Supervisory Policy and Guidance Topics
Credit Risk Management
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Credit risk arises from the potential that a borrower or counterparty will fail to perform on an obligation. For most banks, loans are the largest and most obvious source of credit risk. However, there are other sources of credit risk both on and off the balance sheet. Off-balance sheet items include letters of credit unfunded loan commitments, and lines of credit. Other products, activities, and services that expose a bank to credit risk are credit derivatives, foreign exchange, and cash management services.
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Policy Letters
Agricultural Credit
- SR 12-13
- FFIEC Statement on the Impact of Drought Conditions on Financial Institutions
- SR 11-14
- Supervisory Expectations for Risk Management of Agricultural Credit Risk
- SR 05-21
- Guidance on the Examination Treatment of Assets Related to the Tobacco Transition Payment Program
- SR 93-26 (IB)
- Applicability of the Interagency Policy Statement on Documentation of Loans to Small and Medium-sized Businesses and Farms to the Activities of U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks
- SR 84-16 (PDF)
- Farm and Agricultural-Related Loans
Counterparty Credit Risk
- SR 13-3
- Interagency Guidance on Leveraged Lending
- SR 11-10
- Interagency Counterparty Credit Risk Management Guidance
- SR 99-3 (SUP)
- Supervisory Guidance Regarding Counterparty Credit Risk Management
- SR 97-21 (SUP)
- Risk Management and Capital Adequacy of Exposures Arising from Secondary Market Credit Activities
- SR 96-17 (GEN)
- Supervisory Guidance for Credit Derivatives
- SR 93-69 (FIS)
- Examining Risk Management and Internal Controls for Trading Activities of Banking Organizations
Country Risk / ICERC
- SR 08-12
- Revisions to the Guide to the Interagency Country Exposure Review Committee (ICERC) Process
- SR 02-5
- Interagency Guidance on Country Risk Management
- SR 92-40
- Call Report Treatment for Debt-for-Equity and Debt-for-Debt Exchanges
General Credit-Related and Examination Activities
- SR 13-5
- Revisions to the Required Data Fields for the Interagency Loan Data Request
- SR 11-15
- Disposal of Problem Assets through Exchanges
- SR 10-2
- Interagency Statement on Meeting the Needs of Creditworthy Small Business Borrowers
- SR 05-3
- Interagency Guidance on Overdraft Protection Programs
- SR 04-18
- Bank Holding Company Rating System
- SR 04-12
- Supervision of State-Chartered Banks
- 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 99-25 (SUP)
- Minimum Documentation Standards for Loan Line Sheets
- SR 99-24 (SUP)
- Loan Write-Up Standards for Assets Criticized During Examinations
- SR 96-38 (SUP)
- Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System
- SR 95-36 (SUP)
- Bank Lending Terms and Standards
- SR 95-20 (SUP)
- Financial Standby Letters of Credit and Performance Standby Letters of Credit
- SR 94-13 (FIS)
- Loan Review Requirements for On-site Examinations
- SR 93-59 (FIS)
- Interagency Uniform Core Report of Examination
- SR 93-26 (IB)
- Applicability of the Interagency Policy Statement on Documentation of Loans to Small and Medium-sized Businesses and Farms to the Activities of U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banks
- SR 92-39
- Notification to State Member Banks on Federal Reserve Confirmations of Charge-offs Declared for Tax Purposes
Retail Credits
- SR 10-2
- Interagency Statement on Meeting the Needs of Creditworthy Small Business Borrowers
- SR 05-5
- Interagency FAQs on the Agencies' Appraisal Regulations and Interagency Statement on Independence of Appraisal and Evaluation Functions
- SR 03-1
- Account Management and Loss Allowance Methodology for Credit Card Lending
- SR 00-8 (SUP)
- Revised Uniform Retail Credit Classification and Account Management Policy
- SR 95-27 (SUP)
- Interagency Statement on Appraisals for Affordable Housing Loans
Risk Management and Underwriting
- SR 13-3
- Interagency Guidance on Leveraged Lending
- SR 12-11 / CA 12-10
- Guidance on a Lender’s Decision to Discontinue Foreclosure Proceedings
- SR 10-17
- Underwriting Standards for Small Business Loans Originated under the Small Business Lending Fund Program
- SR 07-5
- Interagency Statement on Sound Practices Concerning Elevated Risk Complex Structured Finance Activities
- SR 05-11
- Interagency Credit Risk Management Guidance for Home Equity Lending
- SR 04-9
- Revised Uniform Agreement on the Classification of Assets and Appraisal of Securities Held by Banks and Thrifts
- 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 04-1
- Interagency Policy on Banks/Thrifts Providing Financial Support to Funds Advised by the Banking Organization
- SR 03-22
- Framework for Assessing Consumer Compliance Risk at Bank Holding Companies
- SR 03-15
- Interagency Advisory on the Use of the Federal Reserve's Primary Credit Program in Effective Liquidity Management
- SR 03-4
- Risk Management and Valuation of Mortgage Servicing Assets Arising from Mortgage Banking Activities
- SR 02-10
- Derivative Contracts Hedging Trust Preferred Stock
- SR 01-12 (SUP)
- Interagency Guidance on Loans Held for Sale
- SR 01-7 (SUP)
- Revisions to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code
- SR 98-25 (SUP)
- Sound Credit Risk Management and the Use of Internal Credit Risk Ratings at Large Banking Organizations
- SR 98-18 (SUP)
- Lending Standards for Commercial Loans
- SR 97-21 (SUP)
- Risk Management and Capital Adequacy of Exposures Arising from Secondary Market Credit Activities
- SR 95-36 (SUP)
- Bank Lending Terms and Standards
Shared National Credits
- SR 94-62 (FIS)
- Shared National Credit Program - Interagency Agreement
Additional Resources
Manual References
-
Bank Holding Company Supervision Manual
- Section 2010.2, "Supervision of Subsidiaries (Loan Administration and Lending Standards)"
- Section 2010.10, "Supervision of Subsidiaries (Internal Loan Review)"
- Section 2050.0, "Extensions of Credit to BHC Officials"
- Section 2122.0, "Internal Credit-Risk Ratings at Large Banking Organizations"
- Section 4090.0, "Country Risk"
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Commercial Bank Examination Manual
- Section 2025.1, "Counterparty Credit Risk Management"
- Section 2040.1, "Loan Portfolio Management"
- Section 2045.1, "Loan Participations, the Agreements and Participants"
- Section 2080.1, "Commercial and Industrial Loans"
- Section 2082.1, "Loan-Sampling Program for Certain Community Banks"
- Section 2110.1, "Floor-Plan Loans"
- Section 2115.1, "Leveraged Financing"
- Section 2120.1, "Direct Financing Leases"
- Section 2130.1, "Consumer Credit"
- Section 2140.1, "Agricultural Loans"
- Section 2142.1, "Agricultural Credit-Risk Management"
- Section 2200.1, "Other Real Estate Owned"
- Section 7020.1, "International – Loan Portfolio Management"
- Section 7040.1, "International – Country Risk and Transfer Risk"
Last update:
March 22, 2013
