Tag: Examination

  • FDIC and State examiners teaming up

    I wrote a similar post earlier, but it now seems that perhaps the reason the State of Georgia has adopted the FDIC IT Examination Questionnaire is that the FDIC has been showing up on-site with the State examiners.  I’ve gotten reports that this is happening with increasing frequency, and not just in Georgia. My advice…

  • The 5 trickiest FDIC IT examination questions (part 5).

    In my last post, I asked you to weigh in on what question you wanted me to address in this final post of the series.  This one came from a bank that was in the process of actually filling out the questionnaire, and it’s a good one.  It’s found in the Vendor Management section: “Has…

  • Interview with head of FDIC IT examinations

    In an interview with Don Saxinger at bankinfosecurity.com, the head of IT examiner oversight addresses vendor management.  Here is my summary of that interview:

  • The 5 trickiest FDIC IT examination questions (part 4).

    Last time in Part 3 we discussed (at some length) the FDIC IT Exam question “Are project management techniques and system development life cycle processes used to guide efforts at acquiring and implementing technology (Y/N)?”.  This time, we address a question from the Part 3 – Audit/Independent Review Program section titled: “Are the results of…

  • CUNA adds examiner feedback section to member website

    The Credit Union National Association (CUNA) is soliciting comments from it’s members regarding their recent NCUA examination experiences. “We have heard from credit unions a lot over the last few months that many are finding their examiners and exams to have been a lot more difficult…

  • The 5 trickiest FDIC IT examination questions (part 3).

    Last time in Part 2 we tackled “Does the bank’s strategic planning process incorporate information security (Y/N)?” from the FDIC IT Examination…