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Risk Management Manual of Examination Policies

Risk Management Manual of Examination Policies

Complete Manual (ZIP), Complete Manual (PDF)

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(includes redline versions of updated manual sections)

March 2025 Updates Only (ZIP)

Prior Year Updates:

November 2024 Updates Only (ZIP)
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Table of Contents (PDF)
Index (PDF)

Part I: Basic Examination Concepts and Guidelines
Part II: CAMELS
Part III: Other Examination Issues
Part IV: Administrative and Enforcement Actions
Part V: Examination Reports
Part VI: Appendix - Examination Processes and Tools

Part I: Basic Examination Concepts and Guidelines

SectionTitleAudio (Note 1)Run Time (Hrs/Mins)Last Updated
1.1Basic Examination Concepts and Guidelines (PDF)Audio02:1703/2022

Part II: CAMELS

Part III: Other Examination Issues

Part IV: Administrative and Enforcement Actions

SectionTitleAudio (Note 1)Run Time (Hrs/Mins)Last Updated
13.1Informal Actions (PDF)Audio00:1104/2016
14.1Civil Money Penalties (PDF)Audio00:2311/2023
15.1Formal Administrative Actions (PDF)Audio01:0303/2024

Part V: Examination Reports

Part VI: Appendix - Examination Processes and Tools

SectionTitleAudio (Note 1)Run Time (Hrs/Mins)Last Updated
20.1Risk-Focused, Forward-Looking Safety and Soundness Supervision (PDF)Audio00:3204/2021
21.1Examination Planning (PDF)Audio00:4210/2024
21.2Supervisory Planning – Continuous Examinations (PDF)Audio00:2005/2023
22.1Examination Documentation ModulesN/AN/A11/2024
23.1Reserved for Future DocumentsN/AN/AN/A

(Note 1) The MP3 files may not be complete copies of the PDF files due to the exclusion of charts and tables that do not convert well to audio presentations. Therefore, the content in the PDF version takes precedence over the content in the Audio version.

Last Updated: March 27, 2025