A - Z Guide to Agency Lending Disclosure and Related Documents

The A - Z Guide to ALD contains all the information broker-dealers and agent lenders need to know to be ALD compliant. A new firm should begin by reviewing the Basic Set up Instructions below. In addition to the A - Z Guide, the Testing Guide to ALD contains comprehensive guidelines for conducting testing in preparation for ALD compliance. The testing Guide should always be used in conjunction with the A - Z Guide.

File Name: File Type Size
     
Basic set up instructions for broker-dealers Word 40kb
Basic set up instructions for agent lenders Word 48kb
A - Z Guide to ALD Word 1,240kb
 
Appendices Included in the A - Z Guide:
Note:
These documents are also imbedded in the Guide itself.
     
Original ALD Proposal from 2003 Word 38kb
No-Action Letter PDF 46kb
Blacklined No-Action Letter PDF 63kb
Annex I- A PDF 18kb
Sample confidentiality Agreements PDF 374kb
Tax ID and DTCC ID Matrix Excel 33kb
Credit Incremental Add/Delete File Excel 77kb
Credit Borrower's Response File Excel 19kb
Credit Master File Excel 78kb
Daily Loan Data File Excel 56kb
Non-cash collateral File Excel 51kb
Escalation Process Flows for Agent Lenders PPT 265kb
Escalation Process Flows for Broker-Dealers PPT 359kb
 
Testing Guide for ALD Compliance and Related Documents:
     
Testing Guide for ALD Word 348kb
 
Appendices to the Testing Guide:
     
Daily Files Testing Issues Log Excel 52kb
Daily Files with sample data - "good"/"bad" files Excel 11,159kb
Daily Loan Files Scenarios Excel 152kb

 


IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Any business assumptions or regulatory interpretations expressed in the documents contained in the Agency Lending Disclosure web site are the product of Agency Lending Disclosure Task force discussions and represent the opinions of the Task force members. Each firm is responsible for its own interpretations of existing rules and making decisions based on its internal business policies and procedures.

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