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FDIC proposes to eliminate annual disclosure requirement for state nonmember banks

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Agency Rule-Making & Guidance

On October 25, the FDIC published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to rescind the annual disclosure requirement applicable to all state nonmember banks and insured state-licensed branches of foreign banks (collectively, “banks”). Specifically, the FDIC is proposing to eliminate 12 CFR Part 350, which, in general, required banks to prepare annual disclosure statements consisting of (i) required financial data comparable to specified schedules in the Call Reports filed for the previous two years; (ii) information that the FDIC may request, such as enforcement actions; and (iii) other information the bank chooses to disclose. According to the proposal, the FDIC has determined that the regulation is “outdated and no longer necessary,” because, with widespread access to the internet, information about the financial condition and performance of individual banks is now “reliably and directly offered to the public through the FDIC’s and the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s (FFIEC) websites” in the form of Call Reports and Uniform Bank Performance Reports. This eliminates the need for the annual disclosure statement requirements. Similar disclosure requirements have already been rescinded in recent years by the Federal Reserve Board and OCC. Comments on the proposed rule must be received by November 26.