Bankowość · 19.07.2004

International Banking

The FDIC is publishing for notice and comment proposed amendments to subpart J of part 303 on international banking and revisions to subpart A of part 347, relating to the international activities and investments of insured state nonmember banks, and subpart B of part 347, relating principally to insured and noninsured U.S. branches of foreign banks. The proposed amendments address the relocation of grandfathered insured branches. They also reorganize, clarify, and revise subparts A and B of part 347, and address various issues raised as part of the FDIC's ongoing effort under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 (12 U.S.C. 3311) to address regulatory burden issues. Included in the revisions affecting grandfathered insured branches are revisions to the FDIC's asset pledge requirement to establish a risk-based system and revision of the FDIC's asset maintenance requirement to calculate the asset maintenance percentage based on the daily third-party liabilities of the branch. In addition, the FDIC is proposing to strengthen FDIC's supervisory processes and make conforming amendments for other FDIC rules as part of the proposal. The FDIC is also requestin