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BCG’s Standard Procedures Manual #9, General Banking Operations, is the
ultimate compliance resource for banking operations professionals. It covers myriad
regulations such as tax information reporting requirements, as well as Vendor
Management and Branch Activities.
Part One of SPM #9 details the requirements for obtaining Taxpayer
Identification Numbers, tax information reporting (1099-INT, 1099-MISC, 1099-OID,
1098s and lots more), the four different types of backup withholding, the Foreign
Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and FATCA regulations, and IRS penalty
assessments. Copies of many of these IRS forms are included as an appendix to the
Manual.
Part Two discusses a wide variety of Operations Topics, including how to handle
accounts and safe deposit boxes upon the death of a customer, bankruptcy of a
depositor, powers of attorney, California’s unclaimed property laws, safe deposit box
and safekeeping operations, rules governing contests and sweepstakes, operations
record retention issues (including a table listing common operations records and their
required or recommended retention periods), automated overdraft program
requirements and regulatory guidance, and California law governing notaries public.
Part Three of the Manual addresses the important topic of Vendor Management,
including a discussion of recent regulatory developments, key elements of a vendor
management program, categorizing vendor relationships, conducting a risk assessment
of the outsourcing decision, conducting due diligence on potential vendors, reviewing
vendor contracts, and the ongoing monitoring of vendors. Several checklists are
provided, including one for categorizing vendor relationships, another to assist in
conducting an outsourcing risk assessment, as well as three others – one to guide a
financial institution in conducting due diligence regarding a vendor, a second for
reviewing vendor contracts and a third for conducting ongoing monitoring of vendors.
Part Four focuses on Branch Activities and related issues, such as establishing,
closing or relocating a branch, notice of branch closings or reduced hours, the federal
and California interstate banking and branching laws, and courier service operations.
The Manual has 466 pages of text and 75 pages of appendixes.
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