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Financial Institution Letters

Financial Institution Letters (FILs) are addressed to the Chief Executive Officers of the financial institutions on the FIL's distribution list -- generally, FDIC-supervised institutions. FILs may announce new regulations and policies, new FDIC publications, and a variety of other matters of principal interest to those responsible for operating a bank or savings association.

Inactive FIL List

FDIC Statements of Policy

Previous Active FILs:
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FIL Number / Title Title Issue Date Category
FIL-34-2019 Webinar: Building Collaboration between Financial Institutions and Law Enforcement to Prevent and Address Elder Financial Abuse Consumer Compliance/Protection
FIL-32-2019 Guidance to Help Financial Institutions and Facilitate Recovery in Areas of Arkansas Affected by Severe Storms and Flooding Disaster Relief
FIL-33-2019 Guidance to Help Financial Institutions and Facilitate Recovery in Areas of South Dakota Affected by Severe Winter Storm, Snowstorm, and Flooding Disaster Relief
FIL-31-2019 FDIC Consumer Compliance Supervisory Highlights Consumer Compliance/Protection
FIL-30-2019 Guidance to Help Financial Institutions and Facilitate Recovery in Areas of Oklahoma Affected by Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line winds, and Tornadoes Disaster Relief
FIL-29-2019 Request for Information on FDIC Technical Assistance Offerings and Delivery Corporate Governance / Management
FIL-28-2019 Summary of Deposits Survey
FIL-27-2019 Banker Teleconference Series: Private Flood Insurance Rule Consumer Compliance/Protection
FIL-26-2019 Financial Institution Diversity Video Corporate Governance / Management
FIL-20-2019 New Accounting Standard on Credit Losses: Frequently Asked Questions Accounting, Auditing, and Securities Disclosure
FIL-19-2019 Technology Service Provider Contracts
FIL-17-2019 Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) Webinar: Accounting, Auditing, and Securities Disclosure
FIL-18-2019 Regulatory Capital Rule: Regulatory Capital Treatment for Investments in Certain Unsecured Debt Instruments of Global Systemically Important U.S. Bank Holding Companies Capital
FIL-16-2019 Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) Consumer Compliance/Protection
FIL-15-2019 Guidance to Help Financial Institutions and Facilitate Recovery in Areas of Nebraska Affected by Severe Winter Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding Disaster Relief
FIL-14-2019 Removal of the FDIC's Part 350 Annual Disclosure Statement Requirement Accounting, Auditing, and Securities Disclosure
FIL-13-2019 Supervisory InsightsJournal Publications
FIL-11-2019 Guidance to Help Financial Institutions and Facilitate Recovery in Areas of Alabama Affected by Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes Disaster Relief
FIL-9-2019 Prepaid Accounts Rule: Interagency Consumer Compliance Examination Procedures Consumer and Community Affairs
FIL-8-2019 Issuance of Final Rule on Loans in Areas Having Special Flood Hazards—Private Flood Insurance Consumer Compliance/Protection
FIL-7-2019 FDIC Extends Comment Period Related to the Request for Information on the Deposit Insurance Application Process
FIL-6-2019 Proposed Rulemaking to Revise the Deposit Insurance Assessment System to Apply the Community Bank Leverage Ratio Framework Deposit Insurance
FIL-5-2019 Voluntary Private Education Loan Rehabilitation Programs Consumer Compliance/Protection
FIL-4-2019 Banker Webinar: Update on the Standardized Export of Imaged Loan Documents Initiative Applied Technology
FIL-1-2019 Regulators Encourage Institutions to Work with Borrowers Affected by Government Shutdown Disaster Relief