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U.S. banking regulators will weigh next year whether to incorporate 2011 supervisory guidance on model risk management into the interagency manual used by Bank Secrecy Act examiners, say federal officials. If incorporated into the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) manual, the April 2011 guidance by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board would also be used by Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) examiners, formally raising expectations for all banks regulated by the United States. "This is an issue that we will be looking at on an FFIEC working group level," said John...