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BIC Guidelines and Forms
Borrower-in-Custody (BIC) of collateral arrangements may be used when physically transferring the collateral to a Federal Reserve Bank would be impractical because of the high volume of assets involved.

To qualify for a BIC arrangement, institutions must be in sound financial condition, maintain appropriate document-storage facilities and have an acceptable automated record/reporting system.

BIC Imaging Guidelines WORD  2 pages / 63 kb

BIC Imaging Pre-Certification WORD  6 pages / 63 kb

BIC Collateral Pledge Form pdf  1 page / 11 kb

BIC Collateral Withdrawal Form pdf  1 page / 11 kb
Revised Automated Loan Deposit Cover Letter pdf  1 page / 46 kb
Guidelines and Additional Forms
 
Collateral Type
Guidelines
Pre-Certification Form1
Certification Form2
 
 
Commercial Loans3
PDF
6 pages / 124 kb
PDF
6 pages / 112 kb
PDF
7 pages / 59 kb
 
 
One-to-Four Family Mortgages
PDF
5 pages / 127 kb
PDF
6 pages / 93 kb
PDF
7 pages / 50 kb
 
 
Consumer Loans4
PDF
4 pages / 73 kb
PDF
5 pages / 80 kb
PDF
6 pages / 43 kb
 
 
Home Equity Loans
PDF
5 pages / 118 kb
PDF
6 pages / 93.5 kb
PDF
7 pages / 50 kb
 

1 Pre-Certification forms are to be completed by the depository institution before the BIC arrangement is set up.
2 Certification forms are to be completed for BIC arrangements already in place by the depository institution's internal audit department.
3 To pledge commercial loans in a BIC arrangement, see also: Qualified Loan Review Program
4 Includes consumer loans, installment loans, student loans, auto loans and leases.