General Information

• Who May Attend our Conferences and Courses?
• Registration
• Tuition
• Training Facility and Lodging
• Directions
• Training Memoranda and Pre-Course Study Materials
• Subprime Lending CD-Rom
• Privacy CD-Rom
• Dress Code
• Course Prerequisites
• Additional FFIEC Information

Programs are open to the staffs of federal and state financial institution regulatory agencies (Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision, and National Credit Union Administration). Staff members from other regulatory agencies will be accommodated if space is available. The Basic International Banking Self-Study is available for sale to the public.

Council-member agency staff register through their agency's training headquarters. State financial institution regulatory staff should attempt to register through a Council-member agency (some provide partial financial sponsorship) or through their association of state supervisors. State bank examiners may also register directly with the FFIEC. Foreign applicants should look for registration information in the Federal Reserve System section of this catalogue.

It is suggested that state agencies submit their training requests during the spring and summer for the following calendar year. This will be helpful in planning the number of sessions for each program. Otherwise, availability may be limited.

Tuition for 2004 will vary by class size, amount of course materials, number of outside instructors, etc. The tuition rates for attendees from non-member agencies have been established for 2004.

The FFIEC leases offices, classrooms and the auditorium from the FDIC at the L. William Seidman Center, 3501 Fairfax Drive, Room 3086, Arlington, Virginia 22226-3550. Phone: (703) 516-5588, Fax: (703) 516-5487.

Hotel accommodations for most participants can be arranged in the L. William Seidman Residence Facility, 1001 N. Monroe Street, Arlington, Virginia 22201, (703) 516-4630, adjacent to the Training Center. Reservations should be made through member agency training offices. The FFIEC will make lodging arrangements at the Residence Facility for individuals registering for programs directly with the FFIEC.

• Driving directions to the facility

The registering member agency will send a training memorandum and pre-course study materials, if applicable, to each of its participants approximately 30 days prior to the session date. The memorandum will give the location and starting and ending times of the program.

For courses that require pre-course preparation, the FFIEC will send the pre-course materials to member agency training offices for distribution to each participant.

 Subprime Lending CD-Rom

This compact disc is available through the member agencies. Please inquire at the office of your agency's training coordinator. The CD contains 500 pages of reference materials and 7 short slide presentations.

 Privacy CD-Rom

This compact disc is available through the member agencies. The CD contains a series of reference materials, examination procedures, and 12 slide presentations on the GLBA Financial Privacy Regulations.

Participants may wear comfortable attire appropriate for a business environment for programs conducted in the L. William Seidman Center, Arlington, Virginia. Coat and tie are not required. Tennis shoes, t-shirts, blue jeans, and shorts should not be worn. Business attire is required for regional sessions conducted at Federal Reserve Bank facilities.

Participants should meet all course or conference prerequisites as stated in the course description. When in doubt, call the registering agency's training headquarters or the course administrator to determine eligibility.

Additional FFIEC Information

For the following FFIEC reports, please contact HMDA: 202-452-2016, UBPR: 703-516-5732.

Contacts for FFIEC Operations Office: 703-516-5590
Appraisal Subcommittee: 202-293-6250