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Press Release
October 30, 2009

Federal Reserve adopts policy statement
supporting prudent commercial real estate
(CRE) loan workouts
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The Federal Reserve on Friday adopted a policy statement supporting
prudent commercial real estate (CRE) loan workouts. This policy
statement, adopted by each of the financial regulators,1 provides
guidance for examiners, and for financial institutions that are working
with CRE borrowers who are experiencing diminished operating cash
flows, depreciated collateral values, or prolonged delays in selling or
renting commercial properties. The financial regulators recognize that
prudent loan workouts are often in the best interest of both financial
institutions and borrowers, particularly during difficult economic
conditions. This policy statement details risk-management practices for
loan workouts that support prudent and pragmatic credit and business
decisionmaking within the framework of financial accuracy,
transparency, and timely loss recognition.
Financial institutions that implement prudent loan workout arrangements
after performing comprehensive reviews of borrowers' financial
conditions will not be subject to criticism for engaging in these efforts,
even if the restructured loans have weaknesses that result in adverse
credit classifications. In addition, performing loans, including those
renewed or restructured on reasonable modified terms, made to
creditworthy borrowers, will not be subject to adverse classification
solely because the value of the underlying collateral declined.

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The policy statement includes examples of CRE loan workouts. The
examples, provided for illustrative purposes only, reflect examiners'
analytical processes for credit classifications and assessments of
institutions' accounting and reporting treatments for restructured loans.
The policy statement reiterates existing guidance that examiners are
expected to take a balanced approach in assessing institutions’ riskmanagement practices for loan workout activities.
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1.The financial regulators consist of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the FFIEC State
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