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Federal Reserve Board's offices in Washington, D.C., will be closed Friday, June 18, in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board's offices in Washington, D.C., will be closed on Friday, June 18, 2021, in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day. All previously scheduled announcements will be released today or postponed until Monday, June 21, with more information on the Board's website.


Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the June 15-16 FOMC meeting

News Release: The attached tables and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants in conjunction with the June 15-16 meeting.


Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

News Release: The Federal Reserve is committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time, thereby promoting its maximum employment and price stability goals.


Federal Reserve announces the extension of its temporary U.S. dollar liquidity swap lines with nine central banks through December 31, 2021

News Release: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced the extension of its temporary U.S. dollar liquidity swap lines with nine central banks through Dec. 31, 2021. These arrangements were first announced on March 19, 2020 to ease strains in global dollar funding markets resulting from the COVID-19 shock and ...


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with SunTrust Bank

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia Consent Order, dated Nov. 19, 2019 (PDF) Terminated June 10, 2021 Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.


Federal Reserve Board announces approval of the application by SVB Financial Group

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 by SVB Financial Group, Santa Clara, California, to merge with Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire its subsidiary state member bank, Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, both of Boston, Massachusetts.


Federal Reserve Board announces that results from its bank stress tests will be released on Thursday, June 24, at 4:30 p.m. EDT

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board announced on Monday that results from its bank stress tests will be released on Thursday, June 24, at 4:30 p.m. EDT.


Federal Open Market Committee announces its tentative meeting schedule for 2022

News Release: The Federal Open Market Committee on Friday announced its tentative meeting schedule for 2022: January 25-26 (Tuesday-Wednesday) March 15-16 (Tuesday-Wednesday) May 3-4 (Tuesday-Wednesday) June 14-15 (Tuesday-Wednesday) July 26-27 (Tuesday-Wednesday) September 20-21 (Tuesday-Wednesday) November 1-2 (Tuesday-Wednesday) December 13-14 (Tuesday-Wednesday) January 31-Feb. 1, 2023 (Tuesday-Wednesday) For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.


Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of BBVA USA

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent Prohibition against Jennifer Bradford Former employee BBVA USA, Birmingham, Alabama Misappropriation of customer and bank funds Additional enforcement actions can be searched for here.


Federal Reserve Board announces plans to begin winding down the portfolio of the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced plans to begin winding down the portfolio of the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), a temporary emergency lending facility that closed on December 31st, 2020. The SMCCF proved vital in restoring market functioning last year, supporting the availability of credit for large employers, and bolstering employment through the COVID-19 pandemic.


Federal Reserve Board issues final rule amending Regulation D with regard to interest on reserve balances

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board announced on Tuesday the approval of a final rule amending Regulation D to eliminate references to an interest on required reserves (IORR) rate and to an interest on excess reserves (IOER) rate and replace them with a single interest on reserve balances (IORB) rate. The final ...


Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on proposed rule to govern funds transfers over the Federal Reserve Banks' FedNow Service

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday invited comment on a proposed rule to govern funds transfers over the Federal Reserve Banks' FedNow℠ Service. The FedNow Service is a new 24x7x365 service that will support instant payments in the United States and is expected to be available in 2023.


Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on proposed changes to its Policy on Payment System Risk that governs the provision of intraday credit

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday requested public comment on proposed changes to its Policy on Payment System Risk (PSR policy) that governs the provision of intraday credit, or daylight overdrafts, to healthy depository institutions with accounts at the Federal Reserve Banks.


Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings from April 5 through April 28, 2021

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its interest rate meetings from April 5 through April 28, 2021.


Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Huntington Bancshares Incorporated

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 by Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, Columbus, Ohio, to acquire TCF Financial Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, and thereby indirectly acquire TCF's subsidiary national bank, TCF National Bank, Sioux Falls, South Dakota.


Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Adyen, N.V.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced its approval of the application by Adyen, N.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, to establish a federally-licensed branch in San Francisco, California.


Agencies issue host state loan-to-deposit ratios

News Release: Federal bank regulatory agencies today issued the host state loan-to-deposit ratios that are used to evaluate compliance with section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994. These ratios replace the prior year's ratios from June 2020.


Federal Reserve Board releases results of survey of senior financial officers at banks about their strategies and practices for managing reserve balances

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday released results of a survey of senior financial officers at banks about their strategies and practices for managing reserve balances. The Senior Financial Officer Survey is used by the Board to obtain information about deposit pricing and behavior, bank liability ...


Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell outlines the Federal Reserve's response to technological advances driving rapid change in the global payments landscape

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Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, April 27-28, 2021

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on April 27–28, 2021.