The Deposit Insurance Fund’s reserve ratio is on track to reach 1.35 percent in 2018, two years earlier than required by statute, according to the agency. As of Dec. 31, 2016, the ratio was 1.2 percent. According to FDIC official Doreen Eberley at ABA’s Government Relations Summit this morning, once the ratio reaches 1.38 percent, the FDIC will apply credits for sub-$10 billion banks’ share of the cost of bringing the ratio from 1.15 percent to 1.35 percent against their deposit insurance assessments.
ABA seeks further revisions to draft W-9 tax form
ABA said that while it appreciates the IRS incorporating its recommendations into the proposed revisions to W-9 tax forms, the association still has significant concerns about some of the instructions for completing the form.









