Highlights: 
Among the significant activities and accomplishments reported in this edition of the FDIC's Letter to Stakeholders are the following:

• The FDIC received its sixteenth consecutive set of unqualified audit opinions on the financial statements for the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) and the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
• The DIF earned assessment income of $643 million in 2007. The FDIC estimates assessment income earned of $448 million in the first quarter of 2008.
• During the first quarter of 2008, DIF's contingent liability for anticipated failures increased by $459 million to $583 million at quarter end.
• The FDIC's Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion convened to discuss asset-building opportunities for individuals and banks.
• The FDIC issued a Financial Institution Letter on Managing Commercial Real Estate Concentrations in a Challenging Environment (FIL-22-2008).

Your feedback to the Letter to Stakeholders is encouraged, as are suggestions for improvement. For more information, visit the FDIC's Web site at www.fdic.gov .

Distribution: 
FDIC-Insured Institutions

Suggested Routing: 
Chief Executive Officer

Note: 
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