Management Report Opportunities For Improvements In Fdic S Internal Controls And Accounting Procedures

Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures

Discusses the control deficiencies that collectively represented the material weakness in the FDIC's internal control over financial reporting related to its loss-share estimation process. It also discusses other internal control issues identified during a 2009 audit. Although not all of these issues were discussed in the 2009 report on the results of their 2009 financial statement audit, they all warrant FDIC management's attention and correction. This report also provides 14 recommendations to address the internal control issues identified during the 2009 audit. The report also provides the status of recommendations from prior audits made to address previously identified internal control issues. Illus. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find report.

Management Report: Opportunities for Improvements in FDIC's Internal Controls and Accounting Procedures

In May 2009, a report was issued on the calendar year 2008 financial statements of the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) and the FSLIC Resolution Fund. A report was also issued on the effectiveness of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) internal control over financial reporting as of Dec. 31, 2008, and an evaluation of FDIC¿s compliance with provisions of selected laws and regulations for the two funds for the year ended Dec. 31, 2008. The purpose of this report is to present issues identified during the audit of the 2008 financial statements regarding certain internal controls and accounting procedures and to recommend actions to address these issues. Illustrations.

On Nov. 16, 2009, an opinion was issued on the SEC¿s FY 2009 and 2008 financial statements. Also issued was an opinion on the effectiveness of SEC¿s internal controls over financial reporting as of Sept. 30, 2009, and an evaluation of SEC¿s compliance with selected provisions of laws and regulations during FY 2009. This report presents: (1) recommendations related to the significant deficiencies reported and discussed in the opinion report; (2) less significant internal control issues identified during the FY 2009 audit of SEC¿s internal controls and accounting procedures; (3) the status of the recommendations reported as open in an April 2, 2009 management report; and (4) the status of the security weaknesses in info. systems controls. Charts and tables.

On Nov. 14, 2008, an opinion was issued on the SEC¿s FY '08 and '07 financial statements. Also, an opinion was issued on the effectiveness of SEC¿s internal control over financial reporting (incl. safeguarding of assets) and over compliance as of Sept. 30, 2008, and an evaluation of SEC¿s compliance with selected provisions of laws and reg¿s. during FY '08. This report presents issues identified during a FY '08 audit of SEC¿s internal controls and accounting procedures and recommends actions to address these issues. This report makes 19 recommend. to strengthen internal controls and accounting procedures. These recommend. are in addition to 24 recommend. included in prior year audits of SEC¿s financial statements that still need to be fully addressed.