What is Record Retention Online and Why Do I Need It?

Record Retention Online (RRO) is a subscription-based online database of record retention guidelines provided by Financial Records Consultants/Carolyn Jones.

Is this YOUR records storage area? To be in compliance your institution must maintain a multitude of records. It is critical that you follow the laws and regulations to avoid fines for non-compliance. Many of the records have a legal retention requirement and are cited in source column of the schedule. Other records which do not have a specific requirement under the law are listed as “opinion” or “best practice.” We advise our clients to follow the retention periods recommended for these records as they may fall under a similar law. Implementing and following a safe and sound retention procedure will demonstrate to regulators that your institution is making its greatest effort to stay in compliance with every record it generates and manages from creation to destruction.

Storage, maintenance, and destruction costs are high and rising higher every day. Knowing when your records can be destroyed will give you peace of mind, will save money in storage fees, and the expenses you may incur when complying with legal requests.

With RRO, customers have the ability to view the latest guidelines on more than 4,100 separate banking records in the federal schedule.

Your subscription includes:
  • Full access to the online guide which includes the Federal Schedule and any optional state schedules you purchase.
  • Full access to the Policies and Procedures section with step-by-step instructions and forms (including destruction forms) which will help keep your institution's retention program compliant, documented, and efficient. Also included are specific references to many statutes and regulations specifying the required record retention period.
  • Full access to a subscriber-only "Ask the Author" page. Subscribers are also welcome to contact Ms. Jones with questions. We pride ourselves on personal service.
How Much Does It Cost?
All financial institutions need to purchase the Federal Schedule. Institutions regulated by the state should purchase both the Federal and State Schedules (see availability map). These two individual schedules are integrated into a master retention schedule for your financial institution. Multi-Bank Holding Companies must purchase a separate subscription for each of their member banks regardless of their Charter. If you have a Mortgage Company/Securities Company as part of your institution, you will need a separate federal subscription for each. Each state schedule contains records specific to their state and the total number of records listed varies depending on the available information.

Federal Retention Guide Subscription (Annual)
$400.00 per bank (1 – 50) branches, additional branches are $25.00 each)

Federal and one State Guide Subscription (combined annual)
$550.00 per bank (1 – 50) branches, additional branches are $25.00 each)

Additional State Guide Subscriptions (Annual)
$150.00 per state (no additional charge for branches)

Two Ways to Subscribe
    1. You can sign up right now by clicking on the “Subscribe Now” link. We accept Visa and MasterCard only and all transactions are secured by VeriSign. When you time for renewal is approaching we will notify you by email but rest assured we do not keep your credit card information and we do not automatically renew.

    Please note that on orders over $1,000.00 we would prefer you mail in your payment; you will still be able to have access to the system immediately by notifying us that you would like to order.
    2. If you would rather pay by check, click on the link for an order form.
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It's that easy, so sign up today!
Financial Institutions with more than 50 branches may still have same day activation by contacting us at FRCInfo@comcast.net or 615-445-2354 to place your order.

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