The inter-agency guidance outlines
high-level principles related to safe and sound leveraged lending
activities, including underwriting considerations, assessing and
documenting enterprise value, risk management expectations for
credits awaiting distribution, stress testing expectations and
portfolio management, and risk management expectations. This
proposed guidance would apply to all financial institutions
substantively engaged in leveraged lending activities supervised by
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve System; and Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, collectively (the Agencies).
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.