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September 29, 2008
Statement regarding AIG transaction
Federal Reserve Ready to Provide Liquidity in Wachovia Transition
Federal Reserve and other central banks announce further coordinated actions to expand significantly the capacity to provide U.S. dollar liquidity
- Press release
Information on Related Actions Being Taken by Other Central Banks - Bank of Canada
- Bank of England
- Bank of Japan
- Danmarks Nationalbank (National Bank of Denmark)
- Norges Bank (Bank of Norway)
- European Central Bank
- Reserve Bank of Australia
- Sveriges Riksbank (Bank of Sweden)
- Swiss National Bank
Statement by Chairman Bernanke on agreement by the Congress and the Administration
September 26, 2008
Federal Reserve and other central banks announce operations to address funding pressures over quarter end
- Press release
Information on Related Actions Being Taken by Other Central Banks: - Bank of England
- European Central Bank
- Swiss National Bank
September 24, 2008
Federal Reserve and other central banks announce additional measures to address elevated pressures in funding markets
- Press release
Information on Related Actions Being Taken by Other Central Banks: - Reserve Bank of Australia
- Danmarks Nationalbank (National Bank of Denmark) (54 KB PDF)
- Norges Bank (Bank of Norway)
- Sveriges Riksbank (Bank of Sweden)
Testimony on the economic outlook by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke before the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress
Testimony on U.S. financial markets by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives
Chairman Bernanke presented identical remarks to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, on September 23, 2008
September 23, 2008
Testimony on U.S. financial markets by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate
September 22, 2008
Board announces the approval of a policy statement on equity investments in banks and bank holding companies
- Press release
- Policy statement on equity investments in banks and bank holding companies (61 KB PDF)
Board announces that Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley transactions may be consummated immediately
- Press release
- Order Approving Formation of Bank Holding Companies -- Goldman Sachs (44 KB PDF)
- Order Approving Formation of Bank Holding Companies and Notice to Engage in Certain Nonbanking Activities -- Morgan Stanley (54 KB PDF)
September 21, 2008
Board approves, pending a statutory five-day antitrust waiting period, the applications of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to become bank holding companies and also authorizes the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to extend credit to the London-based broker-dealer subsidiaries of Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch
September 19, 2008
Board approves two interim final rules in connection with initiative to provide liquidity to markets by extending loans to banking organizations to finance their purchases of high-quality asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) from money market mutual funds
- Press release
- Federal Register notice - Transactions Between Member Banks and Their Affiliates: Exemption for Certain Purchases of Asset-Backed Commercial Paper by a Member Bank from an Affiliate: 52 KB PDF | HTML
- Federal Register notice - Risk-Based Capital Guidelines; Leverage Capital Guidelines: 59 KB PDF | HTML
Federal Reserve Board announces two enhancements to its programs to provide liquidity to markets
- Press Release
- Asset-Backed Commercial Paper (ABCP) Money Market Mutual Fund (MMMF) Liquidity Facility (AMLF)
- Statement regarding planned purchases of agency debt
September 18, 2008
Federal Reserve and other central banks announce further measures to address elevated pressures in funding markets
- Press release
Information on Related Actions Being Taken by Other Central Banks: - Bank of Canada
- Bank of England
- European Central Bank
- Bank of Japan (11 KB PDF)
- Swiss National Bank (58 KB PDF)
September 16, 2008
Federal Reserve Board, with full support of the Treasury Department, authorizes the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to lend up to $85 billion to the American International Group (AIG)
FOMC statement
September 15, 2008
Federal banking agencies evaluating FASB's accounting proposals
Request for comment on draft interagency proposed rule to permit a banking organization to reduce the amount of its goodwill deduction from tier 1 capital by any associated deferred tax liability
- Press Release
- Federal Register notice: 81 KB PDF | TEXT
September 14, 2008
Federal Reserve Board announces several initiatives to provide additional support to financial markets, including enhancements to its existing liquidity facilities
- Press release
- Interim final rule -- Federal Register notice: 53 KB PDF | TEXT
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September 15, 2008
September 14, 2008
September 7, 2008
Federal banking agencies issue joint release on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Statement by Chairman Bernanke on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
List of all Federal Reserve Board press releases
