The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council has issued examination procedures for reviewing regulated institutions’ compliance with federal consumer privacy regulation. The procedures also summarize the regulation’s basic requirements, identifies examination objectives, and provides a compliance checklist. Banks and thrifts may use these procedures to understand how federal examiners would assess whether an institution is meeting privacy requirements. The final privacy regulation was issued on June 5, 2000. The examination procedures are tailored to institutions’ information-sharing