Summary

The FDIC is sponsoring a free teleconference at 11:00 a.m. EDT, August 15, 2013, to discuss the recently issued interim final capital rule. Officers and employees of FDIC-supervised institutions are invited to participate.

Statement of Applicability to Institutions With Total Assets Under $1 Billion: This Financial Institution Letter applies to all FDIC-supervised banks and savings associations, including community institutions. 

Highlights

• The FDIC will conduct a question-and-answer session for community bankers on the interim final capital rule approved by the FDIC Board of Directors on July 9, 2013.
• The teleconference will be held August 15, 2013, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT.
• Participants are not required to register in advance. The participant call-in numbers and passcode are: 
   
  • Participant Toll-Free Phone Number: 
    (888) 455-0408
  • Participant Toll Phone Number: 
    (210) 839-8175
  • Participant Passcode: 
    7886320#
• Topics covered during the teleconference will address issues that community bankers have raised about the interim final capital rule.
• Bankers may submit questions by e-mail before or during the teleconference to regulatorycapital@fdic.gov .

Distribution

FDIC-Supervised Banks (Commercial and Savings)

FDIC-Supervised Savings Associations 

Suggested Routing

Chief Executive Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Treasurer 

Note

FDIC Financial Institution Letters (FILs) may be accessed from the FDIC's Web site at http://www.fdic.gov/news/financial-institution-letters/2013/.

To receive FILs electronically, please visit http://www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html.

Paper copies 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).