2024 Call Report Series

Given the ever-changing accounting and regulatory landscape, it is imperative that Call Report preparers and reviewers stay current with changes to the reporting forms and instructions. The agencies continue to issue proposed and finalized changes that will impact all Call Report filers in 2024 and beyond. This session will highlight 2024 Call Report changes, in particular new guidance related to reporting loan modifications for borrowers experiencing financial difficulty, which has replaced TDR loan reporting. Results of the 2023 statutorily mandated full review of Call Reports will be addressed. The session will also cover recent changes to the Call Report instructions, as well as commonly misreported items, including reporting an institution’s loans, deposits, and regulatory capital.

Reporting accurate information on Schedule RC-C and other loan-related schedules is one of the biggest challenges in call reporting. Coding loans correctly at origination is crucial to ensuring loans are included in the correct Call Report categories. This session will highlight common mistakes in coding loans, including what constitutes a loan secured by real estate, and how to determine owner-occupied versus non-owner-occupied loans. Other call reporting challenges, including loans held for sale, loan modifications, and maturity and repricing data will be addressed. The basics of reporting past due and non-accrual information in Schedule RC-N and reporting allowance for credit loss activity on Schedules RI-B and RI-C will also be covered.

With over 100 pages of ever-changing instructions and rules, reporting regulatory capital in Call Report Schedule RC-R continues to be difficult for community banks. This webinar will provide a deep dive into capital reporting and common mistakes in the calculation of regulatory capital ratios and asset risk weights. Topics such as the Community Bank Leverage Ratio, residential mortgage exposures, high volatility commercial real estate (HVCRE) exposures, deferred tax assets, and unfunded commitments will be addressed, as will recent changes to Schedule RC-R. Participants will also learn how reporting incorrect information in other Call Report schedules can impact reporting of regulatory capital.

With heightened examiner focus on call reporting and with bank resources strained to the limit, this session will help Call Report preparers and reviewers focus on efficiency, accuracy, and proper documentation when auditing their quarterly Call Reports. Best practices for the audit and review process will be discussed, along with regulatory expectations for the call reporting process. Session highlights will include ideas for finding common errors, ensuring consistency between Call Report schedules, properly documenting the preparation and review function, and utilizing the internal audit function to verify Call Report accuracy. Additionally, this session will cover the latest changes to the Call Report schedules and instructions.