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News Release 2005-22 | February 28, 2005

Federal Banking Agencies Issue Advisory on Confidentiality of Supervisory Ratings

Joint Release

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision

The federal banking and thrift agencies today issued an interagency advisory to remind financial institutions that they are prohibited by law from disclosing their CAMELS rating and other nonpublic supervisory information without permission from the appropriate federal banking agency. 

Today’s advisory is prompted by insurers who have requested or required banks and savings associations to disclose their CAMELS rating during the underwriting process for directors and officers liability coverage.

As a result of actions by insurers, the agencies have requested the assistance of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) in notifying insurance companies that the practice of requesting or requiring CAMELS ratings should be discontinued.

Media Contacts:

FDICTibby Ford(202) 898-6993
OCCDean DeBuck(202) 874-5770
Federal ReserveAndrew Williams(202) 452-2955
OTSErin Hickman(202) 906-6677

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