FFIEC Compliance

FFIEC Requirements and Regulations

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) is a five-member agency responsible for establishing consistent guidelines and uniform practices and principles for financial institutions. FFIEC guidelines provide financial institutions with expectations for compliance.

The member agencies include the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS).

FFIEC IT Examination Handbook Compliance

In 2004, the FFIEC updated its information technology examination manual to account for the increasing pace of changes and advancements in technology occurring at financial institutions and technology service providers. The result is the FFIEC IT Examination Handbook, a compilation of eleven booklets that can be updated individually as needed.

Financial institutions must pay close attention to all 11 areas to maintain compliance with FFIEC guidelines. These 11 booklets include:

1. Business Continuity Planning
2. Development and Acquisition
3. Electronic Banking
4. Information Security
5. IT Audit
6. IT Management
7. Operations
8. Outsourcing Technology Services
9. Retail Payment Systems
10. Supervision of Technology Service Providers
11. Wholesale Payment Systems

What are FFIEC Compliance Guidelines?

At CSI, we understand the rapidly changing technology landscape poses new challenges to customers like you. That’s why we work to create advanced products and services utilizing the most current technology to help you meet those challenges.

Designed to meet the FFIEC regulations, CSI offers these FFIEC compliance solutions:

• Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
• Penetration Testing
• Vulnerability Scanning 
• IT Security and Management