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Agencies issue host state loan-to-deposit ratios

News Release: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued the host state loan-to-deposit ratios that they will use to determine compliance with section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994. These ratios replace the prior year's ratios, which were released on June 17, 2016.


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with JP Morgan Chase & Co.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: JP Morgan Chase & Co., New York, New York Written Agreement dated July 6, 2011 Terminated June 16, 2017 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.


Gordon Werkema to retire as Federal Reserve’s payments strategy director

News Release: Federal Reserve System Payments Strategy Director Gordon Werkema announced today that he will retire in September.


Federal Reserve Board approves action by the Boards of Directors of the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, St. Louis, and Minneapolis

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board has approved actions on Thursday by the Boards of Directors of the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, St. Louis, and Minneapolis, increasing the discount rate (the primary credit rate) at the Banks from 1-1/2 percent to 1-3/4 percent, effective immediately.


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Bank of America Corporation

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Bank of America Corporation Charlotte, North Carolina Written Agreement dated December 6, 2010 Terminated June 8, 2017 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.


FOMC issues addendum to the Policy Normalization Principles and Plans

News Release: Addendum to the Policy Normalization Principles and Plans All participants agreed to augment the Committee's Policy Normalization Principles and Plans by providing the following additional details regarding the approach the FOMC intends to use to reduce the Federal Reserve's holdings of Treasury and ...


Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the June 13-14 FOMC meeting

News Release: The attached table and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants for the June 13-14 meeting.


Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

News Release: Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising moderately so far this year. Job gains have moderated but have been solid, on average, since the beginning of the year, and the ...


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Bank of the Orient

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below: Bank of the Orient, San Francisco, California Cease and Desist Order dated June 17, 2015 Terminated June 7, 2017 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions. For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.


Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with and $1.8 million civil money penalty against EverBank Financial Corp

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of an enforcement action against EverBank Financial Corp (EFC) issued in April 2011 related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing. The Board also announced a $1.8 million civil money penalty against EFC for its mortgage servicing deficiencies related to that enforcement action.


Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by TIAA Board of Overseers, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, and TCT Holdings, Inc.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the application under section 10(e) of the Home Owners' Loan Act by TIAA Board of Overseers, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, and TCT Holdings, Inc., all of New York, New York, to acquire EverBank Financial Corp and thereby indirectly acquire EverBank, both of Jacksonville, Florida.


Federal Reserve Board announces approval of applications by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and CIBC Holdco Inc.

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the applications under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto, Canada, and CIBC Holdco Inc., New York, New York, to acquire PrivateBancorp, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire its wholly owned subsidiary, The PrivateBank and Trust Company, both of Chicago, Illinois.


Federal Reserve Board permanently bars two former employees of Regions Bank from the banking industry

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday permanently barred Richard Henderson and Philip Cooper, former employees of Regions Bank, from the banking industry after both pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to commit bank bribery and wire fraud affecting a financial institution.


Federal Reserve Board approves extended transition period for Deutsche Bank AG, SVB Financial Group, and UBS Group AG to conform investments in certain "illiquid funds" to requirements of Volcker rule

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced that it had approved an extended transition period of up to five years for Deutsche Bank AG, SVB Financial Group, and UBS Group AG to conform investments in certain "illiquid funds" to the requirements of section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Volcker rule.


Federal Reserve Board announces approval of applications by FirstSun Capital Bancorp

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act by FirstSun Capital Bancorp, formerly known as Sunflower Reincorporation Sub, Inc., to acquire Sunflower Financial, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Sunflower Bank, National ...


Federal Reserve Board announces schedule for results from Dodd-Frank Act stress tests and Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR)

News Release: Results from the latest supervisory stress tests conducted as part of the Dodd-Frank Act will be released on Thursday, June 22, and the results from the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) will be released on Wednesday, June 28, the Federal Reserve Board announced on Thursday. Results for both exercises will be released at 4:30 p.m. EDT.


Financial institution regulatory agencies issue advisory on appraiser availability

News Release: WASHINGTON--Responding to concerns over the limited availability of state-certified and -licensed appraisers, particularly in rural areas, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller ...


Federal Reserve Board announces final amendments to Regulation CC and requests public comment on an additional proposed amendment

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced final amendments to the check collection and return provisions in Regulation CC (Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks) and also requested further public comment on an additional proposed amendment to Regulation CC's liability provisions.


Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings from March 27 through May 3, 2017

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday released the minutes of its interest rate meetings from March 27 through May 3, 2017.


Federal Reserve Board announces $41 million penalty and consent cease and desist order against Deutsche Bank AG

News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced a $41 million penalty and consent cease and desist order against the U.S. operations of Deutsche Bank AG for anti-money laundering deficiencies.