Financial Audit: Accounting and Internal Control Issues Identified During GAO's 1999 FDIC Financial Statement Audits: AIMD-00-271R.

Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on internal control weaknesses identified during GAO's audits of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's (FDIC) 1999 financial statements. GAO noted that there were: (1) losses in the securitization-related escrow account; (2) errors in the allowance calculation for FDIC receivables; and (3) weaknesses with account transaction controls within FDIC's Financial Information Management System. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]