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SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING COMPANIES—Listing of Federal Reserve Guidance Applicable to Savings and Loan Holding Companies Issued Prior to the Transfer Date of July 21, 2011*

SR letters are available on the Board’s website at www.federalreserve.gov/bankinforeg/srletters/srletters.htm.
SR Letter
SR Letter Title Comments
SR-11-10 Interagency Counterparty Credit Risk Management Guidance
SR-11-9 Interagency Supplement to Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment
SR-11-7 Guidance on Model Risk Management
SR-11-6 Guidance on Accepting Accounts from Foreign Embassies, Consulates, and Missions (foreign missions)
SR-11-1 Impact of High-Cost Credit Protection Transactions on the Assessment of Capital Adequacy
SR-10-17 Underwriting Standards for Small Business Loans Originated under the Small Business Lending Fund Program
SR-10-12 Interagency Supervisory Guidance on Bargain Purchases and FDIC- and NCUA-Assisted Acquisitions
SR-10-10 Interagency Guidance on Correspondent Concentration Risk
SR-10-6 Interagency Policy Statement on Funding and Liquidity Risk Management
SR-10-3 FFIEC Retail Payment Systems Booklet Outdated announcement. Refer to the Retail Payment Systems booklet of the FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook.
SR-10-1 Interagency Advisory on Interest Rate Risk
SR-09-7 Prudent Commercial Real Estate Loan Workouts
SR-09-4 Applying Supervisory Guidance and Regulations on the Payment of Dividends, Stock Redemptions, and Stock Repurchases at Bank Holding Companies (revised 3/27/2009)
SR-09-1 Application of the Market Risk Rule in Bank Holding Companies and State Member Banks
SR-08-12 Revisions to the Guide to the Interagency Country Exposure Review Committee (ICERC) Process
SR-08-9 / CA 08-12 Consolidated Supervision of Bank Holding Companies and the Combined U.S. Operations of Foreign Banking Organizations Partially superseded by SR-12-17 / CA 12-14, “Consolidated Supervision Framework for Large Financial Institutions.”
SR-08-8 / CA 08-11 Compliance Risk Management Programs and Oversight at Large Banking Organizations with Complex Compliance Profiles
SR-08-4 Qualification Process for Advanced Approaches Risk-Based Capital Framework Implementation Made inactive by SR-16-9, “Inactive Supervisory Guidance.” Refer to the Board’s regulatory capital rules at 12 CFR part 217 (Regulation Q).
SR-08-3 FFIEC Business Continuity Planning Booklet Outdated announcement. Refer to the Business Continuity Planning booklet of the FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook.
SR-07-19 Confidentiality Provisions in Third-Party Agreements
SR-07-18 FFIEC Guidance on Pandemic Planning Made inactive by SR-20-3 / CA 20-2, “Interagency Statement on Pandemic Planning.”
SR-07-16 / CA 07-4 Statement on Loss Mitigation Strategies for Servicers of Residential Mortgages
SR-07-12 / CA 07-3 Statement on Subprime Mortgage Lending
SR-07-11 The Fair Value Option and the Applicability of the Market Risk Capital Rule
SR-07-7 / CA 07-2 Guidance on Filing Notices of Proposed Class Action Settlements
SR-07-6 / CA 07-1 Working with Mortgage Borrowers
SR-07-5 Interagency Statement on Sound Practices Concerning Elevated Risk Complex Structured Finance Activities
SR-07-1 Interagency Guidance on Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate
SR-06-17 Interagency Policy Statement on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL) Partially superseded by SR-20-12, “Interagency Policy Statement on Allowances for Credit Losses,” and SR-20-13, “Interagency Guidance on Credit Risk Review Systems.”
SR-06-15 / CA 06-12 Interagency Guidance on Nontraditional Mortgage Product Risks
SR-06-13 Questions and Answers Related to Interagency Guidance on Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment
SR-06-12 FFIEC Information Security Booklet Outdated announcement. Refer to the Information Security booklet of the FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook.
SR-06-5 Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Made inactive by SR-20-3 / CA 20-2, “Interagency Statement on Pandemic Planning.”
SR-06-4 Interagency Advisory on the Unsafe and Unsound Use of Limitation of Liability Provisions in External Audit Engagement Letters
SR-06-1 Interagency Guidance on Sharing Suspicious Activity Reports with Head Offices and Controlling Companies
SR-05-26 Special Post-Employment Restriction Set Forth in the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 Superseded by SR-16-16 / CA 16-7, “Special Post-Employment Restriction for Senior Examiners.”
SR-05-21 Guidance on the Examination Treatment of Assets Related to the Tobacco Transition Payment Program Made inactive by SR-16-9. Program expired.
SR-05-19 Interagency Guidance on Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment
SR-05-13 Interagency Guidance on the Eligibility of Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Program Liquidity Facilities and the Resulting Risk-Based Capital Treatment Superseded by SR-15-6, “Interagency Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the Regulatory Capital Rule.”
SR-05-11 Interagency Credit Risk Management Guidance for Home Equity Lending
SR-05-10 Accounting and Reporting for Commitments to Originate and Sell Mortgage Loans
SR-05-6 Risk-Based Capital Treatment for Unrated Direct Credit Substitutes Extended to Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Programs Made inactive by SR-16-9. Refer to the Board’s regulatory capital rules at 12 CFR part 217 (Regulation Q).
SR-05-4 Interagency Advisory on the Confidentiality of Nonpublic Supervisory Information
SR-04-20 FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook Outdated announcement, refer to the FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook.
SR-04-18 Bank Holding Company Rating System Made inactive by SR-19-4 / CA 19-3, “Supervisory Rating System for Holding Companies with Total Consolidated Assets Less Than $100 Billion.” See also, SR-19-3 / CA 19-2, “Large Financial Institution (LFI) Rating System.”
SR-04-17 FFIEC Guidance on the Use of Free and Open Source Software
SR-04-4 Accounting for Deferred Compensation Agreements
SR-03-19 Guidance on Change in Bank Control Procedures
SR-03-16 Application Filing Information Web Page
SR-03-14 Fraudulent Federal Reserve Note Schemes Made inactive by SR-16-9. Outdated announcement.
SR-03-10 Enhancement to the Name Check Process Related to Applications Reviewed by the Federal Reserve Made inactive by SR-20-20, “Updated Fingerprinting Process Related to Applications Reviewed by the Federal Reserve.”
SR-03-9 Interagency Paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the U.S. Financial System
SR-03-6 Guidance Regarding Restrictions on Institutions in Troubled Condition
SR-03-5 Amended Interagency Guidance on the Internal Audit Function and its Outsourcing
SR-03-4 Risk Management and Valuation of Mortgage Servicing Assets Arising from Mortgage Banking Activities
SR-03-2 Adoption of Regulation W Implementing Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act
SR-03-1 Account Management and Loss Allowance Methodology for Credit Card Lending
SR-02-17 Guidance Regarding Indemnification Agreements and Payments
SR-02-15 Implicit Recourse Provided to Asset Securitizations
SR-02-14 Covenants in Securitization Documents Linked to Supervisory Actions or Thresholds
SR-02-13 “Prime Bank” and Other Financial Instrument Fraud Schemes Made inactive by SR-16-9. Outdated announcement.
SR-02-10 Derivative Contracts Hedging Trust Preferred Stock
SR-02-5 Interagency Guidance on Country Risk Management
SR-01-17 Final Interagency Policy Statement on Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (ALLL) Methodologies and Documentation for Banks and Savings Institutions Partially superseded by SR-20-12, “Interagency Policy Statement on Allowances for Credit Losses.”
SR-01-12 Interagency Guidance on Loans Held for Sale
SR-01-11 Identity Theft and Pretext Calling
SR-00-17 Guidance on the Risk Management of Outsourced Technology Services Guidance was rescinded with the issuance of the 2004 FFIEC Outsourcing Technology Services Booklet. See the FFIEC’s July 15, 2004, press release for more information.
SR-00-14 Enhancements to the Interagency Program for Supervising the U.S. Operations of Foreign Banking Organizations
SR-00-13 Framework for Financial Holding Company Supervision
SR-00-9 Supervisory Guidance on Equity Investment and Merchant Banking Activities
SR-00-8 Revised Uniform Retail Credit Classification and Account Management Policy
SR-99-37 Risk Management and Valuation of Retained Interests Arising from Securitization Activities For SLHCs that do not follow general accepted accounting principles (GAAP), the guidance pertaining to GAAP in this letter does not apply.
SR-99-33 Interagency Policy Statement on External Audits of Banks With Less Than $500 Million in Total Assets
SR-99-25 Minimum Documentation Standards for Loan Line Sheets
SR-99-24 Loan Write-Up Standards for Assets Criticized During Examinations
SR-99-22 Joint Interagency Letter on the Loan Loss Allowance Made inactive by SR-16-9. Outdated announcement.
SR-99-18 Assessing Capital Adequacy in Relation to Risk at Large Banking Organizations and Others with Complex Risk Profiles Superseded by SR-15-18, “Federal Reserve Supervisory Assessment of Capital Planning and Positions for LISCC Firms and Large and Complex Firms,” and SR-15-19, “Federal Reserve Supervisory Assessment of Capital Planning and Positions for Large and Noncomplex Firms.”
SR-99-13 Recent Developments Regarding Loan Loss Allowances Made inactive by SR-16-9. Outdated announcement.
SR-99-3 Supervisory Guidance Regarding Counterparty Credit Risk Management
SR-98-38 Interagency Policy Statement on Income Tax Allocation in a Holding Company Structure
SR-98-25 Sound Credit Risk Management and the Use of Internal Credit Risk Ratings at Large Banking Organizations
SR-98-12 FFIEC Policy Statement on Investment Securities and End-User Derivatives Activities
SR-98-9 Assessment of Information Technology in the Risk-Focused Frameworks for the Supervision of Community Banks and Large Complex Banking Organizations
SR-97-24 Risk-Focused Framework for Supervision of Large Complex Institutions Made inactive by SR-21-4 / CA 21-2, “Inactive or Revised SR Letters Related to the Federal Reserve’s Supervisory Expectations for a Firm’s Boards of Directors.”
SR-97-21 Risk Management and Capital Adequacy of Exposures Arising from Secondary Market Credit Activities Made inactive by SR-21-4 / CA 21-2.
SR-97-18 Application of Market Risk Capital Requirements to Credit Derivatives Made inactive by SR-16-9. Outdated. Refer to the Board’s regulatory capital rules at 12 CFR part 217 (Regulation Q).
SR-97-17 Access to Books and Records of Financial Institutions During Examinations and Inspections
SR-97-10 Guidance on Protested Proposals
SR-97-5 Policy Statement on Interagency Notification and Coordination of Enforcement Actions Made inactive by SR-18-4 / CA 18-5, “Policy Statement on Interagency Notification of Formal Enforcement Actions.”
SR-97-3 Conversion of Common Trust Funds to Mutual Funds
SR-96-37 Supervisory Guidance on Required Absences from Sensitive Positions
SR-96-28 Subchapter S Election for Federal Income Taxes
SR-96-26 Provision of Individual Components of Supervisory Rating Systems to Management and Boards of Directors
SR-96-21 FDIC Final Rule Regarding “Golden Parachutes” and Indemnification Payments Made inactive by SR-16-9. Outdated announcement about changes in another agency’s regulations. Refer to FDIC rules at 12 CFR part 369.
SR-96-14 Risk-Focused Safety and Soundness Examinations and Inspections
SR-96-13 Joint Policy Statement on Interest Rate Risk
SR-96-10 Risk-Focused Fiduciary Examinations
SR-96-4 FDIC Amendment to Annual Audit and Reporting Requirements (Part 363) Made inactive by SR-16-9. Outdated announcement about changes in another agency’s regulations. Refer to FDIC rules at 12 CFR part 363.
SR-95-49 Addition to the “Report on the Target Inspections of Management Information Systems” Made inactive by SR-16-9. Outdated. Refer to sections 5050 and 5052 of the Bank Holding Company Supervision Manual. See also the FFIEC IT Handbook available at www.ffiec.gov.
SR-95-46 Interpretation of Interagency Statement on Retail Sales of Nondeposit Investment Products
SR-95-45 Inspections of Management Information Systems Made inactive by SR-16-9. Outdated. Refer to sections 5050 and 5052 of the Bank Holding Company Supervision Manual. See also the FFIEC IT Handbook available at www.ffiec.gov.
SR-95-40 Interagency Statement on Guidelines for Relying on State Examinations
SR-95-38 Supervisory Guidance related to FASB Statement No. 114
SR-95-34 Sharing of Facilities and Staff by Banking Organizations
SR-95-32 Amendment to the Board’s Anti-Tying Rules— A “Combined-Balance Discount” Safe Harbor Made inactive by SR-16-9. Outdated announcement about a change to a Board regulation. Refer to 12 CFR 225.7, “Exceptions to tying restrictions.”
SR-95-19 Revisions to Guidance on Meetings with Boards of Directors
SR-95-18 Section 309 of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994, Intra-Agency Appeals Process Made inactive by SR-20-28 / CA 20-14, “Internal Appeals Process for Material Supervisory Determinations and Policy Statement Regarding the Ombudsman for the Federal Reserve System.”
SR-94-53 Investment Adviser Activities
SR-94-5 Government Securities Act Amendments of 1993
SR-94-3 Supervisory Guidance on the Implementation of Section 112 of the FDIC Improvement Act
SR-93-72 Guidance on the Capital Treatment and Other Issues Relating to the Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities” Made inactive by SR-16-9. Outdated. Refer to the instructions to the FR Y-9 series of reports for holding companies.
SR-93-69 Examining Risk Management and Internal Controls for Trading Activities of Banking Organizations Made inactive by SR-21-4 / CA 21-2.
SR-93-37 Split-Dollar Life Insurance
SR-93-19 Supplemental Guidance for the Inspection of Nonbank Subsidiaries of Bank Holding Companies
SR-93-13 Violations of Federal Reserve Margin Regulations in Custodial Agency Accounts Resulting from “Free-Riding” Schemes
SR-92-28 Interagency Guidance on Coordination and Communication Between External Auditors and Examiners
SR-92-11 Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Programs Made inactive by SR-16-9. Outdated. Refer to the Board’s regulatory capital rules at 12 CFR part 217 (Regulation Q).
SR-91-4 Guidelines for the Inspection of Investment Adviser Subsidiaries of Bank Holding Companies
SR-90-38 The Comprehensive Thrift and Bank Fraud Prosecution and Taxpayer Recovery Act of 1990 Made inactive by SR-16-9. Outdated announcement about new legislation.
SR-90-31 Bank Holding Company Funding from Sweep Accounts
SR-90-22 Policy Statement on the Use of “Points”in Settling Foreign Exchange Contracts Made inactive by SR-21-4 / CA 21-2.
SR-90-21 Rating System for International Examinations
SR-90-19 Sale of Uninsured Debt Obligations and Securities Issued by Bank Holding Companies, Nonbank Affiliates, or State Member Banks on Retail Banking Premises
SR-90-16 Implementation of Examination Guidelines for the Review of Asset Securitization Activities Made inactive by SR-21-4 / CA 21-2.
Issued by the Board Nov. 7, 2014 (SR-14-9).

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As of March 26, 2021.
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