WBA Comments on Proposed Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships
By Scott Birrenkott
WBA filed comments this week with FRB, FDIC, and OCC (agencies) on their proposed guidance on managing risks associated with third-party relationships (proposal).
Over the years, the agencies have issued guidance on third-party management for their respective supervised institutions. The agencies have issued the proposal in an effort to promote consistency in their third-party risk management guidance and to clearly articulate risk-based principles on third-party risk management. The proposal is based on the OCC’s existing third-party risk management guidance from 2013.
WBA commented that the proposal presents a welcome opportunity to consolidate and update each agency’s individual existing guidance, and generally supported the effort. In addition to general comments reflecting member experiences in third-party management, WBA did recommend that the agencies consider specific examination procedures in accordance with the guidance, and provide banks with sufficient time to adapt to any final guidance.
