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Union Calendar No. 684 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1941 
[Report No. 114–874] 
To improve the examination of depository institutions, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 22, 2015 
Mr. WESTMORELAND (for himself, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, 
Mr. HECK of Washington, Mr. FLEISCHMANN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. BARR, 
Mr. STIVERS, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. 
FINCHER, Mr. MESSER, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. HILL, Mr. 
MURPHY of Florida, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. LUCAS, Mrs. WAGNER, Mr. 
POSEY, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. WILLIAMS, 
Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. 
MCHENRY, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. HURT of Virginia, and Mr. KING of New 
York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
DECEMBER 12, 2016 
Additional sponsors: Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. POLIQUIN, Mr. KILMER, Mr. BLUM, 
Mr. OLSON, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mrs. BUSTOS, Ms. DELBENE, 
Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. BRAT, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. YOHO, 
Mr. NUGENT, Mr. JOLLY, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. WOODALL, Ms. 
MOORE, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. KLINE, Ms. GRA-
HAM, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. STEWART, Mr. 
HULTGREN, Mr. BRIDENSTINE, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. 
ROSS, Mr. MICA, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. GRAVES of 
Missouri, Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. 
HUDSON, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. RUSH, Mr. WALZ, Mr. 
ASHFORD, Mr. YOUNG of Iowa, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska 
DECEMBER 12, 2016 
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
and ordered to be printed 
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A BILL 
To improve the examination of depository institutions, and 
for other purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Financial Institutions 
Examination Fairness and Reform Act’’. 
SEC. 2. TIMELINESS OF EXAMINATION REPORTS. 
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination 
Council Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 1012. TIMELINESS OF EXAMINATION REPORTS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(1) FINAL EXAMINATION REPORT.—A Federal 
financial institutions regulatory agency shall provide 
a final examination report to a financial institution 
not later than 60 days after the later of— 
‘‘(A) the exit interview for an examination 
of the institution; or 
‘‘(B) the provision of additional informa-
tion by the institution relating to the examina-
tion. 
‘‘(2) EXIT INTERVIEW.—If a financial institu-
tion is not subject to a resident examiner program, 
the exit interview shall occur not later than the end 
of the 9-month period beginning on the commence-
ment of the examination, except that such period 
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may be extended by the Federal financial institu-
tions regulatory agency by providing written notice 
to the institution and the Independent Examination 
Review Director describing with particularity the 
reasons that a longer period is needed to complete 
the examination. 
‘‘(b) EXAMINATION MATERIALS.—Upon the request 
of a financial institution, the Federal financial institutions 
regulatory agency shall include with the final report an 
appendix listing all examination or other factual informa-
tion relied upon by the agency in support of a material 
supervisory determination.’’. 
SEC. 3. EXAMINATION STANDARDS. 
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination 
Council Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), as amended 
by section 2, is further amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘SEC. 1013. EXAMINATION STANDARDS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—In the examination of a financial 
institution— 
‘‘(1) a commercial loan shall not be placed in 
non-accrual status solely because the collateral for 
such loan has deteriorated in value; 
‘‘(2) a modified or restructured commercial loan 
shall be removed from non-accrual status if the bor-
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