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Rescinded Advisory Letters

NumberDateTitleComment
AL 2004-806/18/2004Servicemembers Civil Relief ActReplaced2 by OCC Bulletin 2008-30
AL 2004-706/04/2004Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering: Guidance on Money Services Business CustomersReplaced2 by OCC Bulletin 2005-19
AL 2004-304/23/2004U.S. Department of Treasury FinCEN Advisories 29W and 30WTransmittal4
AL 2004-101/23/2004Legal Lending Limits: Non-conforming Loans Due to Collateral ShortfallsOutdated1
AL 2003-910/28/2003Independent Appraisal and Evaluation FunctionsReplaced2 by OCC Bulletin 2010-42
AL 2003-607/29/2003U.S. Department of Treasury FinCEN Advisory 27WTransmittal4
AL 2003-506/24/2003U.S. Department of Treasury FinCEN Advisory 2WTransmittal4
AL 2003-405/16/2003U.S. Department of Treasury FinCEN Advisories 16W and 31WTransmittal4
AL 2002-1112/20/2002Lapse in Flood Insurance AuthorityReplaced2 by OCC Bulletin 2010-20
AL 2002-1012/09/2002U.S. Department of Treasury FinCEN Advisories 20A, 22A, and 25ATransmittal4
AL 2002-710/10/2002U.S. Department of Treasury FinCEN Advisories 17A, 18A, and 26ATransmittal4
AL 2002-506/06/2002U.S. Department of Treasury FinCEN Advisories 28 through 32Transmittal4
AL 2002-405/16/2002Financial Action Task Force Guidance for Financial Institutions in Detecting Terrorist FinancingTransmittal4
AL 2002-202/27/2002U.S. Department of Treasury FinCEN Advisories 11A and 21ATransmittal4
AL 2001-1212/19/2001USA PATRIOT Act–Anti-money-laundering ProvisionsTransmittal4 - See FFIEC BSA/AML Examination Manual
AL 2001-1110/30/2001SEC Action Against Robert L. Bentley, Entrust Group, and Bentley Financial Services, Inc.Outdated1 
AL 2001-909/07/2001Electronic Fund Transfer Act–Investigations of Unauthorized TransactionsReplaced2 by Comptroller's Handbook – Electronic Fund Transfer Act
AL 2001-707/25/2001U.S. Department of Treasury FinCEN Advisories 13A, 14A, 19A, 23ATransmittal4 
AL 2001-505/11/2001Brokered and Rate-Sensitive DepositsIncorporated3 into Comptroller's Handbook - Liquidity
AL 2001-301/29/2001Internet-Initiated ACH Debits/ACH RisksReplaced2 by National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) Operating Rules
AL 2001-201/22/2001Privacy PreparednessOutdated1 
AL 2000-1211/28/2000Risk Management of Outsourcing Technology ServicesReplaced2 by FFIEC Outsourcing Technology Services booklet
AL 2000-808/09/2000U.S. Department of Treasury FinCEN Advisories 13 through 27Transmittal4
AL 2000-607/23/2000Audit and Internal ControlsReplaced2 by Comptroller's Handbook – Internal and External Audits
AL 2000-505/31/2000Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Q&A on the HUD-1 Settlement StatementTransmittal4 - See Comptroller's Handbook – Real Estate Settlement Procedures
AL 2000-304/24/2000Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Programs–Suspicious Activity Reporting RequirementsReplaced2 by FFIEC BSA/AML Examination Manual
AL 2000-203/22/2000Technology Risk Management Lessons from Year 2000 ProjectOutdated1 
AL 2000-102/14/2000Leap Year Day and Remaining Year 2000 RisksOutdated1 
AL 1999-1211/22/1999Year 2000 Information Security PrecautionsOutdated1 
AL 1999-1110/28/1999Year 2000 Letter to Service Providers and Software VendorsOutdated1 
AL 1999-1007/06/1999Year 2000 Related Fraud PreventionOutdated1 
AL 1999-906/14/1999Gallup Survey on Y2KOutdated1 
AL 1999-805/10/1999Additional Year 2000 Guidance on Contingency PlanningOutdated1
AL 1999-705/12/1999Year 2000 Checklist for CustomersOutdated1
AL 1999-505/04/1999Year 2000 and Systems Integration Considerations in Corporate Application DecisionsOutdated1
AL 1999-202/17/1999Year 2000 Customer Communication OutlineOutdated1
AL 1998-1812/10/1998Year 2000 Q&A GuidanceOutdated1
AL 1998-1712/08/1998State CRA LawsReplaced2 by AL 1999-01
AL 1998-1409/03/1998Fiduciary Services and Year 2000 ReadinessOutdated1
AL 1998-1308/27/1998Year 2000 Q&A GuidanceOutdated1
AL 1998-907/15/1998Access to Financing for Minority Small BusinessesReplaced2 by AL 2003-8
AL 1998-807/08/1998Year 2000 Examination ProceduresOutdated1
AL 1998-705/19/1998Year 2000 Guidance on Contingency PlanningOutdated1
AL 1998-605/19/1998Year 2000 Guidance on Customer AwarenessOutdated1
AL 1998-504/10/1998Year 2000 Guidance on TestingOutdated1
AL 1998-303/17/1998Year 2000 Guidance on Customer Risk and Vendor Due DiligenceOutdated1
AL 1998-101/20/1998Year 2000 and System Integration Considerations in Corporate Application DecisionsReplaced2 by AL 1999-05
AL 1997-1012/17/1997Year 2000 Business RiskOutdated1
AL 1997-808/06/1997Allowance For Loan and Lease LossesReplaced2 by OCC 2001-37 and OCC 2006-47
AL 1997-605/16/1997Year 2000 Issues and Examination ApproachOutdated1
AL 1997-404/17/1997Treasury Inflation-Indexed SecurityTransmittal4 
AL 1997-303/11/1997Credit Underwriting Standards and Portfolio Credit Risk ManagementReplaced2 by Comptroller's Handbook -  Loan Portfolio Management
AL 1996-810/08/1996Guidance to National Banks on Insurance and Annuity Sales ActivitiesReplaced2 by Comptroller's Handbook - Insurance Activities
AL 1996-406/17/1996Year 2000 Programming Code RisksOutdated1
AL 1996-304/18/1996Fair Lending Pilot Testing ProgramOutdated1
AL 1995-611/07/1995Reporting Suspicious Criminal ActivityReplaced2 by OCC 96-19
AL 1995-508/10/1995Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Student Loan ProgramOutdated1
AL 1995-407/18/1995Bank Merger Competitive Analysis Review Screening ProcessReplaced2 by Comptroller's Licensing Manual - Business Combinations
AL 1995-305/18/1995Bank Secrecy Act – Implications of Payable Through AccountsReplaced2 by FFIEC BSA/AML Examination Manual
AL 1995-102/08/1995Interest Rate RiskReplaced2 by the Comptroller's Handbook - Interest Rate Risk

The reason each document is rescinded is noted as one of the following:

1 Outdated - The document is no longer needed. Any attachments to the document are rescinded only as they relate to national banks and FSAs.

2 Replaced - The document and any attachments are superseded by subsequent guidance.

3 Incorporated - The document conveyed interagency guidance that was incorporated into a Comptroller's Handbook booklet.

4 Transmittal - The document is a cover letter that merely conveyed another document. The rescission does not change the applicability of the conveyed document. To determine the applicability of the conveyed document, please refer to the original issuer of the document.