Banking and Finance Sector-Specific Plan - U.S. Department of ...
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• The NCUA regulates Federally chartered credit unions <strong>and</strong> shares some supervision responsibility with the State Supervisory<br />
Authorities for the Federally insured State-chartered credit unions;<br />
• The OCC regulates national banks <strong>and</strong> the Federal branches <strong>and</strong> agencies <strong>of</strong> foreign banks;<br />
• The OFHEO regulates Fannie Mae <strong>and</strong> Freddie Mac;<br />
• The OTS regulates savings associations <strong>and</strong> savings <strong>and</strong> loan holding companies;<br />
• The SEC regulates investment companies, investment advisors, broker-dealers, transfer agents, securities markets, <strong>and</strong> securities<br />
clearing organizations. This is done in conjunction with SROs such as MSRB, NASD, <strong>and</strong> NYSE;<br />
• State insurance commissioners regulate insurance companies <strong>and</strong> producers; <strong>and</strong><br />
• The Treasury <strong>Department</strong> develops the Administration’s economic <strong>and</strong> financial services sector policies.<br />
1.2.2 Relationships with Private <strong>Sector</strong> Owner/Operators <strong>and</strong> Organizations<br />
The Treasury <strong>Department</strong> has formed a strong bond with the private sector through the FSSCC, the FS-ISAC, <strong>and</strong> the regional<br />
coalitions. Members <strong>of</strong> these private sector organizations include depository <strong>and</strong> lending institutions, as well as exchanges,<br />
trade associations, <strong>and</strong> other organizations within the sector. The Treasury <strong>Department</strong> also consults individually with these<br />
institutions on the development or implementation <strong>of</strong> various policies, such as enhancing the sector’s resilience.<br />
FSSCC<br />
Under the auspices <strong>of</strong> the FBIIC, the Treasury facilitated the creation <strong>of</strong> the FSSCC in June 2002 as the private sector arm <strong>of</strong> its<br />
protection strategy. The Treasury <strong>Department</strong> designates the <strong>Sector</strong> Coordinator for the <strong>Banking</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Finance</strong> <strong>Sector</strong>, who as a<br />
matter <strong>of</strong> practice, is chosen by the FSSCC to be the chair <strong>of</strong> the FSSCC. The FSSCC, whose membership represents the sector<br />
through financial trade associations <strong>and</strong> organizations, fosters <strong>and</strong> facilitates the coordination <strong>of</strong> sector-wide financial services<br />
voluntary initiatives to improve critical infrastructure protection <strong>and</strong> homel<strong>and</strong> security. The organizations comprising the<br />
FSSCC hold the majority <strong>of</strong> the assets <strong>of</strong> the financial services sector <strong>and</strong> include financial institutions, trade associations, <strong>and</strong><br />
regional partnerships. The FSSCC’s success is due to the strong commitment <strong>of</strong> its members <strong>and</strong> their significant time contribution<br />
by high-level executives who are focused on problem solving <strong>and</strong> driven by achievable outcomes. The following institutions<br />
<strong>and</strong> organizations are members <strong>of</strong> the FSSCC:<br />
<strong>Banking</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Finance</strong> <strong>Sector</strong>-<strong>Specific</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>