The rule is being amended to incorporate by reference current versions of examination manuals.

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
FSC - Financial Institution Regulation

RULE NO: RULE TITLE
69U-100.045: Examination Manuals and Referenced Standards
PURPOSE AND EFFECT: The rule is being amended to incorporate by reference current versions of examination manuals.
SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Financial Institutions – Examination Manuals.
SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: 655.012(2) FS.
LAW IMPLEMENTED: 655.045 FS.
IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE WEEKLY.
THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Linda Charity, Director, Division of Financial Institutions, Office of Financial Regulation, 200 E. Gaines Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [e-mail], [phone]

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS:

69U-100.045 Examination Manuals and Referenced Standards.

(1) Examination manuals used by OFR that which contain referenced standards are available for inspection at OFR’s Office in Tallahassee. and at the following location:

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

10 Tenth Street N. E.

Suite 800

Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3906

(2) The OFR uses the following examination manuals are used by OFR in the implementation of its examination responsibilities; which and are hereby adopted and incorporated by reference into the body of printed materials that the which OFR uses for the purposes of conducting examinations of financial institutions to assess the performance and condition of such institutions. The OFR examiners use the manuals are used by the examiners as reference guidelines when conducting safety and soundness examinations of such financial institutions:

(a) Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual (8/24/2007), which may be obtained electronically through the following website: http://www.ffiec.gov/bsa_aml _infobase/. OFR Examination Procedures Manual (7/89).

(b) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation DSC Risk Management Revised DOS Manual of Examination Policies (12/2004 Revised 6/95), which may be obtained electronically through the following website: http://www.fdic.gov/ regulations/safety/manual/index.html.

(c) Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Trust Examination Manual (05/12/2005), which may be obtained electronically through the following website: http://www.fdic.gov/regulations/examinations/trustmanual/. Management Evaluation Guidelines (5/93).

(d) National Credit Union Administration Examiner’s Guide (06/2002), which may be obtained electronically through the following website: http://www.ncua.gov/GenInfo/ GuidesManuals/examiners_guide/examguide.aspx. Examiner’s Guide for the Core Examination Program (2/87).

(e) State Credit Union Section Examiner’s Guide (Revised 03/25/09 7/90).

(f) The Federal Reserve Board’s Examination Manual for U.S. Branches and Agencies of Foreign Banking Organizations (07/1997), which may be obtained electronically through the following website http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/ supmanual/us_branches/usbranch.pdf. Bureau of International Banking Examination Procedures Manual (3/90).

Rulemaking Specific Authority 120.53(1), 655.012(2)(3) FS. Law Implemented 655.045 FS. History–New 10-24-93, Formerly 3C-1.015, Amended 1-2-95, 6-4-95, 5-22-96, Formerly 3C-100.045, Amended________.