Public Information Center

Public Information Center

The FDIC distributes its publications in many ways to meet the needs of financial institution professionals, researchers, students, reporters, and the general public:

• FDIC's Mission, Activities and Administrative Actions
• Manuals, Regulations and Other Guidance for Bankers
• Consumer Publications
• Statistical Reports/Analyses
• Studies on Banking
• Information for Contractors

The FDIC's Public Information Center distributes copies of FDIC public documents from its office at 801 17th Street, NW, Room 100, Washington, DC 20434. Request copies in person, by mail or . . .

. . . by telephone: (800) 276-6003 / (202) 416-6940
. . . by fax: (202) 416-2076
. . . by e-mail: publicinfo@fdic.gov

The Center is open from 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. (EST), Monday - Friday. Staff also provides reference services, in-house database searching, referrals and document reproduction services.

Most publications are free. FDIC policy manuals have various prices and the fees, which must be prepaid. Please contact the Public Information Center for more information on available policy manuals and payment options. Fees are charged for all materials that must be photocopied ($.15 per page) or faxed ($.50 per page). Photocopy orders exceeding five documents or 25 pages may require additional processing time. Please call in advance for quicker service. Most requests can be filled in less than 24 hours.

FDIC Announcements Listserv

Subscribe to FDIC-Announce Listserv to receive electronic versions of press releases, Financial Institution Letters, speeches and testimony as soon as they are published.

FDIC's Mission, Activities, and Administrative Actions

• 1999 Annual Report of the FDIC
  Narrative report of operations, legislation, regulations, and statistics on closed banks and deposit insurance.
  • 1998 Annual Report of the FDIC
  • 1997 Annual Report of the FDIC
  • 1996 Annual Report of the FDIC
• 2001-2006 FDIC Strategic Plan
  The plan includes the Corporation's mission, vision and values statements. It also provides an overview of the FDIC and the banking industry; an overview of the corporate planning process; and a brief summary of strategic plans developed by other FDIC divisions and offices.
• A Consultative Process and Background Paper
  Initial paper—produced by the Financial Stability Forum's Working Group on Deposit Insurance—that includes a description of research efforts to follow.
• Deposit Insurance: An Annotated Bibliography
  Citations and abstracts for more than 700 books, journal articles, working papers, dissertations, conference proceedings, congressional hearings, and government and international agency reports on deposit insurance.
• FDIC Enforcement Decisions and Orders
  The full-text of the FDIC's enforcement decisions and consent decrees along with other orders and opinions -- searchable by state, financial institution, party subject to the action, type of action, year, docket and paragraph number.
• International Directory of Deposit Insurers
  (213kb PDF File - PDF help or hard copy) Provides information on how to contact deposit insurers, central banks and other entities involved in deposit insurance functions in over 70 countries.
• Office of Inspector General Semiannual Reports to Congress
• Press Releases, Speeches, and Testimony
  From 1995 to present available on the Internet. Archived issues available by contacting the Public Information Center.

Manuals, Regulations, and Other Guidance for Bankers

• Compliance Examination Manual
  Job performance aid for field examiners conducting Compliance and CRA examinations and Regional Office and Washington Office Staffs processing examination reports and related documents.
• Manual of Examination Policies
  Developed primarily for the benefit of the field examiner. Sets forth in a concise, understandable and usable format those policies and examination objectives of the Corporation and the Division of Supervision which pertain to the safety and soundness banking examination.
• E-Banking Safety and Soundness Exam procedures
  (217Kb PDF file - PDF help or hard copy) Provides guidance to evaluate the wide ranging risks inherent in emerging electronic banking activities, and the related safety and soundness issues.
• Federal Register Citations
  Text of FDIC's final and proposed rules and regulations and statement of policy.
• FDIC Law, Regulations, Related Acts
• FFIEC Information Systems Handbook
  Interagency guide to assist regulatory examiners in examining information systems operations in financial institutions and independent service bureaus.
• Financial Institution Employees Guide to Deposit Insurance
  (1.1Kb PDF file - PDF help or hard copy) Periodically revised manual of current FDIC deposit insurance rules for financial institution staff.
• Financial Institution Letters (FILs)
  Guidance for banks on new and updated policy statements, and proposed and final regulations. FILs from 1995 to present on Internet. Archived FILs may be obtained by contacting the Public Information Center.
• List of State Banking Authorities
• Money Smart Training Program
  A training program to help adults outside the financial mainstream enhance their money skills and create positive banking relationships.
• Mortgage Loan Prequalifications
  Applications or Not?: (99Kb PDF file - PDF help or hard copy) Guide for complying with Regulations B and C produced by the FDIC's Division of Compliance and Consumer Affairs.
• Pocket Guide for Directors
  Pamphlet designed to provide directors of financial institutions with accessible and practical guidance in meeting their duties and responsibilities in a changing environment.
• Side by Side: A Guide to Fair Lending
  Alternative means that an institution may use to discover uneven customer service or inconsistent lending practices that may be discriminatory.
• Trust Examination Manual
  Designed both to assist the field examiner in planning and conducting examinations of trust departments, and to provide comprehensive reference material on trust concepts, principles, statutes, and regulations.
• Uninsured Investment Products: A Pocket Guide for Financial Institutions
  Pamphlet designed to help managers and supervisors of financial institutions structure nondeposit investment products sales programs, and to assist bank customers in making informed decisions about how best to manage their money.

Consumer Publications

• FDIC Consumer News
  (Quarterly) Information on the latest regulatory developments and a wide range of topics of interest to consumers presented in a non-technical manner.
• FDIC Guide to Real Estate Sales: Pamphlet on purchasing homes, land and commercial properties through the FDIC.
• Symbol of Confidence
  Pamphlet describing why and how the FDIC fulfills its mission and where to turn to get help.
• Your Insured Deposit
  Pamphlet in Q&A format providing guidance on FDIC insurance coverage of various types of accounts commonly held by depositors in FDIC-insured banks.
  Spanish Version: Sus Depósitos Asegurados
  Este folleto presenta contestaciones a preguntas comunes relacionadas con la cobertura de seguros de depósitos que provee la Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) a los depositantes de fondos en bancos y asociaciones de ahorro.
• Your Investments: Consumer Facts about Investments
  Pamphlet on consumer information about investments that are not deposits and not insured by the FDIC.

Statistical Reports/Analyses

• Community Reinvestment Act Ratings and Evaluations
  CRA performance information for FDIC regulated institutions. Performance ratings [1990 - present] and evaluations [1996 - present] are available on Internet. Archived evaluation reports [1990 - 1995] may be obtained by contacting the Public Information Center.
• FDIC/OTS Summary of Deposits
  (Annual) Summary of deposits in all FDIC insured commercial and savings banks, savings associations (S&Ls) and U.S. branches of foreign banks. Survey results are compiled by geographic area in a series of six volumes. Each volume contains tables for a group of states organized by state and by county for each bank and banking office. A seventh volume includes totals for consolidated metropolitan statistical areas and states and counties.
• Failed Bank Cost Analysis: (Annual) Summarizes an eight-year period of FDIC's resolution activity. Data is organized and presented in a variety of ways in order to respond to recurring questions or requests for information about failed banks.
• Quarterly Banking Profile
  (Quarterly) Statistical compilation of aggregate industry financial data combined with a brief discussion focusing on current developments and trends. Published within 75 days of the end of the reporting period, providing the earliest release of industry-wide aggregate data. Issues from 1995 to present available on Internet. Archived issues may be obtained by contacting the Public Information Center.
• Historical Statistics on Banking
  Year-by-year statistical information on the banking industry (beginning in 1934 for commercial banks and in 1984 for savings banks and savings institutions). Historical Statistics on Banking provides comprehensive lists of individual banks and thrifts that failed or received financial assistance from the FDIC or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC).
  The national tables are now available as downloadable pdf files in three volumes.
• Merger Decisions: Annual Report to Congress: Approval of bank absorptions when the resulting bank is a state nonmember bank. PDF Version (175 KB File - PDF Help or Hard Copy)
• Statistics on Banking
  (Annual, Updated Quarterly on Internet) Statistical profile of the U.S. banking industry. Includes the total number of banks and branches, and aggregate information on the assets, income, and liabilities of insured banks.
• Survey of Real Estate Trends
  (Semiannual) Assessment of the real estate market by senior examiners and liquidators at federal banking agencies.
• Trust Assets of Financial Institutions
  (Annual) Year-end data on trust assets for the 500 financial institutions with trust powers.

Studies on Banking

• Resolutions Handbook
  A compilation of the lessons that the FDIC learned as it managed the banking crisis of the 1980s and 1990s
• Bank Trends
  (Occasional) Internet-only publication from the Division of Insurance. Papers address current issues in banking, economics, and finance as they relate to exposures to the banking system and deposit insurance funds.
• FDIC Banking Review
  (Irregular) Periodical containing articles of interest to the banking community.
• History of the Eighties
  Published in 1997, this two-volume study provides a detailed analysis of the complex combination of causes that led to the extraordinary number of bank failures in the 1980s and early 1990s.
• Managing the Crisis: The FDIC and RTC Experience
  Published in 1998, this two-volume study reviews the resolution and asset disposition strategies developed and implemented by the FDIC and RTC in response to the banking crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s. It also reflects on the effectiveness of these methods and the lessons learned.
• Regional Outlook
  (Quarterly) Discussions of events and trends affecting insured depository institutions from a regional perspective. Regions included are Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Memphis, New York and San Francisco.
• Report on Underwriting Practices
  (Semiannual) Reviews the loan underwriting practices of FDIC-supervised institutions that were examined during a twelve-month period. Archived issues available by contacting the Public Information Center.
• Working Paper Series
  (Irregular) Collection of technical papers written by employees of FDIC's Division of Research and Statistics on topics of interest related to banking issues.
• Government Studies on Deposit Insurance and Bank Failures
  A listing of major U.S. government studies related to deposit insurance and bank failures as compiled by the FDIC Library. Many of the studies touch upon issues related to depositor protection including the causes of bank failures, "too-big-to-fail" and moral hazard.
• Confidence for the Future: An FDIC Symposium
  Proceedings of a 1998 FDIC-sponsored symposium on the nature and role of deposit insurance. (1053Kb PDF help or hard copy)

Information for Contractors

• FDIC Acquisitions Policy Manual
  Establishes policies and procedures for procuring goods and services on behalf of the Corporation in its corporate, receivership and conservatorship capacities.
• Information for Prospective Outside Counsel
  This publication outlines how outside counsel can become eligible to provide services to the FDIC.
• Office of Executive Secretary Contractor Ethics Decisions, 1996 - present

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