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Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action against Mid America Bank and Trust Company

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Mid America Bank and Trust Company, Dixon, Missouri Written Agreement dated June 8, 2007 Terminated March 14, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions against Citizens Bancshares, The Citizens Bank of Edmond, and Credit Suisse AG

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: Citizens Bancshares, Inc. and The Citizens Bank of Edmond, both of Edmond, Oklahoma Written Agreement dated Jan. 27, 2010 Terminated March 13, 2012 Credit Suisse AG, Zurich, Switzerland Cease and Desist Order dated Dec. 16, 2009 Terminated March 14, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


Federal Reserve Board launches its Twitter channel

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday launched its official Twitter channel--@federalreserve --with the aim of increasing the accessibility and availability of Federal Reserve Board news.


Federal Reserve survey provides information on mobile financial services

News Release: One out of five American consumers used their mobile phone to access their bank account, credit card, or other financial account in the 12 months ending in January 2012 and an additional one out of five indicated they would likely use mobile banking at some point in the future, according to a Federal Reserve Board survey (2.5 MB PDF) | HTML.


Federal Reserve offers $3 billion in 28-day term deposits though its Term Deposit Facility

News Release: On Monday, March 19, 2012, the Federal Reserve will offer $3 billion in 28-day term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. As noted in the Federal Reserve Board's September 8, 2010 release, this offering is part of ongoing small-value operations designed to provide eligible institutions with an ...


Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in January suggests that the economy has been expanding moderately. Labor market conditions have improved further; the unemployment rate has declined notably in recent months but remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment ...


Federal Reserve announces summary results of latest round of bank stress tests

News Release: The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced summary results of the latest round of bank stress tests, which show that the majority of the largest U.S. banks would continue to meet supervisory expectations for capital adequacy despite large projected losses in an extremely adverse hypothetical economic scenario.


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Central Bancorp

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Central Bancorp, Inc. (PDF), Garland, Texas Written Agreement dated March 8, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


Federal Reserve releases paper describing methodology used in 2012 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review stress test

News Release: The Federal Reserve on Monday released a paper describing the methodology used in the stress test in the 2012 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) as well as the templates for disclosure of the summary results, which will be issued at 4:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 15.


Agencies and CDFI Fund to sponsor National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference

News Release: The federal bank regulatory agencies, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund will host the 2012 National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference in Seattle, Washington, from March 25 to 28. This biennial conference is designed to offer ...


Federal Reserve Board releases action plans for three supervised financial institutions to correct deficiencies in residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday released action plans for three supervised financial institutions to correct deficiencies in residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing. The three institutions are HSBC North America Holdings, Inc., Ally Financial Inc., and IMB HoldCo. LLC.


Termination of the enforcement action with Sterling Financial Corporation

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Sterling Financial Corporation, Spokane, Washington Written Agreement dated Dec. 24, 2009 Terminated March 5, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


Federal Reserve Board issues guidance for evaluating whether banking organizations are eligible for upgrades of supervisory ratings

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday issued guidance to ensure that supervisors apply consistent standards as they evaluate whether banking organizations with $10 billion or less in assets are eligible for upgrades of supervisory ratings.


Federal Reserve Board extends comment period on proposed rule to implement enhanced prudential standards and early remediation requirements

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday extended the comment period until April 30, 2012, on a proposed rule to implement the enhanced prudential standards and early remediation requirements in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.


Federal Reserve Board releases action plans for supervised financial institutions to correct deficiencies in residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday released action plans for supervised financial institutions to correct deficiencies in residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing. It also released engagement letters between supervised financial institutions and independent consultants retained by the firms to review foreclosures that were in process in 2009 and 2010.


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Commerce Bancshares

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (PDF), Edina, Minnesota Written Agreement dated Feb. 17, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.


Minutes of Board discount rate meeting on January 23, 2012

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its discount rate meeting on Jan. 23, 2012.


Agencies extend deadline to request review under the Independent Foreclosure Review to July 31

News Release: WASHINGTON--People seeking a review of their mortgage foreclosures under the Federal banking agencies' Independent Foreclosure Review now have until July 31, 2012, to submit their requests.


Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, January 24-25, 2012

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on January 24-25, 2012. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the January 24-25, 2012 meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.


Federal Reserve Board announces its approval of the notice by Capital One Financial Corporation ("Capital One") to acquire ING Bank

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the notice by Capital One Financial Corporation, McLean, Virginia ("Capital One"), to acquire ING Bank, fsb, Wilmington, Delaware, and thereby indirectly acquire shares of ShareBuilder Advisors, LLC and ING Direct Investing, Inc., both of Seattle, Washington.