Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation

2008 Annual Report Highlights

2009 Corporate Operating Budget
Given the recent challenges facing the industry, as evidenced in the overall CAMELS deterioration and an up-tick in financial institution failure activity, the FDIC is determined to ensure that it is adequately prepared to effectively fulfill its mission in 2009. Consequently, in December 2008, the Board of Directors approved a 2009 Corporate Operating Budget of approximately $2.24 billion, consisting of $1.24 billion for ongoing operations and $1.0 billion for receivership funding. The level of approved ongoing operations budget is approximately $189 million (17.9 percent) higher than actual 2008 ongoing operations expenses, while the approved receivership funding budget is $850 million (564.6 percent) higher than the $150 million of actual 2008 receivership funding expenses.

As in prior years, the 2009 budget was formulated primarily on the basis of an analysis of projected workload for each of the Corporation’s three major business lines and its major program support functions. The most significant factor contributing to the proposed increase in the ongoing operations component is the projected increase in the Corporation’s supervisory workload in 2009 and the planned staffing increases to address that workload. The 2009 ongoing operations budget also includes increased funds for additional resolutions staff, travel, office space, and equipment for these additional staff. Under this budget, the Corporation will focus largely on its core mission responsibilities in 2009 and will not devote significant resources to discretionary activities. In addition, the 2009 receivership funding budget allows for substantially increased resources for contractor support as well as non-permanent increases in authorized staffing for resolutions and receiverships, legal, and other organizations should workload requirements in these areas require an immediate response.

Investment Spending
The FDIC instituted a separate Investment Budget in 2003. It has a disciplined process for reviewing proposed new investment projects and managing the construction and implementation of approved projects. All of the projects in the current investment portfolio are major IT system initiatives. Proposed IT projects are carefully reviewed to ensure that they are consistent with the Corporation’s enterprise architecture. The project approval and monitoring processes also enable the FDIC to be aware of risks to the major capital investment projects and facilitate appropriate, timely intervention to address these risks throughout the development process. An investment portfolio performance review is provided to the FDIC’s Board of Directors quarterly.

The Corporation undertook significant capital investments during the 2003-2008 period, the largest of which was the expansion of its Virginia Square office facility. All others involved the development and implementation of major IT systems. Investment spending totaled $260 million during this period, peaking at $108 million in 2004. Spending for investment projects in 2008 totaled approximately $26 million. In 2009, investment spending is estimated to total $4 million.

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