Bank Insurance Fund: Review of Loss Estimation Methodologies
AIMD-94-48
Published: Dec 09, 1993. Publicly Released: Jan 10, 1994.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed certain public and private-sector estimates of bank failures and related losses incurred by the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF), focusing on the: (1) various approaches used by these forecasters in estimating bank failures and losses; and (2) similarities, differences, and key assumptions of their estimation methodologies.
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Bank failuresBank managementEvaluation methodsFinancial managementFuture budget projectionsInsured commercial banksLossesReporting requirementsRisk managementSpecial fund accounts