC.
        As it continues with its regulatory review, the FDIC would like to 
    provide an opportunity for the earliest possible participation by 
    consumers, banking industry representatives, and the general public, 
    before notices of proposed rulemaking and proposed revisions to policy 
    statements are published by the FDIC Board as part of a notice-and-
    comment process. To that end the FDIC is encouraging the public to 
    provide suggestions early in the review cycle to assist in the 
    development of specific regulatory proposals. It is anticipated that, 
    in many cases specific recommendations for modifying the FDIC's 
    regulations and policies will be brought before the FDIC's Board of 
    Directors as a result of the reviews. Those recommendations, if adopted 
    by the FDIC's Board, will be published as formal proposals for comment. 
    Comments provided at this early stage, however, will permit the 
    formulation of improved proposals for consideration by the FDIC's Board 
    of Directors. The request for comments at this early stage is thus 
    separate from, and in addition to, any future opportunity for comment 
    on specific proposed revisions to individual regulations and policies 
    that may result from the work of the reviewing teams.
         Comments should be submitted on regulations and written 
    policies that are unique to the FDIC as well as those that are in 
    common with the other federal banking agencies.
         Comments should focus on and cite particular provisions or 
    language, and provide particular reasons why such provisions are 
    burdensome, inefficient or outmoded.
         Comments should cite particular provisions or language 
    that should be revised or eliminated and, where possible or 
    appropriate, suggest alternative provisions or language.
         If the implementation of a comment would require modifying 
    the statutes that underlie a regulation or policy, the comment should, 
    if possible, identify the needed statutory change.
        Existing FDIC regulations are found in chapter XXII of title 5 and 
    chapter III of title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations. FDIC 
    Statements of Policy are compiled in 2 FDIC Law, Regulations, Related 
    Acts (FDIC), 5001-5412. As noted above, the FDIC anticipated that many 
    of the reviews will result in the publication of proposals to revise 
    specific regulations and statements of policy, with due dates for 
    comments identified at the time of publication. While comments may be 
    submitted at any time through the due dates identified when those 
    proposals are published, the FDIC urges interested parties to submit 
    comments as soon as possible. Those submitted before the tentatively 
    scheduled completion dates for the reviews, as displayed in the 
    schedule below, are more likely to be considered during the early 
    stages of the development of recommendations. It is hoped that, by 
    providing this schedule, commenters will have the ability to address 
    significant regulatory issues in an orderly and focused fashion. Page 
    numbers in the schedule refer to the location of policy statements in 
    the FDIC's looseleaf service known as FDIC Law, Regulations, Related 
    Acts.
    
    Tentative Schedule for Reviewing Regulations and Statements of Policy 
    of the FDIC Under Section 303(a) of CDRI
    
                                                                            
    
    [[Page 62347]]
                            FDIC.--Tentative Schedule of Regulatory Reviews Under Section 303                       
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Part/page No.                Regulation/statement of policy                    Target date            
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Page No. 5241...................  Joint Policy Statement on Delayed         2nd Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Availability of Funds.                                                       
    Page No. 5271...................  Joint Policy Statement on Basic           2nd Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Financial Services.                                                          
    310.............................  Privacy Act Regulations.................  3rd Quarter 1995.                   
    339.............................  Loans in Areas Having Special Flood       4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Hazards.                                                                     
    Page No. 5411...................  Statement of Policy Regarding Treatment   4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       of Collateralized Letters of Credit                                          
                                       After Appointment of the Federal                                             
                                       Deposit Insurance Corporation as                                             
                                       Conservator or Receiver.                                                     
    309.............................  Disclosure of Information...............  4th Quarter 1995.                   
    307.............................  Notification of Changes of Insured        4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Status.                                                                      
    308.............................  Rules of Practice and Procedure.........  4th Quarter 1995.                   
    323.............................  Appraisals..............................  4th Quarter 1995.                   
    324.............................  Agricultural Loan Loss Amortization.....  4th Quarter 1995.                   
    326.............................  Minimum Security Devices and Procedures   4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       and Bank Secrecy Act Compliance.                                             
    328.............................  Advertisement of Membership.............  4th Quarter 1995.                   
    333.............................  Extension of Corporate Powers...........  4th Quarter 1995.                   
    335.............................  Securities of Nonmember Insured Banks...  4th Quarter 1995.                   
    344.............................  Recordkeeping and Confirmation            4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Requirements for Securities                                                  
                                       Transactions.                                                                
    353.............................  Reports of Apparent Crimes Affecting      4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Insured Nonmember Banks.                                                     
    363.............................  Annual Independent Audits and Reporting   4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Requirements.                                                                
    Page No. 5061...................  Offering Circular Requirements for        4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Public Issuance of Bank Securities;                                          
                                       Statement of Policy Regarding Use of                                         
                                       Offering Circulars in Connection with                                        
                                       Public Distribution of Bank Securities.                                      
    Page No. 5073...................  Federal Financial Institutions            4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Examination Council Policy Statement--                                       
                                       Disclosure of Statutory Enforcement                                          
                                       Actions.                                                                     
    Page No. 5145...................  FDIC Statement of Policy; Bank Merger     4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Transactions.                                                                
    Page No. 5209...................  Interagency Policy Statement Regarding    4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Advertising of NOW Accounts.                                                 
    Page No. 5225...................  FDIC Statement of Policy on the           4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Applicability of the Glass-Steagall Act                                      
                                       to Securities Activities of                                                  
                                       Subsidiaries of Insured Nonmember Banks.                                     
    Page No. 5259...................  Justice Department Policy on Bank         4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Bribery Prosecution.                                                         
    Page No. 5277...................  Guidelines for Monitoring Bank Secrecy    4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Act Compliance.                                                              
    Page No. 5289...................  Guidelines for Compliance with the        4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Federal Bank Bribery Law.                                                    
    Page No. 5305...................  Interagency Policy on Contingency         4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Planning for Financial Institutions.                                         
    Page No. 5317...................  FFIEC Supervisory Policy on Large-Scale   4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Integrated Financial Software System                                         
                                       (LSIS).                                                                      
    Page No. 5321...................  Risks and Controls in End-User Computing  4th Quarter 1995.                   
    Page No. 5325...................  Interagency Statement on EDP Service      4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Contracts.                                                                   
    Page No. 5345...................  FFIEC EDP Interagency Examination,        4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Scheduling and Distribution Policy.                                          
    Page No. 5371...................  Policy Statement to Address the Problem   4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       of the Use of Large-Value Funds                                              
                                       Transfers for Money Laundering.                                              
    Page No. 5395...................  Statement of Policy on Alternative        4th Quarter 1995.                   
                                       Dispute Resolution.                                                          
    342.............................  Applications for a Stay or Review of      1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Actions of Bank Clearing Agencies.                                           
    Page No. 5235...................  FDIC Statement of Policy on Assistance    1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       to Operating Insured Depository                                              
                                       Institutions.                                                                
    304.............................  Forms, Instructions, and Reports........  1st Quarter 1996.                   
    Page No. 5039...................  Time Limits for Filing Reports of         1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Condition.                                                                   
    343.............................  Insured State Nonmember Banks which are   1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Municipal Securities Dealers.                                                
    Page No. 5029...................  Insured State Nonmember Banks--Statement  1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       of Policy and Guidelines for                                                 
                                       Investments in ``Leeway Securities''.                                        
    311.............................  Rules Governing Public Observation of     1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Meetings of the Corporation's Board of                                       
                                       Directors.                                                                   
    329.............................  Interest on Deposits....................  1st Quarter 1996.                   
    348.............................  Management Official Interlocks..........  1st Quarter 1996.                   
    Page No. 5053...................  Changes in Control in Insured Nonmember   1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Banks.                                                                       
    Page No. 5065...................  Federal Financial Institutions            1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Examination Council on Behalf of its                                         
                                       Constituent Agencies--Joint Notice of                                        
                                       Policy Statement on Discrimination.                                          
    Page No. 5113...................  FDIC Statement of Policy on Qualified     1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Financial Contracts.                                                         
    Page No. 5195...................  Joint Notice of Adoption of Standard      1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Descriptive Terms to be used in                                              
                                       Competitive Factor Reports Prepared                                          
                                       Pursuant to the Bank Merger Act (12                                          
                                       U.S.C. 1828(c)).                                                             
    Page No. 5275...................  Guidelines for Implementing a Policy of   1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Capital Forbearance.                                                         
    Page No. 5329...................  Policy Statement on Encouragement and     1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Preservation of Minority Ownership of                                        
                                       Financial Institutions.                                                      
    Page No. 5331...................  FDIC Statement of Policy Regarding the    1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Payment of State and Local Property                                          
                                       Taxes.                                                                       
    Page No. 5335...................  Statement of Policy Regarding Treatment   1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       of Collateralized Put Obligations After                                      
                                       Appointment of the Federal Deposit                                           
                                       Insurance Corporation as Conservator or                                      
                                       Receiver.                                                                    
    Page No. 5369...................  Statement Concerning the                  1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Responsibilities of Bank Directors and                                       
                                       Officers.                                                                    
    Page No. 5373...................  Interagency Policy Statement on           1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Documentation for Loans to Small- and                                        
                                       Medium-sized Businesses and Farms.                                           
    Page No. 5377...................  Statement of Policy Regarding Treatment   1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       of Security Interests After Appointment                                      
                                       of the Federal Deposit Insurance                                             
                                       Corporation as Conservator or Receiver.                                      
    Page No. 5381...................  Statement of Policy on Contracting With   1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Outside Firms.                                                               
    Page No. 5387...................  Interagency Guidance on Accounting for    1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Dispositions of Other Real Estate Owned.                                     
    Page No. 5391...................  Policy Statement of Board of Governors    1st Quarter 1996.                   
                                       of the Federal Reserve System, Office                                        
                                       of the Comptroller of the Currency,                                          
                                       Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,                                       
                                       and Office of Thrift Supervision                                             
                                       Concerning Branch Closing Notices and                                        
                                       Policies.                                                                    
    12 CFR 337.6....................  Brokered Deposits.......................  1st Quarter 1996.                   
    5 CFR 3201......................  Supplemental Standards of Conduct for     2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Employees of the FDIC.                                                       
    341.............................  Registration of Securities Transfer       2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Agents.                                                                      
    
    [[Page 62348]]
                                                                                                                    
    Page No. 5175...................  National Historic Preservation Act of     2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       1966.                                                                        
    Page No. 5043...................  Improper and Illegal Payments by Banks    2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       and Bank Holding Companies.                                                  
    337.............................  Unsafe and Unsound Banking Practices....  2nd Quarter 1996.                   
    346.............................  Foreign Banks...........................  2nd Quarter 1996.                   
    347.............................  Foreign Activities of Insured State       2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Nonmember Banks.                                                             
    349.............................  Reports and Public Disclosure of          2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Indebtedness of Executive Officers and                                       
                                       Principal Shareholders to a State                                            
                                       Nonmember Bank and its Correspondent                                         
                                       Banks.                                                                       
    360.............................  Receivership Rules......................  2nd Quarter 1996.                   
    362.............................  Activities and Investments of Insured     2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       State Banks.                                                                 
    Page No. 5031...................  Applications, Legal Fees, and Other       2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Expenses.                                                                    
    Page No. 5041...................  Consent to Service of Persons Convicted   2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       of Offenses Involving Dishonesty or a                                        
                                       Breach of Trust as Directors, Officers                                       
                                       or Employees of Insured Banks.                                               
    Page No. 5075...................  Interagency Coordination of Formal        2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Corrective Action by the Federal Bank                                        
                                       Regulatory Agencies.                                                         
    Page No. 5077...................  Interagency Coordination of Bank Holding  2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Company Inspections and Subsidiary Bank                                      
                                       Examinations.                                                                
    Page No. 5079...................  Uniform Financial Institutions Rating     2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       System.                                                                      
    Page No. 5081...................  Uniform Policy for Classification of      2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Consumer Installment Credit Based on                                         
                                       Delinquency Status.                                                          
    Page No. 5105...................  Applications to Establish a Domestic      2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Branch (includes Remote Service                                              
                                       Facilities).                                                                 
    Page No. 5125...................  Applications to Relocate Main Office or   2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Branch (includes Remote Service                                              
                                       Facilities).                                                                 
    Page No. 5155...................  Applications Under Section 19 of the      2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Federal Deposit Insurance Act.                                               
    Page No. 5185...................  National Environmental Policy Act of      2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       1969.                                                                        
    Page No. 5201...................  Interagency Policy Regarding the          2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Assessment of Civil Money Penalties by                                       
                                       the Federal Financial Institutions                                           
                                       Regulatory Agencies.                                                         
    Page No. 5217...................  FDIC Statement of Policy on Retail        2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Repurchase Agreements.                                                       
    Page No. 5237...................  Statement Regarding Eligibility to Make   2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Application to Become an Insured Bank                                        
                                       Under Section 5 of the Federal Deposit                                       
                                       Insurance Act.                                                               
    Page No. 5249...................  Federal Financial Institutions            2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Examination Council Supervisory Policy--                                     
                                       Securities Lending.                                                          
    Page No. 5257...................  Federal Financial Institutions            2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Examination Council Supervisory Policy--                                     
                                       The Sale of U.S. Government Guaranteed                                       
                                       Loans and Sale Premiums.                                                     
    Page No. 5265...................  Federal Financial Institutions            2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Examination Council Supervisory Policy--                                     
                                       Repurchase Agreements of Depository                                          
                                       Institutions With Securities Dealers                                         
                                       and Others.                                                                  
    Page No. 5299...................  Statement of Policy Regarding             2nd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Independent External Auditing Programs                                       
                                       of State Nonmember Banks.                                                    
    Page No. 5349...................  Applications for Deposit Insurance......  2nd Quarter 1996.                   
    Page No. 5057...................  Development and Review of FDIC Rules and  3rd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Regulations.                                                                 
    Page No. 5035...................  Gold....................................  3rd Quarter 1996.                   
    5 CFR 3202......................  Financial Disclosure Requirements for     3rd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Employees of the FDIC.                                                       
    303.............................  Applications, Requests, Submittals,       3rd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Delegations of Authority, and Notices                                        
                                       Required to be Filed by Statute or                                           
                                       Regulation.                                                                  
    325.............................  Capital Maintenance.....................  3rd Quarter 1996.                   
    Page No. 5067...................  Statement of Policy Concerning Interest   3rd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Rate Futures Contracts, Forward                                              
                                       Contracts and Standby Contracts.                                             
    Page No. 5197...................  Uniform Guideline on Internal Control     3rd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       for Foreign Exchange Activities in                                           
                                       Commercial Banks.                                                            
    Page No. 5293...................  Supervisory Policy Statement on           3rd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Securities Activities.                                                       
    Page No. 5327...................  Statement of Policy Regarding Liability   3rd Quarter 1996.                   
                                       of Commonly Controlled Depository                                            
                                       Institutions.                                                                
    327.............................  Assessments.............................  4th Quarter 1996.                   
    338.............................  Fair Housing............................  4th Quarter 1996.                   
    Page No. 5049...................  Administrative Enforcement of the Truth   4th Quarter 1996.                   
                                       in Lending Act--Restitution.                                                 
    Page No. 5221...................  Equal Credit Opportunity and Fair         4th Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Housing Acts Enforcement Policy                                              
                                       Statement.                                                                   
    Page No. 5303...................  Federal Financial Institutions            4th Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Examination Council Statement on the                                         
                                       Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.                                                
    Page No. 5337...................  FFIEC Policy Statement Prescreening by    4th Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Financial Institutions and the Fair                                          
                                       Credit Reporting Act.                                                        
    Page No. 5397...................  Policy Statement on Discrimination in     4th Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Lending.                                                                     
    330.............................  Deposit Insurance Coverage..............  4th Quarter 1996.                   
    350.............................  Disclosure of Financial and Other         4th Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Information by FDIC-Insured State                                            
                                       Nonmember Banks.                                                             
    351.............................  International Operations................  4th Quarter 1996.                   
    365.............................  Real Estate Lending Standards...........  4th Quarter 1996.                   
    Page No. 5045...................  Income Tax Remittance by Banks to         4th Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Holding Company Affiliates.                                                  
    Page No. 5063...................  Statement of Policy on Supervision of     4th Quarter 1996.                   
                                       U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign                                        
                                       Banks.                                                                       
    Page No. 5213...................  Uniform Interagency Consumer Compliance   4th Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Rating System.                                                               
    Page No. 5302.01................  Statement of Policy Providing Guidance    4th Quarter 1996.                   
                                       on External Auditing Procedures for                                          
                                       State Nonmember Banks.                                                       
    Page No. 5359...................  Statement of Policy on Foreclosure        4th Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Consent and Redemption Rights.                                               
    Page No. 5367...................  Interagency Policy Statement on           4th Quarter 1996.                   
                                       Coordination and Communication Between                                       
                                       External Auditors and Examiners.                                             
    Page No. 5165...................  Policy Statement on Community             3rd Quarter 1997.                   
                                       Reinvestment Act.                                                            
    Page No. 5205...................  Community Reinvestment Act Information    3rd Quarter 1997.                   
                                       Statement.                                                                   
    Page No. 5227...................  Revised Uniform Interagency Community     3rd Quarter 1997.                   
                                       Reinvestment Act Assessment Rating                                           
                                       System.                                                                      
    Page No. 5309...................  Statement of the Federal Financial        3rd Quarter 1997.                   
                                       Supervisory Agencies Regarding the                                           
                                       Community Reinvestment Act.                                                  
    Page No. 5339...................  Federal Financial Institutions            3rd Quarter 1997.                   
                                       Examination Council Community                                                
                                       Reinvestment Act Policy Statement on                                         
                                       Analyses of Geographic Distribution of                                       
                                       Lending.                                                                     
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
    
                                                                                
    [[Page 62349]]
    
        Dated: November 28, 1995.
    
    Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
    Jerry L. Langley,
    Executive Secretary.
    [FR Doc. 95-29541 Filed 12-5-95; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 6714-01-M