Joint Release/Federal and State Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Interagency Statement on Supervisory Practices Regarding Financial Institutions Affected by Hurricane Florence — 2018-09-14

Federal and State Financial Regulatory Agencies Issues Interagency Statement on Supervisory Practices Regarding Financial Institutions Affected by Hurricane Florence The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the state regulators recognize the serious impact of Hurricane Florence on the customers, members, and operations of many financial institutions and will provide appropriate regulatory assistance to affected institutions subject to their supervision. The agencies encourage institutions operating in the affected areas to meet the financial services needs of their communities. A complete list of the affected disaster areas can be found at www.fema.gov. Lending: Financial institutions should work constructively with borrowers in communities affected by Hurricane Florence. Prudent efforts to adjust or alter terms on existing loans in affected areas should not be subject to examiner criticism.