
By Fed Newswire | Feb 14, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (PDF), Franklin, Tennessee Written Agreement dated February 8, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.

By Fed Newswire | Feb 13, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday released the orders related to the previously announced monetary sanctions against five banking organizations for unsafe and unsound processes and practices in residential mortgage loan servicing and processing. The Board reached an agreement in principle with these ...

By Fed Newswire | Feb 9, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with five banking organizations regarding the issuance of monetary sanctions against the organizations totaling $766.5 million. The monetary sanctions would be assessed for unsafe and unsound processes and practices ...

By Fed Newswire | Feb 8, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the notice by Hana Financial Group Inc., Seoul, Korea, to acquire indirect controlling interests in KEB NY Financial Corp., New York, New York, and KEB LA Financial Corp., Los Angeles, California.

By Fed Newswire | Feb 7, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Ambank Holdings, Inc. (PDF), Davenport, Iowa Written Agreement dated Feb. 2, 2012 Brogan Bankshares, Inc. (PDF), Kaukauna, Wisconsin Written Agreement dated Feb. 2, 2012 CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. (PDF), Hilton Head, South Carolina Written Agreement dated Feb. 2, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 31, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Bank of Bartlett (PDF), Bartlett, Tennessee Prompt Corrective Action Directive dated Jan. 30, 2012 Capitol City Bancshares, Inc. (PDF), Atlanta, Georgia Written Agreement dated Jan. 25, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 31, 2012
News Release: Four federal financial regulatory agencies on Tuesday issued supervisory guidance on allowance for loan and lease losses (ALLL) estimation practices associated with loans and lines of credit secured by junior liens on one- to four-family residential properties.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 26, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board announced on Thursday that Chairman Ben S. Bernanke will deliver a series of lectures aimed at college students. Beginning on March 20, he will lead four classes on "The Federal Reserve and Its Role in Today's Economy" as part of a course offered to undergraduates at the George ...

By Fed Newswire | Jan 25, 2012
News Release: Following careful deliberations at its recent meetings, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has reached broad agreement on the following principles regarding its longer-run goals and monetary policy strategy. The Committee intends to reaffirm these principles and to make adjustments as appropriate at its annual organizational meeting each January.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 25, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached table and charts summarizing the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Federal Reserve Bank presidents for the January 24-25 meeting of the Committee.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 25, 2012
News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that the economy has been expanding moderately, notwithstanding some slowing in global growth. While indicators point to some further improvement in overall labor market conditions, the unemployment rate remains elevated. ...

By Fed Newswire | Jan 20, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve on Friday released blank templates showing the format of the two charts it will use on January 25 to report Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) participants' projections of the appropriate target federal funds rate. It also released a draft of an explanatory note that will accompany the projections.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 19, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Tennessee Central Bancshares, Inc. (PDF), Parsons, Tennessee Written Agreement dated Jan. 12, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 17, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Southwest Florida Community Bancorp, Inc. (PDF), Fort Myers, Florida Written Agreement dated Jan. 10, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 13, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the appointment of Jon Faust as special adviser in the Office of Board Members, effective January 17.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 10, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced preliminary unaudited results indicating that the Reserve Banks provided for payments of approximately $76.9 billion of their estimated 2011 net income to the U.S. Treasury. Under the Board's policy, the residual earnings of each Federal Reserve Bank, after providing for the costs of operations, payment of dividends, and the amount necessary to equate surplus with capital paid-in, are distributed to the U.S. Treasury.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 10, 2012
News Release: On January 9, 2012, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $3 billion in 28-day term deposits through its Term Deposit Facility. Following are the results of the auction: TDF Auction ID: A22 Competitive Amount Offered: $ 3,000,000,000 Competitive Amount Tendered: $ 13,562,990,000 Competitive Amount ...

By Fed Newswire | Jan 10, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings for November 21 and Dec. 12, 2011.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 10, 2012
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement action: Gold Canyon Bank (PDF), Gold Canyon, Arizona Written Agreement dated January 4, 2012 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 4, 2012
News Release: On Monday, January 9, 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 ...