The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council was established pursuant to title X of Public Law 95-630, the Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978 (FIRA). The purpose of title X was to create an interagency body empowered to "prescribe uniform principles and standards for the federal examination of financial institutions...and make recommendations to promote uniformity in the supervision of these financial institutions." As a part of its mandate, the Council conducts training programs for federal and state examiners.