Deposit Insurance Assessments Final Rule on Part 327 – Operational Processes Governing the Deposit Insurance Assessment System

Highlights:

• Deposit insurance assessments will be collected for one quarter at the end of the next quarter, allowing for more current information than under the prior rule.
• The first quarterly certified statement invoice reflecting the new risk-based assessment system will be issued in June 2007and will cover the first quarter of 2007.
• FICO assessments will continue to be collected during the transition period from the current assessment regulations to the new assessment regulations. These payments will be collected January 2, and March 30, 2007.
• Risk rating changes will become effective as of the date when the supervisory rating is transmitted to the institution.
• The assessment base definition will be retained with minor modifications.
• An existing institution with $1 billion or more in assets and any institution that becomes insured on or after January 1, 2007, shall have its assessment base determined using average daily balances.
• An existing institution with less than $1 billion in assets may continue to have its assessment base determined using quarter-end deposit balances or may opt permanently to have its assessment base determined using average daily balances.
• The "float" deduction currently used to determine the assessment base will be eliminated.
• Newly insured institutions will be assessed for the period in which they become insured.
• Institutions will have 90 days from each quarterly certified statement invoice to file requests for review of their risk assignment and requests for revision of the computation of their quarterly assessment payment.

Distribution:
All FDIC-Insured Institutions

Suggested Routing:
Chief Executive Officer
President
Chief Financial Officer

Note:
FDIC financial institution letters (FILs) may be accessed from the FDIC's Web site at www.fdic.gov/news/financial-institution-letters/2006/index.html .

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Paper copies of FDIC financial institution letters may be obtained through the FDIC's Public Information Center, 3501 Fairfax Drive, E-1002, Arlington, VA 22226 (1-877-275-3342 or 703-562- 2200).