Resolution Authority Information

Model Template for §165(d) Tailored Resolution Plans

Title I and IDI Resolution Plans - Updated July 2, 2014
The public sections of the resolution plans required by covered companies for their rapid and orderly resolution in the event of material distress or failure.

Guidance for 2013§165(d) Annual Resolution Plan Submissions by Domestic Covered Companies that Submitted Initial Resolution Plans in 2012 - PDF (PDF Help)
Guidance for 2013§165(d) Annual Resolution Plan Submissions by Foreign-Based Covered Companies that Submitted Initial Resolution Plans in 2012 - PDF (PDF Help)

The Resolution of Systemically Important Financial Institutions: The Single Point of Entry Strategy - PDF - December 10, 2013

Logo of the FDIC Systemic Resolution Authority Advisory Committee Systemic Resolution Authority Advisory Committee
The Committee provides advice and recommendations on a broad range of issues regarding the resolution of systemically important financial companies ("covered companies") pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (July 21, 2010).

Presentation: Title II Resolution Strategy Overview - PDF (August 2012)

Selected Sections of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
The FDIC is responsible for implementing a number of initiatives under the Act. Here are some of the sections that authorize or require FDIC action.

FDIC Role and Authority under the New Financial Reform Law
A summary of the new FDIC responsibilities for determining rules, expanding authority, and establishing resolution capabilities.

Resources: White Papers, Speeches, Testimony
PDF Help - Information on downloading and using the PDF reader.

Statement from FDIC Vice Chairman Hoenig on Congressional moves to repeal swaps push-out requirements, December 10, 2014
Statement of James R. Wigand, Director, Office of Complex Financial Institutions on Improving Cross Border Resolution to Better Protect Taxpayers and the Economy to the Subcommittee On National Security and International Trade and Finance, U.S. Senate; 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building May 15, 2013
Statement of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation by James R. Wigand, Director, Office Of Complex Financial Institutions And Richard J. Osterman, Jr., Acting General Counsel on Who Is Too Big To Fail? Examining the Application of Title I of the Dodd-Frank Act before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations; Committee on Financial Services; U.S. House of Representatives; April 16, 2013
Remarks by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC to the Annual Washington Conference of the Institute of International Bankers; Washington, DC; March 4, 2013
Statement of Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Wall Street Reform: Oversight of Financial Stability and Consumer and Investor Protections; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate; February 14, 2013
Dealing with the Lehman problem - US-UK ideas on resolving large banks offer way forward; Financial Times; December 11, 2012
Resolving Globally Active, Systemically Important, Financial Institutions; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Bank of England; December 10, 2012
Op-Ed: Global Banks Need Global Solutions When They Fail; Martin Gruenberg and Paul Tucker; Financial Times, December 10, 2012
Remarks by Martin J. Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, FDIC to the American Banker Regulatory Symposium, Washington, DC; September 14, 2012
Statement of Martin J. Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Implementing Wall Street Reform: Enhancing Bank Supervision and Reducing Systemic Risk; Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; U.S. Senate; June 6, 2012
Remarks by Martin J. Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, FDIC to the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Bank Structure Conference; Chicago, IL; May 10, 2012

Press Releases

FDIC Issues Guidance for the Resolution Plans of Large Banks; December 17, 2014
Joint Release/Agencies Provide Additional Instructions for Submission of Some Resolution Plans; April 15, 2013
FDIC to Hold Meeting of Systemic Risk Advisory Committee; December 4, 2012
FDIC Releases Stress Test Scenarios; November 15, 2012
FDIC Approves Final Rules Regarding Large Bank Stress Tests and Large Bank Assessment Pricing and Releases An Update on the DIF Projections; October 9, 2012
FDIC Updates Stress Testing Implementation Timeline for Large Banks; August 27, 2012
FDIC Announces Availability of Public Sections of Resolution Plans; July 3, 2012
Joint Release/First Resolution Plans Due On or Before July 2; June 29, 2012
Joint Release/Agencies Clarify Supervisory Expectations for Stress Testing by Community Banks; May 14, 2012
Joint Release/Agencies Finalize Large Bank Stress Testing Guidance; May 14, 2012
FDIC Extends Comment Period on Stress Test Proposal; March 21, 2012
FDIC Conducts Meeting of Systemic Resolution Advisory Committee; January 26, 2012
FDIC Board Proposes Stress Testing Regulation for Large Banks; January 17, 2012