By Fed Newswire | Nov 20, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today announced they are increasing the dollar thresholds in Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) and Regulation M (Consumer Leasing) for exempt consumer credit and lease transactions. Transactions at or below the thresholds are subject to the protections of the regulations.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 19, 2013
News Release: On Nov. 18, 2013, the Federal Reserve conducted a fixed-rate offering of term deposits with full allotment of tenders through its Term Deposit Facility. The operation offered 28-day term deposits at an interest rate of 0.26000 percent. Following are the results of the operation: TDF Operation ID: ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 19, 2013
News Release: The federal bank regulatory agencies today released an estimation tool to help community banks understand the potential effects of the recently revised regulatory capital framework on their capital ratios.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 18, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the application by Banco BPI, S.A., Porto, Portugal, to establish representative offices in Newark, New Jersey, and New Bedford, Massachusetts.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve on Friday announced that it has not objected to a re-submitted capital plan from Ally Financial Inc. Earlier this year, the Federal Reserve objected to Ally's 2013 capital plan based on both quantitative and qualitative assessments conducted during the annual Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review. Ally was required to submit a new capital plan under the Federal Reserve's regulation.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 15, 2013
News Release: The federal bank regulatory agencies with responsibility for Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rulemaking today published final revisions to "Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment." The Questions and Answers document provides additional guidance to financial institutions and the public on the agencies' CRA regulations.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 14, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: North Milwaukee Bancshares, Inc. (PDF), Milwaukee, Wisconsin Written Agreement dated Nov. 12, 2013 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 13, 2013
News Release: On Nov. 18, 2013, the Federal Reserve will conduct a fixed-rate offering of term deposits with full allotment of tenders through its Term Deposit Facility (TDF). The Federal Reserve will offer 28-day term deposits with an interest rate of 0.26000 percent and a maximum tender amount of $1,250,000,000. ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 7, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: FNB United Corp. (now known as CommunityOne Bancorp, Charlotte, North Carolina) Written Agreement dated Oct. 21, 2010 Terminated November 5, 2013 Highland Bancshares, Inc., St. Michael, Minnesota ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 7, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday issued a final policy statement describing the processes it will use to develop scenarios for future capital planning and stress testing exercises.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 5, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the annual indexing of the amounts used in determining reserve requirements of depository institutions and deposit reporting panels effective in 2014.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 1, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday issued the supervisory scenarios that will be used in the 2014 capital planning and stress testing program, as well as instructions to firms with timelines for submissions. The program includes the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) of 30 bank holding ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board announced on Thursday the approval of fee schedules, effective Jan. 2, 2014, for payment services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to depository institutions (priced services).
By Fed Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank announced on Thursday that their existing temporary bilateral liquidity swap arrangements are being converted to standing arrangements, that is, arrangements that will ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 31, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: United Bank Limited, Karachi, Pakistan, and United Bank Limited New York Branch, New York, New York (PDF) Written Agreement dated Oct. 28, 2013 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 30, 2013
News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September generally suggests that economic activity has continued to expand at a moderate pace. Indicators of labor market conditions have shown some further improvement, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Available data suggest ...
By Fed Newswire | Oct 29, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: First Community Bank, Glasgow, Montana Written Agreement dated Nov. 29, 2010 Terminated Oct. 25, 2013 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 24, 2013
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board proposed a rule on Thursday to strengthen the liquidity positions of large financial institutions.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: High school students from Washington, D.C., learned about personal budgeting, responsible borrowing, and financing secondary education at workshops taught by Federal Reserve Board staff members on Wednesday.
By Fed Newswire | Oct 23, 2013
News Release: Six federal financial regulatory agencies are proposing joint standards for assessing the diversity policies and practices of the institutions they regulate.
