WORKING PAPER SERIES Offsite Detection of Insider Abuse and Bank Fraud among U.S. Failed Banks 1989-2015 John P. O’Keefe Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chiwon A. Yom Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation October 2017 FDIC CFR WP 2017-06 fdic.gov/cfr NOTE: Staff working papers are preliminary materials circulated to stimulate discussion and critical comment. The analysis, conclusions, and opinions set forth here are those of the author(s) alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. References in publications to this paper (other than acknowledgement) should be cleared with the author(s) to protect the tentative character of these papers.