Financial Institutions Record Retention Manual, 4th Edition.

• Position: Book Review

Nan Heldenbrand Morrissette

Published for financial managers and institutions, this manual is based on information gathered from 10 federal and 42 state agencies--including the FDIC, OCC, OTS, NCUA, SEC, and EEOC.

Key features include

* an overview of issues in determining retention periods, such as litigation concerns, the discovery doctrine, and the impact of various media on retention periods

* a new five-part "How To" guide that details how to set up a comprehensive record management program

* recommended retention periods by 19 record category of more than 3,400 records

* a diskette containing all 3,400...