Country exposure lending survey - How To Discuss

The country exposure lending survey is issued on a quarterly basis and is required for bank institutions that lend money internationally. The survey ranks borrowers by loan type, such as whether the loan is public or private, as well as by maturity, geographic location and currency. The report provides this information on loans to over 190 countries and is broken down by country and region. The loans may be issued by U.S. banks, savings associations, bank holding companies, savings and loan holding companies, and intermediate holding companies.

The country exposure lending survey is a quarterly economic survey that breaks down all lending by U.S. banks and other financial institutions to foreign sources according to various categories. It is also known as the FFIEC 009 report.

A compilation of data related to the amount and type lending that occurs by U.S. banks to foreign entities for the purpose of determining the total exposure of foreign held debt broken down by country and region.