12 CFR § 157.20 - What records should I maintain on deposit activities?

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s157.20"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 157.20 - What records should I maintain on deposit activities?"
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "157.20"
section_name: "What records should I maintain on deposit activities?"
chapter_name: "COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "157"
part_name: "DEPOSITS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "12 U.S.C. 1462a, 1463, 1464, 5412(b)(2)(B)."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 49025, Aug. 9, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "157"
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# 157.20 What records should I maintain on deposit activities?

You should establish and maintain deposit documentation practices and records that demonstrate that you appropriately administer and monitor deposit-related activities. Your records should adequately evidence ownership, balances, and all transactions involving each account. You may maintain records on deposit activities in any format that is consistent with standard business practices.