Supervisory Insights - Summer 2011 - PDF
Letter from the Director
Articles
Managing Risks in Third-Party Payment Processor Relationships
An increasing number of financial institutions are entering deposit relationships with third-party payment processors that effect payment transactions for merchant clients. This activity can expose institutions to risks not present in other commercial customer relationships. This article explains the role of third-party payment processors, identifies warning signs that may indicate heightened risk in a payment processor relationship, and discusses the controls that should be in place to manage this risk. (Revised July 2014).
Regular Features
From the Examiner’s Desk: SBA Lending: Insights for Lenders and Examiners
The FDIC encourages banks to lend to credit-worthy small businesses. The guaranty that accompanies a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan is increasingly attractive to banks looking to expand lending opportunities. Banks that wish to participate in SBA lending programs need to develop specialized expertise. This article reviews the SBA products lenders most often use and provides useful information for institutions about the technical requirements for underwriting, servicing, risk grading, liquidating and selling SBA loans. The article also provides information that may be helpful for examiners when reviewing bank SBA loan portfolios.
Regulatory and Supervisory Roundup
This feature provides an overview of recently released regulations and supervisory guidance.
Supervisory Insights
Supervisory Insights is published by the Division of Risk Management Supervision of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to promote sound principles and best practices for bank supervision.
Sheila C. Bair
Chairman, FDIC
Sandra L. Thompson
Director, Division of Risk Management Supervision
Journal Executive Board
Division of Risk Management Supervision
George E. French, Deputy Director and Executive Editor
Christopher J. Spoth, Senior Deputy Director
Victor J. Valdez, Deputy Director
James C. Watkins, Deputy Director
Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection
Sylvia H. Plunkett, Senior Deputy Director
Jonathan N. Miller, Deputy Director
Robert W. Mooney, Deputy Director
Regional Directors
Thomas J. Dujenski, Atlanta Region
Kristie K. Elmquist, Acting Regional Director, Dallas Region
Daniel E. Frye, Acting Regional Director, New York
Region
Stan R. Ivie, San Francisco Region
James D. La Pierre, Kansas City Region
M. Anthony Lowe, Chicago Region
Journal Staff
Kim E. Lowry
Managing Editor
Jane Coburn
Financial Writer
Estela R. Gauna
Financial Writer
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