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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2004

SR 04-20

FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook

SR 04-19

Interagency Statement on the Purchase and Risk Management of Life Insurance

SR 04-18

Bank Holding Company Rating System

SR 04-17

FFIEC Guidance on the use of Free and Open Source Software

SR 04-15

Termination of the Regulatory Reports Monitoring Program and New Procedures for Monitoring Regulatory Reports

SR 04-14

FFIEC Brochure with Information on Internet "Phishing"

SR 04-12

Supervision of State-Chartered Banks

SR 04-10

Banking Accounts for Foreign Governments, Embassies, and Political Figures

SR 04-9

Revised Uniform Agreement on the Classification of Assets and Appraisal of Securities Held by Banks and Thrifts

SR 04-8

Interagency Advisory Concerning the Legal Protections Associated with the Filing of Suspicious Activity Reports

SR 04-7

SEC Guidance on the Potential Liability of Financial Institutions for Securities Law Violations Arising from Deceptive Structured Finance Products and Transactions

SR 04-6

Imposition of Special Measures against Burma, Myanmar Mayflower Bank, and Asia Wealth Bank

SR 04-5

Interagency Update on Accounting for Loan and Lease Losses

SR 04-4

Accounting for deferred compensation agreements

SR 04-3

Debt Elimination Scams

SR 04-1

Interagency Policy on Banks/Thrifts Providing Financial Support to Funds Advised by the Banking Organization