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Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Cowboy State Bank

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Cowboy State Bank, Ranchester, Wyoming Written Agreement dated May 6, 2010 Terminated March 20, 2014 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


Federal Reserve releases results of Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR)

News Release: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced it has approved the capital plans of 25 bank holding companies participating in the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR). The Federal Reserve objected to the plans of the other five participating firms--four based on qualitative concerns and one because it did not meet a minimum post-stress capital requirement.


Federal Reserve survey provides information on mobile financial services

News Release: The use of mobile phones to access a bank account, credit card, or other financial account continued to increase in prevalence among adults in the United States last year, according to the Federal Reserve Board's latest report on the use of mobile financial services. As of December 2013, 33 percent of ...


Federal Reserve announces results of offering of seven-day term deposits on March 24

News Release: On March 24, 2014, the Federal Reserve conducted a floating-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered seven-day term deposits with the rate set equal to the sum of the interest rate paid on excess reserves plus a fixed spread of 1 basis point.


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with Commerce Bancshares, Florida Bank Group, Inc., and Florida Bank

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Edina, Minnesota Written Agreement dated Feb. 17, 2012 Terminated March 14, 2014 Florida Bank Group, Inc. and Florida Bank, both of Tampa, Florida Written Agreement dated March 1, 2011 Terminated March 19, 2014 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


Federal Reserve issues full corrected results for the 2014 Dodd-Frank Act stress test

News Release: The Federal Reserve on Monday issued full corrected results for the 2014 Dodd-Frank Act stress test. As announced on Friday, the Federal Reserve adjusted the stress test results to address inconsistencies in the treatment of the fourth quarter 2013 actual capital actions and assumptions about preferred and employee compensation-related issuance over the course of the planning horizon.


Agencies issue proposed rule on minimum requirements for appraisal management companies

News Release: Six agencies today issued a proposed rule that would implement minimum requirements for state registration and supervision of appraisal management companies (AMCs). An AMC is an entity that serves as an intermediary between appraisers and lenders and provides appraisal management services. In accordance ...


Federal Reserve Board issues consent order against IMB HoldCo LLC

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the issuance of a consent order against IMB HoldCo LLC (IMB), a bank holding company that controls OneWest Bank N.A.


Federal Reserve issues corrected results for the 2014 Dodd-Frank Act stress test

News Release: The Federal Reserve on Friday issued corrected results for the 2014 Dodd-Frank Act stress test. For 26 of the 30 firms, the correction led to either no change or at most a 0.1 percentage point change in the firms' minimum, post-stress tier 1 common capital ratios in the severely adverse scenario. The ...


Federal Reserve offers seven-day term deposits from its Term Deposit Facility

News Release: On March 24, 2014, the Federal Reserve will conduct a floating-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility (TDF). As noted in the Federal Reserve Board's Feb. 21, 2014, release, this operation will have a term of seven days and the rate will be set equal to the sum of the interest ...


Federal Reserve releases summary results of bank stress tests

News Release: According to the summary results of bank stress tests announced by the Federal Reserve on Thursday, the largest banking institutions in the United States are collectively better positioned to continue to lend to households and businesses and to meet their financial commitments in an extremely severe economic downturn than they were five years ago. This result reflects continued broad improvement in their capital positions since the financial crisis.


Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the March 18-19 FOMC meeting

News Release: The attached table and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Federal Reserve Bank presidents for the March 18-19 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.


Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January indicates that growth in economic activity slowed during the winter months, in part reflecting adverse weather conditions. Labor market indicators were mixed but on balance showed further improvement. The unemployment rate, however, ...


Federal Reserve announces results of offering of seven-day term deposits on March 17

News Release: On March 17, 2014, the Federal Reserve conducted a fixed-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered seven-day term deposits at an interest rate of 0.26000 percent. Following are the results of the operation: TDF Operation ID: F37 Total Amount Awarded: $15,413,000,000 ...


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of the enforcement action with Remer Bancorporation, Inc.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Remer Bancorporation, Inc., Remer, Minnesota Written Agreement dated March 19, 2012 Terminated March 13, 2014 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


Federal Reserve System publishes annual financial statements

News Release: The Federal Reserve System on Friday released the 2013 combined annual financial statements for the Federal Reserve Banks, as well as statements for the 12 individual Federal Reserve Banks, the consolidated variable interest entities (VIEs) that were created to respond to strains in financial markets, and the Board of Governors. These financial statements are audited annually by an independent auditing firm.


Federal Reserve offers seven-day term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility

News Release: On March 17, 2014, the Federal Reserve will conduct a fixed-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility (TDF). The Federal Reserve will offer seven-day term deposits with an interest rate of 0.26000 percent and a maximum tender amount of $1,250,000,000. As noted in the Federal Reserve ...


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc., Community West Bancshares, and Intervest Bancshares Corporation

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc., Hilton Head, South Carolina Written Agreement dated Feb. 2, 2012 Terminated March 10, 2014 Community West Bancshares, Goleta, California Written Agreement dated ...


Federal Reserve announces results of offering of seven-day term deposits on March 10

News Release: On March 10, 2014, the Federal Reserve conducted a fixed-rate offering of term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered seven-day term deposits at an interest rate of 0.26000 percent. Following are the results of the operation: TDF Operation ID: F36 Total Amount Awarded: $15,183,010,000 ...


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action and termination of enforcement actions

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. ( PDF), Monett, Missouri Written Agreement dated December 4, 2013 The Federal Reserve Board also announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: Northfield ...