Kevin D. Oden & Associates: New Federal Model Risk Guidance (SR 26-2) Leaves Generative and Agentic AI Outside Scope, Shifting the Burden to Institutions
San Francisco, CA, 24th June 2026, ZEX PR WIRE — Kevin D. Oden & Associates (KDOA), a model risk management and quantitative advisory firm, today shared its perspective on SR 26-2, the revised interagency guidance on model risk management issued jointly by the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the FDIC on April 17, 2026.
The revised guidance (SR 26-2, OCC Bulletin 2026-13, and FDIC FIL-15-2026) supersedes the 2011 guidance widely known as SR 11-7, which had governed how banking organizations identify, validate, monitor, and govern quantitative models for fifteen years. The update moves toward a more flexible, principles-based approach that is tailored to an institution’s model risk profile and the size and complexity of its operations. It is expected...
