Supervisory Policy and Guidance Topics
Regional Banks and Foreign Banks with U.S. Assets < $100 Billion (RFBO)
The Federal Reserve defines the regional and foreign banks (RFBO) portfolio as domestic banking organizations with total consolidated assets between $10 billion and $100 billion and foreign banking organizations with U.S. assets less than $100 billion.
Policy Letters
Exam Planning, Scoping, and Implementation ProcessFederal Financial Institutions Examination Council Issues Statement of Principles on Examination Information Requests
Bank Exams Tailored to Risk (BETR)
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Policy Statement on the Principles for Completing the Report of Examination
Updates to the Expanded Examination Cycle for Certain State Member Banks and U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banking Organizations
Timing Expectations for the Completion of Safety-and-Soundness Examination and Inspection Reports for Regional Banking Organizations
Relying on the Work of the Regulators of the Subsidiary Insured Depository Institution(s) of Bank Holding Companies and Savings and Loan Holding Companies with Total Consolidated Assets of Less than $100 Billion
Enhancements to the Federal Reserve System's Surveillance Program
Examiner Loan Sampling Requirements for State Member Bank and Credit Extending Nonbank Subsidiaries of Bank Holding Companies in the Regional Banking Organization Supervisory Portfolio
Supervisory Considerations for the Communication of Supervisory Findings
Consolidated Supervision of Bank Holding Companies and the Combined U.S. Operations of Foreign Banking Organizations
Supervisory Ratings for State Member Banks, Bank Holding Companies and Foreign Banking Organizations, and Related Requirements for the National Examination Data System
Revised Examination Guidelines for Representative Offices of Foreign Banks
Supervisory Rating System for Holding Companies with Total Consolidated Assets Less Than $100 billion
Elimination of the Strength of Support Assessment (SOSA) for all Foreign Banking Organizations subject to the Interagency Program for Supervising the U.S. Operations of Foreign Banking Organizations
Enhancements to the Interagency Program for Supervising the U.S. Operations of Foreign Banking Organizations
Uniform Rating System for Information Technology
Uniform Interagency Trust Rating System
Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System
Supervisory Guidance for Assessing Risk Management at Supervised Institutions with Total Consolidated Assets Less than $100 Billion
Supplemental Policy Statement on the Internal Audit Function and Its Outsourcing
Guidance on Model Risk Management
Interagency Policy Statement on Funding and Liquidity Risk Management
Interagency Advisory on Interest Rate Risk
Applying Supervisory Guidance and Regulations on the Payment of Dividends, Stock Redemptions, and Stock Repurchases at Bank Holding Companies
Joint Policy Statement on Interest Rate Risk
Additional Resources
- Structure and Share Data for U.S. Banking Offices of Foreign Entities
- Regulation YY Foreign Banking Organization Requests
Manual References
Commercial Bank Examination Manual (CBEM)
- Section 1000.1, "Examination Strategy and Risk-Focused Examinations"
- Section 1002.1, "Supervision of State Member Banks in the Regional Banking Organization Portfolio"
- Section 2003.1, "Supervisory Loan Sampling at Regional Banking Organizations"
- Section 2005.1, "Off-site Review of Loan Files"
- Section 4011.1, "Supervisory Guidance for Assessing Risk Management at Supervised Institutions with Total Consolidated Assets Less than $100 Billion"
Bank Holding Company Supervision Manual (BHCSM)
- Section 1050.2, "Consolidated Supervision of Regional Holding Companies"
Examination Manual for U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banking Organizations (FBO Manual)