US Agencies Issue Joint Statement on Sensitive Exam Information Handling
FDIC, FRB, and OCC issued joint statement on enhanced procedures for handling highly sensitive information during bank examinations.
Agencies will review sensitive materials on-site rather than transferring them onto agency systems. Banks should prepare secure on-site review environments and revise document production procedures for supervisory examinations.
Changes exam logistics, data handling, and confidentiality controls for supervised institutions.
Action Required
Update examination response protocols to align with on-site review procedures for highly sensitive data.
Affects supervisory interaction model across all federally supervised banks.
Revise examination management procedures; establish secure on-site review facilities and update information classification protocols for supervisory requests.
“Federal bank regulatory agencies issued a joint statement describing enhanced security procedures for review of highly sensitive information during examinations, including on-site review rather than transferring materials to agency systems.”