By Fed Newswire | Dec 28, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a Written Agreement between AMB Financial Services Corporation, Bainbridge Island, Washington, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 24, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among Centrue Financial Corporation, Clayton, Missouri, a registered bank holding company, Centrue Bank, Streator, Illinois, a state chartered member bank, the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Banking.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 23, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the names of five new members of its Thrift Institutions Advisory Council (TIAC) and designated a new President and Vice President of the council for 2010.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between West Coast Bancorp, Lake Oswego, Oregon, a registered bank holding company, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Division of Finance and Corporate Securities.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between Canyon Bancorp, Palm Springs, California, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: The federal bank regulatory agencies today announced the annual adjustment to the asset-size thresholds used to define "small bank," "small savings association," "intermediate small bank," and "intermediate small savings association" under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations. The annual adjustments for banks are required by the 2005 CRA regulatory amendments and for savings associations by the OTS 2007 CRA regulatory amendments.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Trade Commission today announced final rules that generally require a creditor to provide a consumer with a notice when, based on the consumer's credit report, the creditor provides credit to the consumer on less favorable terms than it provides to other consumers. Consumers who receive this "risk-based pricing" notice will be able to obtain a free credit report to check the accuracy of the report.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 22, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday published its annual notice of the asset-size exemption threshold for depository institutions under Regulation C, which implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
By Fed Newswire | Dec 17, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board has named ten new members to its Consumer Advisory Council for three-year terms and designated a new Chair and Vice Chair of the Council for 2010.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 17, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the issuance of a consent Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Regions Bank, Birmingham, Alabama, a state member bank. Regions Bank, without admitting to any allegations, consented to the issuance of the Order in connection with its alleged violations of the Board's regulations implementing the National Flood Insurance Act.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 17, 2009
News Release: The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (the Committee) today released for comment new proposals that aim to strengthen the resiliency of the banking sector through new capital and liquidity standards. Following the Basel II enhancements released in July 2009, these proposals represent part of the ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 16, 2009
News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in November suggests that economic activity has continued to pick up and that the deterioration in the labor market is abating. The housing sector has shown some signs of improvement over recent months. Household spending appears to be ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 16, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the issuance of a consent Order to Cease and Desist against Credit Suisse AG, Zurich, Switzerland. The Order requires that Credit Suisse improve its program for compliance with U.S. economic sanctions requirements on a global basis.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: On Dec. 14, 2009, 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: $46.035 billion Total propositions accepted: $46.035 billion Bid/cover ...
By Fed Newswire | Dec 15, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and among 1st Pacific Bancorp, a registered bank holding company, 1st Pacific Bank of California, a state member bank, both of San Diego, California, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 14, 2009
News Release: On Dec. 14, 2009, the Federal Reserve will offer $75 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility. Additional information regarding the auction is listed below; the auction will be conducted as specified in this announcement, Regulation A, and the terms and conditions of the Term Auction Facility (www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/taf.htm).
By Fed Newswire | Dec 11, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between First Mariner Bancorp, Baltimore, Maryland a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 8, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of a Written Agreement by and between River Valley Bancorp, Inc., Davenport, Iowa, a registered bank holding company, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 7, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced the execution of a consent Cease and Desist Order by and among Pierce County Bancorp, Tacoma, Washington, a registered bank holding company, Pierce Commercial Bank, a state chartered member bank, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions.
By Fed Newswire | Dec 4, 2009
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the adoption of a final rule that would establish a process by which the Federal Reserve Bank of New York may determine the eligibility of credit rating agencies for the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF).
