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Title 12 — Banks and Banking

Chapter 48 — Financial Institutions Regulatory Improvement

§ 4805a. Call report simplification

Statutory text

(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 , 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.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Financial Regulatory Relief and Economic Efficiency Act of 2000

    Pub. L. 106–569 title XII § 1211 · 114 Stat. 2944

    Enacted · 12 U.S.C. § 4805a

    (Pub. L. 106–569, title XII, § 1211, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 3035.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 106–569, title XII, § 1211, Dec. 27, 2000, 114 Stat. 3035.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 1211. CALL REPORT SIMPLIFICATION. (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 the date of the enactment Deadline. of this Act, 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 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

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.

Credits

(Pub. L. 106–569, title XII, § 1211, , 114 Stat. 3035.)

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