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Serves as an aid in using the Bank Holding Company Performance Report (BHCPR). The guide provides definitions of the financial ratios and items presented on each page of the BHCPR. It is updated annually to reflect changes in financial reporting requirements of bank holding companies.

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Provides guidance to Federal Reserve System supervisory personnel in conducting inspections of bank holding companies and their nonbank subsidiaries. The supervisory objectives of the inspection program are to ascertain whether the financial strength of the bank holding company is being maintained on an ongoing basis and to determine the effects or consequences of transactions between a holding company or its nonbanking subsidiaries and its subsidiary banks. This manual is intended as guidance to supervisory personnel in planning and conducting inspections and is to be used in conjunction with other supervisory guidance and manuals. It should not be considered a legal reference to the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board and federal banking laws. It is usually updated in the spring and fall of each year.

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Reaffirms the Federal Reserve's longstanding commitment to combating money laundering and ensuring compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and related requirements regarding the reporting of suspicious activity by domestic and foreign banking organizations supervised by the Federal Reserve. This manual covers Federal Reserve policies and procedures designed to assist examiners in the review of practices and procedures of banking organizations in these areas.

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Presents examination objectives and procedures that Federal Reserve System examiners follow in evaluating the safety and soundness of state member banks. It is intended as guidance to Federal Reserve supervisory personnel in planning and conducting bank examinations and is to be used in concert with other supervisory guidance and manuals. It should not be considered a legal reference to the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board and federal banking laws. It is usually updated in the spring and fall of each year.

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Contains examination objectives, procedures, and other instructions that provide Federal Reserve System examiners with guidelines for conducting consumer compliance examinations and preparing and distributing examination findings. It is intended as guidance to Federal Reserve supervisory personnel in planning and conducting compliance examinations and should not be considered a legal reference to the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board and federal banking laws. 

Describes general policies and procedures to be used by Federal Reserve System supervisory personnel in conducting examinations of the U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banking organizations. The manual is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of banking activities that may be conducted in a wide variety of branches. It is to be used in concert with other supervisory guidance and manuals. It should not be considered a legal reference to the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board and federal banking laws. It is updated periodically to reflect changes in examination policies and procedures.

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Provides the latest Federal Reserve supervisory guidance on trading operations and related capital-markets banking activities to examiners and banking organizations. The manual details sound management practices and key examination and review considerations for trading and capital-markets activities. Included in the manual are in-depth discussions of a wide range of risk management issues encountered in trading and dealer operations, including market risk, counter party credit risk, legal risk, financial reporting, accounting, and ethics. Profiles of thirty-five specific financial instruments commonly encountered in trading and capital-markets-related activities are contained in the manual. The manual should not be considered a legal reference to the regulations of the Federal Reserve Board and federal banking laws. It is usually updated in the spring and fall of each year.

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