OCC BULLETIN 2016-4
Subject: Country Risk Management
Date: February 12, 2016 To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations, Department and Division Heads, All Examining Personnel, and Other Interested Parties
Description: Revised Comptroller’s Handbook BookletSummaryThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued today the “Country Risk Management” booklet of the Comptroller's Handbook. This revised booklet replaces the booklet of the same title issued in March 2008. This booklet is prepared for use by OCC examiners in assessing a bank’s exposure to country risk and includes procedures to evaluate the adequacy of the bank’s country risk management framework. Country risk management topics include board and management oversight; policies and procedures; country exposure reporting system; country risk analysis process; country risk ratings; country exposure limits; monitoring country conditions; stress testing and integrated scenario planning; and independent risk management, internal controls, and audit.
HighlightsThis booklet
The issuance of this booklet makes OCC Bulletin 2002-10, “Country Risk: Sound Risk Management Practices,” applicable to federal savings associations. For further information, contact Teresa Rutledge, Director for International Banking Supervision, at (202) 649-6210.
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