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Financial Institution Letters

FIL-14-2016
March 2, 2016

Discontinuation of Foreclosure Proceedings

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Summary:

The FDIC is clarifying supervisory expectations in existing guidance for institutions' risk-management practices for decisions to discontinue foreclosure proceedings after initiating such actions, which are commonly referred to as abandoned foreclosures. Institutions should have appropriate policies and practices pertaining to decisions to discontinue foreclosure actions.

Statement of Applicability to Institutions With Total Assets Under $1 Billion: This Financial Institution Letter applies to all FDIC-supervised institutions.

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