
By Fed Newswire | Feb 3, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Palm Desert Investments, Palm Desert, California, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

By Fed Newswire | Feb 2, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the application by The Warehouse Trust Company LLC ("Warehouse Trust"), New York, New York, to become a member of the Federal Reserve System. Warehouse Trust proposes to operate a central trade registry for credit default swap contracts and to offer related services, including the processing of life-cycle events for the contracts and facilitation of payments settlement.

By Fed Newswire | Feb 2, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Rising Sun Bancorp, a registered bank holding company, NBRS Financial Bank, a state chartered member bank, both of Rising Sun, Maryland, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and the Maryland Division of Financial Regulation.

By Fed Newswire | Feb 1, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve on Monday launched a website to help new bank directors learn how they can work to ensure the safety and soundness of their institutions. The website, BankDirectorsDesktop.org, also provides a refresher course for experienced board members.

By Fed Newswire | Feb 1, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Peoples, Inc., a registered bank holding company, Peoples Bank, a state chartered member bank, both of Lawrence, Kansas, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 28, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Guaranty Bancorp, a registered bank holding company, Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, a state chartered member bank, both of Denver, Colorado, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and the Colorado Division of Banking.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 28, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Saehan Bancorp, Los Angeles, California, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 27, 2010
News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December suggests that economic activity has continued to strengthen and that the deterioration in the labor market is abating. Household spending is expanding at a moderate rate but remains constrained by a weak labor market, modest ...

By Fed Newswire | Jan 26, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Northfield Bancshares, Inc., a registered bank holding company, Community Resource Bank, a state member bank, both of Northfield, Minnesota, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 26, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Riverside Banking Company, Fort Pierce, Florida, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc., a registered bank holding company, Cornerstone Bank, a state chartered bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, both of Overland Park, Kansas, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and the Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 25, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve on Monday announced the availability of Electronic Applications, or "E-Apps," a new Internet-based system for financial institutions to submit regulatory filings. E‑Apps allows firms and their representatives to file applications online, eliminating the time and expense of printing, copying, and mailing the documents. Registered users can access the system at any time to upload additional documents or create new filings. There are no fees for using E-Apps.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 21, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Tamalpais Bancorp, San Rafael, California, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 21, 2010
News Release: The federal banking and thrift regulatory agencies today announced the final risk-based capital rule related to the Financial Accounting Standards Board's adoption of Statements of Financial Accounting Standards Nos. 166 and 167. These new accounting standards make substantive changes to how banking organizations account for many items, including securitized assets, that had been previously excluded from these organizations' balance sheets.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 20, 2010
News Release: James Savage FSPC Spokesman (216) 579-3079 James.G.Savage@clev.frb.org Cleveland The Federal Reserve Banks today announced plans to conduct another series of studies to determine the current volume and composition of check and electronic payments in the United States. These studies will build on information gained from similar studies conducted by the Reserve Banks in 2001, 2004 and 2007.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 19, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Community Financial Holding Company, Inc., Duluth, Georgia, a registered bank holding company, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and the Banking Commissioner of the State of Georgia.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 19, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Bank of Virginia, a state chartered member bank, Midlothian, Virginia, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and the Virginia Bureau of Financial Institutions.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 14, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the issuance of a Prompt Corrective Action Directive with the consent of Old Southern Bank, Orlando, Florida, a state chartered member bank.

By Fed Newswire | Jan 12, 2010
News Release: On Jan. 11, 2010, the Federal Reserve conducted an auction of $75 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Following are the results of the auction: Stop-out rate: 0.250 percent Total propositions submitted: $38.531 billion Total propositions accepted: $38.531 billion Bid/cover ...

By Fed Newswire | Jan 12, 2010
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between The ShoreBank Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.