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Remote Deposit Capture https://www.ffiec.gov/pdf/pr011409_rdc_guidance.pdf Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council 3501 FAIRFAX DRIVE · ROOM 3086 · ARLINGTON, VA 22226-3550 · (703) 516-5487 · https://www.ffiec.gov Risk Management of Remote Deposit Capture Background and Purpose Remote Deposit Capture (RDC), a deposit transaction delivery system, allows a financial institution to receive digital information from deposit documents captured at remote locations. These locations may be the financial institution’s branches, ATMs, domestic and foreign correspondents, or locations owned or controlled by commercial or retail customers of the financial institution. In substance, RDC is similar to traditional deposit delivery systems at financial institutions; however, it enables customers of financial institutions to deposit items electronically from remote locations. RDC can decrease processing costs, support new and existing banking products, and improve customers’ access to their deposits; however, it introduces additional risks to those typically inherent in traditional deposit delivery systems. This guidance addresses the necessary elements of an RDC risk management process in an electronic environment, focusing on RDC deployed at a customer location. The general principles of RDC risk management discussed here are also applicable to financial institutions’ internal deployment and other forms of electronic deposit delivery systems (e.g., mobile banking and automated clearing house [ACH] check conversions). Risk Management: Risk Assessment Although deposit taking is not a new activity, RDC should be viewed as a new delivery system and not simply as a new service. Prior to implementing RDC, senior management should identify and assess the legal, compliance, reputation, and operational risks associated with the new system. They should ensure that RDC is compatible with the institution’s business strategies and understand the return on investment and management’s ability to manage the risks inherent in RDC. Management should incorporate their assessments of RDC systems, including products and services, into existing risk assessment processes. The Management Booklet of the FFIEC1 IT Examination Handbook and the FFIEC Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) Examination Manual provide high-level descriptions of risk management processes that include planning, risk identification and assessment, controls, and measuring and monitoring.2 1 Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Office of Thrift Supervision, and a representative of the State Liaison Committee. 2 See the Audit, Management, Business Continuity Planning, and Information Security Booklets of the FFIEC IT Examination Handbook. All booklets that compose the handbook are available at Back