12 U.S.C. § 4805a: Call report simplification

Summary

Federal banking agencies must work together to make bank and holding-company reports easier and faster to use. They must build a system so insured banks and their affiliates can file reports electronically and so the agencies can post those reports online for the public. They must also send Congress a report with suggested laws to improve filing and use of the reports not later than 1 year after December 27, 2000. The agencies must, while keeping safety and soundness in mind, create one common form for the core information, simplify the instructions and add a clear index, and have each agency review extra schedules to remove any unnecessary requirements. Federal banking agency — see the definition in section 1813.

Title 12, §4805a

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(a)Modernization of call report filing and disclosure system

In order to reduce the administrative requirements pertaining to bank reports of condition, savings association financial reports, and bank holding company consolidated and parent-only financial statements, and to improve the timeliness of such reports and statements, the Federal banking agencies shall—

(1)work jointly to develop a system under which—

(A)insured depository institutions and their affiliates may file such reports and statements electronically; and

(B)the Federal banking agencies may make such reports and statements available to the public electronically; and

(2)not later than 1 year after December 27, 2000, report to the Congress and make recommendations for legislation that would enhance efficiency for filers and users of such reports and statements.

(b)Uniform reports and simplification of instructions

The Federal banking agencies shall, consistent with the principles of safety and soundness, work jointly—

(1)to adopt a single form for the filing of core information required to be submitted under Federal law to all such agencies in the reports and statements referred to in subsection (a); and

(2)to simplify instructions accompanying such reports and statements and to provide an index to the instructions that is adequate to meet the needs of both filers and users.

(c)Review of call report schedule

Each Federal banking agency shall—

(1)review the information required by schedules supplementing the core information referred to in subsection (b); and

(2)eliminate requirements that are not warranted for reasons of safety and soundness or other public purposes.

(d)Definition

In this section, the term “Federal banking agency” has the same meaning as in section 1813 of this title.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Financial Regulatory Relief and Economic Efficiency Act of 2000, and also as part of the American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, and not as part of title III of Pub. L. 103–325 which comprises this chapter. Provisions similar to this section are contained in section 4805 of this title.

§4805a Call Report Simplification

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Title 12, §4805a

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