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December 21, 2007
Federal Reserve announces results of auction of $20 billion in 35-day credit held on December 20, 2007
December 21, 2007
Federal Reserve intends to continue TAF auctions as necessary
December 19, 2007
Federal Reserve announces results of auction of $20 billion in 28-day credit held on December 17, 2007
December 19, 2007
Agencies release annual CRA asset-size threshold adjustments for small and intermediate small institutions
December 19, 2007
Federal Reserve will offer $20 billion in 35-day credit through its Term Auction Facility on December 20, 2007
December 18, 2007
Request for comment on changes to Regulation Z to protect consumers from unfair or deceptive home mortgage lending and advertising practices
December 17, 2007
Annual notice of asset-size exemption threshold for depository institutions, Regulation C
December 14, 2007
Federal Reserve will offer $20 billion in 28-day credit through its Term Auction Facility on December 17, 2007
December 13, 2007
Seven new members named to the Thrift Institutions Advisory Council; new president and vice president named for 2008
December 13, 2007
Approval of the discount rate action of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
December 12, 2007
Federal Reserve and other central banks announce measures designed to address elevated pressures in short-term funding markets
December 12, 2007
Late Governor Gramlich honored with Lifetime Achievement Award for Responsible Finance
December 12, 2007
Approval of the discount rate action of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Minneapolis, Dallas, and San Francisco
December 11, 2007
FOMC statement and Board approval of discount rate requests of the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, and St. Louis
December 10, 2007
Federal Reserve study shows more than two-thirds of noncash payments are now electronic
December 7, 2007
Board will be closed on December 24, 2007
December 4, 2007
Approval of proposal by Fortis
November 30, 2007
Approval of proposal by First Citizens Banc Corp
November 29, 2007
Agencies issue proposed rules and guidelines that address accuracy and integrity of consumer report information and rules to allow direct disputes
November 27, 2007
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, October 1 through October 31, 2007
November 21, 2007
Termination of enforcement action against Putnam County Bank
November 20, 2007
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, October 30-31, 2007
November 19, 2007
Federal Reserve announces centralized resource for consumers experiencing problems with banks or other financial institutions
November 14, 2007
FOMC announces it will increase the frequency and expand the content of economic projections released to the public
November 8, 2007
Board announces appointment of the chairmen and deputy chairmen of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks for 2008
November 8, 2007
Approval of proposal by China Merchants Bank
November 8, 2007
Approval of proposal by Midwest Regional Bancorp
November 7, 2007
Approval of proposal by Allied Irish Banks
November 6, 2007
Board approves fee schedule for Federal Reserve Bank priced services
November 2, 2007
Board approves final rules to implement Basel II risk-based capital framework
November 2, 2007
Order of assessment of a civil money penalty against Farmers and Merchants Bank of Long Beach
November 2, 2007
Approval of proposal by KeyCorp
November 1, 2007
Board announces amendments to five regulations to clarify requirements for providing consumer disclosures in electronic form
November 1, 2007
Approval of the discount rate action of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Dallas
October 31, 2007
Agencies issue final rules on identity theft red flags and notices of address discrepancy
October 31, 2007
FOMC statement and Board approval of discount rate requests of the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, and San Francisco
October 25, 2007
Agencies issue final rules on affiliate marketing
October 24, 2007
Board releases new publication: 5 Tips for Protecting Your Checking Account
October 19, 2007
Approval of proposal by ICICI Bank Limited
October 16, 2007
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, August 16 through September 18, 2007
October 15, 2007
Termination of enforcement action against Progress Bancshares
October 12, 2007
Approval of proposal by Citigroup
October 9, 2007
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, September 18, 2007
October 4, 2007
Board's Consumer Advisory Council will meet on October 25
October 3, 2007
Termination of enforcement action against Cowboy State Bancorp
October 1, 2007
Agencies propose joint rule to implement Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act
September 26, 2007
Annual adjustments for reserve calculations and deposit reporting, Regulation D
September 26, 2007
Written agreement with Great River Bank & Trust
September 25, 2007
Shared National Credit results reflect large increase in credit commitment volume, and satisfactory credit quality
September 25, 2007
Approval of proposal by County Bank
September 24, 2007
Agencies adopt final rules to implement the bank "broker" provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
September 21, 2007
Agencies issue final rules on expanded examination cycle for certain institutions
September 20, 2007
New $5 bill unveiled
September 20, 2007
Approval of the discount rate action of the Federal Reserve Banks of Philadelphia and Chicago
September 19, 2007
Agencies request comment on statement of best practices on garnishment orders of exempt federal benefit funds
September 19, 2007
Approval of the discount rate action of the Federal Reserve Banks of Richmond, Atlanta, and Dallas
September 18, 2007
FOMC statement and Board approval of discount rate requests of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, New York, Cleveland, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and San Francisco
September 17, 2007
Board announces website redesign
September 14, 2007
Approval of proposal by Bank of America Corporation
September 11, 2007
Termination of enforcement action against Putnam-Greene Financial Corporation
September 10, 2007
D. Nathan Sheets appointed as director, Division of International Finance
September 7, 2007
Board order determining that certain activities are complementary to the financial activity of underwriting and selling health insurance
September 5, 2007
Statement by Chairman Bernanke on the death of Edward M. Gramlich, former member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
September 4, 2007
Statement on loss-mitigation strategies for servicers of residential mortgages
September 4, 2007
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, July 9 through August 6, 2007
August 29, 2007
Written agreement with Premier Bank
August 29, 2007
Approval of proposal by National City Corporation
August 28, 2007
Board alerts public to instances of illegitimate checks drawn on TUC Private Currency Office and other questionable practices by The United Cities Corp.
August 28, 2007
Order of assessment of a civil money penalty against Capital City Bank
August 28, 2007
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, August 7, 2007
August 21, 2007
Approval of proposal by Wells Fargo & Company
August 17, 2007
Approval of the discount rate requests of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, Kansas City, and Dallas, effective immediately, and of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, effective August 20, 2007
August 17, 2007
Federal Reserve Board discount rate action
August 17, 2007
Approval of proposal by The State Export-Import Bank of Ukraine
August 17, 2007
FOMC statement
August 16, 2007
Written agreement with Marco Community Bank
August 16, 2007
Written agreement with Anadarko Bank & Trust Company
August 14, 2007
Order of assessment of a civil money penalty against Chemical Bank
August 14, 2007
Federal financial regulators propose illustrations of consumer information to support their statement on subprime mortgage lending
August 13, 2007
Restructuring of the check processing operations in the Ninth and Tenth Districts, Regulation CC
August 10, 2007
FOMC statement: The Federal Reserve is providing liquidity to facilitate the orderly functioning of financial markets
August 9, 2007
Approval of proposal by The Bank of Nova Scotia
August 9, 2007
Order of assessment of a civil money penalty against Hanmi Bank
August 8, 2007
Written agreement with Marshall BankFirst and BANKFIRST
August 7, 2007
Approval of proposal by Caixa Econômica Federal
August 7, 2007
FOMC statement
August 7, 2007
Approval of proposal by Mercantile Bancorp
August 6, 2007
Order of assessment of a civil money penalty and cease and desist order against American Express Bank International
August 2, 2007
Order of prohibition against Richard N. DeLong
August 1, 2007
Annual adjustment of fee-based trigger for additional mortgage loan disclosures
July 31, 2007
Maureen Hannan appointed as director, Division of Information Technology
July 31, 2007
Termination of enforcement action against Texas State Bank
July 30, 2007
Charles L. Evans named president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
July 25, 2007
Order of prohibition and order of assessment of civil money penalty against Josephine Wang
July 24, 2007
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, May 21 and June 25, 2007
July 20, 2007
Agencies issue agreement on Basel II implementation
July 19, 2007
Agencies issue statement on enforcement of Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Requirements
July 19, 2007
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, June 27-28, 2007
July 19, 2007
Cease and desist order against Rick W. Bouse
July 17, 2007
Agencies announce pilot project to improve supervision of subprime mortgage lenders
July 16, 2007
Approval of proposal by East West Bank
July 12, 2007
Termination of enforcement action against Standard Chartered
July 11, 2007
Agencies release proposed revisions to interagency questions and answers regarding the Community Reinvestment Act
July 9, 2007
Final decision and order of prohibition against Michelle M. Moore
July 5, 2007
Brian F. Madigan appointed as director, Division of Monetary Affairs
June 29, 2007
Federal financial regulatory agencies issue final statement on subprime mortgage lending
June 28, 2007
FOMC statement
June 28, 2007
Final rule excepting transactions of $15 or less from requirement that receipts be made available to consumers for transactions at electronic terminals, Regulation E
June 26, 2007
Federal Reserve Banks announce changes to increase check service efficiency
June 20, 2007
Restructuring of the check processing operations in the Twelfth District, Regulation CC
June 20, 2007
Approval of proposal by First State Bank
June 19, 2007
Order of assessment of a civil money penalty against RBC Centura Bank
June 19, 2007
Order of prohibition against Joy McClard
June 19, 2007
Written agreement with Mid America Bank
June 19, 2007
Board announces availability of online Mortgage Comparison Calculator
June 15, 2007
Board seeks nominations for appointments to Consumer Advisory Council
June 14, 2007
Approval of proposal by Victoria Mutual Building Society
June 14, 2007
Approval of proposal by First Busey Corporation
June 14, 2007
Approval of proposal by The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
June 14, 2007
Eric Rosengren named president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
June 12, 2007
Banking agencies issue host state loan-to-deposit ratios
June 12, 2007
Board announces panelists for public hearing under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA) on June 14, 2007
June 6, 2007
Order of prohibition against William R. Kahler
June 5, 2007
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, April 23 and May 7, 2007
June 4, 2007
Approval of proposal by Huntington Bancshares
June 1, 2007
Tentative 2008 FOMC meeting schedule
June 1, 2007
Agencies release list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies
May 31, 2007
Agencies issue final illustrations of consumer information for nontraditional mortgage products
May 30, 2007
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, May 9, 2007
May 29, 2007
Final rule to implement section 601 of the Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006, Regulation O
May 29, 2007
Karen H. Johnson, director of the Division of International Finance, to retire at the end of October
May 29, 2007
Discussion topics for June 14 public hearing under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (HOEPA)
May 24, 2007
Approval of proposal by C-B-G, Inc.
May 23, 2007
Order of assessment of a civil money penalty against First Sentinel Bank
May 23, 2007
Order of assessment of a civil money penalty against East West Bank
May 23, 2007
Board issues proposed amendments to Regulation Z (Truth in Lending)
May 17, 2007
Board's Consumer Advisory Council will meet on June 21
May 16, 2007
Order of assessment of a civil money penalty against Orrstown Bank
May 15, 2007
Approval of proposal by 1st Source Corporation
May 15, 2007
Restructuring of the check processing operations of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and future changes to Appendix A of Regulation CC
May 9, 2007
FOMC statement
May 4, 2007
Board announces the appointment of Elizabeth A. Coleman as Inspector General
May 3, 2007
Board to hold public hearing under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act on June 14, 2007
May 2, 2007
Board begins 2007 Survey of Consumer Finances
April 30, 2007
Order of prohibition against Cheryl McMillan
April 30, 2007
Order of prohibition against Bonnie C. Milne
April 26, 2007
Approval of proposal by The Royal Bank of Scotland
April 20, 2007
Request for comment on proposed amendments to five consumer financial services and fair lending regulations, Regulations B, E, M, Z, and DD
April 19, 2007
Termination of enforcement action against Asian Bank
April 17, 2007
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, February 5 through March 19, 2007
April 17, 2007
Federal regulators encourage institutions to work with mortgage borrowers who are unable to make their payments
April 12, 2007
Agencies announce availability of 2006 HMDA data
April 11, 2007
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, March 20-21, 2007
April 4, 2007
Board announces final revisions to its 1980 interpretation of Regulation D
April 3, 2007
Agencies seek comment on expanded examination cycle for certain institutions
April 3, 2007
Order of prohibition against Tracy Schroeder
March 30, 2007
Agencies announce launch of improved website for banking data
March 27, 2007
Approval of proposal by Bank of America Corporation
March 23, 2007
Cease and desist order against Cache Valley Banking Company and Cache Valley Bank
March 22, 2007
Written agreement with North Valley Bank
March 21, 2007
FOMC statement
March 21, 2007
Federal regulators seek public comment on model privacy notice
March 16, 2007
Approval of proposal by Banco Santander Totta
March 13, 2007
Approval of proposal by The Bank of Nova Scotia
March 13, 2007
Written agreement with Intesa Sanpaolo
March 9, 2007
Approval of proposal by The Industrial Bank of Taiwan
March 6, 2007
Written agreement with Banco de la Nación Argentina
March 2, 2007
Agencies seek comment on subprime mortgage lending statement
March 1, 2007
Approval of proposal by Community Bankshares, Inc.
February 27, 2007
Minutes of Board discount rate meeting, January 29, 2007
February 27, 2007
Termination of enforcement action against Bank of America Corporation
February 23, 2007
Order of prohibition against Seresa Morgan
February 21, 2007
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, January 30-31, 2007
February 16, 2007
Federal Reserve Board alerts public to questionable solicitations directed at homeowners
February 15, 2007
Approval of proposal by The PNC Financial Services Group
February 15, 2007
Agencies seek public comment on proposed supervisory guidance for Basel II
February 13, 2007
Board's Consumer Advisory Council will meet on March 8
February 9, 2007
Susan Schmidt Bies submits her resignation as a member of the Board of Governors, effective March 30, 2007
February 8, 2007
Dennis P. Lockhart named president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
February 1, 2007
Order of prohibition against Perry D. Lane
January 31, 2007
FOMC statement
January 24, 2007
Order of assessment of a civil money penalty against Pacific Mercantile Bank
January 24, 2007
Written agreement with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
January 16, 2007
Federal Reserve Banks announce new studies to examine nation’s check and electronic payments usage
January 12, 2007
Approval of changes to Board's Policy on Payments System Risk
January 11, 2007
Launch of new website, Resources for Bank Directors, and update of Insights online training course
January 9, 2007
Reserve Bank income and expense data and transfers to the Treasury for 2006
January 9, 2007
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, November 6 through December 11, 2006
January 9, 2007
Consumer Advisory Council appointments for 2007
January 5, 2007
Agencies issue final statement concerning elevated risk complex structured finance activities
January 3, 2007
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, December 12, 2006

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