Agencies extend comment period for proposed third-party risk management guidance

The proposed guidance reflects the agencies' supervisory experience and lessons learned from examining financial institutions' third-party risk management practices. It is intended to help banks and credit unions tailor their risk management practices to the risks associated with individual third-party relationships. The proposed guidance takes a principles-based approach and, like all supervisory guidance, is non-binding.

When finalized, the federal bank regulatory agencies plan to rescind existing third-party risk management guidance and replace it with the finalized guidance to promote consistency and prudent innovation in the banking industry. NCUA also plans to rescind its existing third-party risk management guidance and will conduct its own reviews to update related guidance as needed.

Also today, the Federal Reserve Board separately announced that it will extend, until December 16, the comment period on a proposed third-party risk management guide specifically for Federal Reserve-supervised traditional community banks.

Federal Register notice: Proposed Third-Party Risk Management Guidance; Extension of Comment Period (PDF)

Federal Register notice: Proposed Third-Party Risk Management Guide for Traditional Community Banking Organizations (PDF)