International Affairs

Mission Statement

The International Affairs Branch (IAB) helps lead the Corporation’s efforts to promote sound bank supervision, deposit insurance, and resolution principles globally. IAB coordinates the FDIC's subject matter expertise to address global financial issues of importance to the deposit insurance system and the banking public and to provide the highest quality technical assistance, training and consulting services to foreign deposit insurers, bank supervisors and resolution authorities. The branch serves as a central point for all international related activities, including guidance for traveling internationally on behalf of the FDIC.

FDIC Seminars

• FDIC 101: An Introduction to Deposit Insurance, Bank Supervision, and Resolutions. FDIC 101 is designed to provide a high-level overview of the FDIC’s policies and operations in a format tailored for an international audience. The class will present the FDIC's practices and lessons learned for deposit insurance, bank supervision and resolutions. FDIC 101 is a policy oriented program designed for senior to mid-level managers and rising leaders from deposit insurance organizations, central banks, bank supervisors, and other international government agencies otherwise involved in financial safety net regulation and policy making. More information.
• Bank Resolution Experience (BRE) is a new program designed to provide an operational overview of the FDIC’s bank resolution processes for international audiences. Using lectures, hands-on exercises, and panels, FDIC experts will discuss the planning, execution, and management of bank resolutions and receiverships. BRE is an operations-focused program for individuals with responsibilities related to implementing or designing bank resolution activities. More information.

The International Program Consists of the Following Major Areas:

• Technical Assistance Program is designed to provide on-site training, expert consultation, and examination and resolutions assistance to foreign bank supervisory authorities, deposit insurers, foreign central banks, and other foreign government agencies to enhance the development of foreign banking systems, bank supervisory framework, deposit insurance system, and to promote the exchange of information between the U.S. and other countries. Technical assistance is defined as work that is done for the benefit of a foreign country or group of countries that requires participation by FDIC staff in that country. Sponsoring organizations and entities are the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Department of the Treasury, the State Department, the Financial Services Volunteer Corps, and USAID.
• Foreign Visitor Program is designed for officials from foreign banking authorities seeking information about the U.S. banking system and the FDIC in order to develop and educate their staff and to exchange information. The duration of the foreign visits can range from a few hours to several days. A key aspect of the Program includes pre-planning with the foreign official to clarify the nature of the visit, develop an agenda with the appropriate FDIC subject matter experts and to provide the administrative assistance for a productive meeting.

• Foreign Examiner Training Program has been developed to provide appropriate, constructive assistance and technical training to foreign banking authorities that are committed to developing and maintaining a highly skilled examiner work force. Under this program, officials from foreign central banks and supervisory authorities may participate in specific FDIC examiner training schools held at the FDIC’s facilities near Washington D.C..
• International Leadership Program fosters improved relationships with international financial associations in providing leadership and guidance in the global banking, deposit insurance and financial services area. This involves providing technical assistance and administrative support, assuming leadership positions in international financial associations and both attending and conducting international conferences on emerging issues. This program includes the FDIC’s strategic associations such as the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) (iadi.org/en/) and Association of Supervisors of Banks of the Americas (ASBA) (www.asbaweb.org).

If you have questions about any of the areas described above, please contact InternationalAffairs@fdic.gov.