Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
10/05/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/05/2026 14:05
Joint Statement on Community Banks' Engagement with Core Service Providers
Applicability: This guidance generally applies to the Federal Reserve's supervision of core technology service providers that support community banking organizations (CBOs).
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively, the agencies) have issued the attached Joint Statement on Community Banks' Engagement with Core Service Providers (joint statement). The joint statement discusses factors the agencies will consider when making supervisory allocation decisions relevant to core providers who provide services to CBOs. The joint statement also highlights that the agencies may initiate appropriate supervisory and enforcement actions pursuant to their statutory authorities.
Reserve Banks are asked to distribute this SR letter to Federal Reserve-supervised institutions in their districts as well as to supervisory and examination staff. In addition, questions may be sent via the Board's public website.1
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