To All Depository Institutions and Others  
    Concerned in the Second Federal Reserve District:

The federal banking agencies announced a new implementation plan for the Central Data Repository (CDR) - an Internet-based system created to modernize and streamline how the agencies collect, validate, manage, and distribute financial data submitted by banks in quarterly "Call Reports."

The system’s scheduled implementation in October 2004 was postponed to address industry feedback and allow more time for system testing and enrollment. The new implementation plan resulted from discussions with industry representatives including software vendors, trade associations, and a number of banks from across the country that participate in the Financial Institutions Focus Group for the CDR project. The new plan provides additional time for each group to participate in testing to help ensure a smooth integration of the new technology into the Call Reporting process.
 
The agencies plan to make the CDR available to banks for enrollment and testing of their ability to access the system early this summer. Also, during this period, software vendors will be working with the agencies to prepare for the final test of system readiness in August. Full system implementation, planned for October, will mark the first time all institutions will be required to file their Call Report data using the new CDR. 
 
Through the use of new open data exchange standards (known as "eXtensible Business Reporting Language," or XBRL), the CDR system will facilitate faster delivery of accurate Call Report data. All users of the data - financial institutions, the public, and banking regulators - are expected to benefit from this improved, timelier flow of financial institution information. 
 
This initiative - the Call Report Modernization Project - is an interagency effort under the auspices of the FFIEC. Additional project details and other important information are available on the FFIEC’s website.   

Press release
FFIEC website
Circular No. 11640 ››

Contact:
Richard Molloy
Staff Director
Regulatory Reports Division, Statistics Function
Richard.molloy@ny.frb.org

Kenneth P. Lamar
Vice President

Contact:
Public Affairs
(212) 720-6130
general.info@ny.frb.org