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2019 Press Releases

Agencies release annual CRA asset-size threshold adjustments for small and intermediate small institutions

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve approves modifications to National Settlement Service and Fedwire® Funds Service to support enhancements to the same-day automated clearinghouse service

Other Announcements

Agencies extend comment period for proposed rule to amend swap margin rules

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Agencies extend deadline on request for information on CAMELS rating system

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve report assesses information presented to prospective borrowers on small business online lender websites

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve payments study finds growth in card and automated clearinghouse payments

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Société Générale S.A. and Société Générale, New York Branch

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board launches new Twitter account highlighting research published in the Board's working papers and notes series, other staff articles, and conferences

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board appoints Beth Anne Wilson as director of the Division of International Finance, effective February 1

Other Announcements

Agencies find no deficiencies in resolution plans from the largest banks; find shortcomings for several firms

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces series of "fintech innovation office hours" across the country to meet with banks and companies engaged in emerging financial technologies

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by First Citizens BancShares, Inc.

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board announces it will extend until January 22, 2020, comment period for its proposal to establish risk-based capital requirements for certain insurance companies supervised by the Board

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces annual adjustment to the asset-size threshold in Regulation I

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with JPMorgan Chase & Co., Spirit BankCorp, Inc., U.S. Bancorp, and USB Americas Holdings Company

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the December 10-11 FOMC meeting

Monetary Policy

Statement from Chair Powell on the death of Paul A. Volcker

Other Announcements

Federal Regulators issue joint statement on the use of alternative data in credit underwriting

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

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

Enforcement Actions

Agencies clarify requirements for providing financial services to hemp-related businesses

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board approves fee schedule for Federal Reserve Bank priced services

Other Announcements

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings from October 7 through October 30, 2019

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board publishes report on bank branch access in rural communities

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve announces College Fed Challenge winners

Other Announcements

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, October 29-30, 2019

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces annual indexing of reserve requirement exemption amount and of low reserve tranche for 2020

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by BB&T Corporation to merge with SunTrust Banks

Orders on Banking Applications

Agencies finalize changes to supplementary leverage ratio as required by Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal bank regulatory agencies finalize rule to update calculation of counterparty credit risk for derivative contracts

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal bank regulatory agencies issue final rule on treatment of high volatility commercial real estate

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of East West Bank and announces termination of enforcement actions with Markesan State Bank, Banco Espírito Santo, and Espírito Santo e Comercial de Lisboa, Inc.

Enforcement Actions

Statement on Chair Powell's meeting with the President and the Treasury Secretary

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on proposal to extend by 18 months initial compliance dates for foreign banks subject to its single-counterparty credit limit rule

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board approves actions by the Boards of Directors of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Dallas

Monetary Policy

Agencies announce dollar thresholds in Regulations Z and M for exempt consumer credit and lease transactions

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Agencies announce threshold for smaller loan exemption from appraisal requirements for higher-priced mortgage loans

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Monetary Policy

Federal bank regulatory agencies issue final rule to simplify capital calculation for community banks

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Agencies finalize changes to resolution plan requirements; keeps requirements for largest firms and reduces requirements for smaller firms

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Agencies propose rule to amend swap margin rules

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces new members of Community Advisory Council

Other Announcements

FDIC and Federal Reserve request information on use and impact of CAMELS ratings

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

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

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Southern Bancorp Bank

Enforcement Actions

Federal financial regulatory agencies seek comment on proposed interagency policy statement on allowances for credit losses and proposed interagency guidance on credit risk review systems

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces inaugural 21 members of the Insurance Policy Advisory Committee

Other Announcements

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on August 26 and September 18, 2019

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Magnolia Banking Corporation

Orders on Banking Applications

Steven B. Kamin, director of Division of International Finance, to step down from director role

Other Announcements

Statement Regarding Monetary Policy Implementation

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board finalizes rules that tailor its regulations for domestic and foreign banks to more closely match their risk profiles

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces it is seeking to permanently bar former branch manager and vice president of Pacific Premier Bank from employment in banking industry

Enforcement Actions

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 17-18, 2019

Monetary Policy

Agencies finalize changes to simplify Volcker rule

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Columbus Bank & Trust

Enforcement Actions

Agencies issue final rule to update management interlock rules

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Absa Bank Limited

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Regions Bank

Enforcement Actions

Agencies issue final rule to exempt residential real estate transactions of $400,000 or less from appraisal requirements

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Highlands Union Bank

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board approves action by the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board approves actions by the Boards of Directors of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, New York, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, St. Louis, and Kansas City

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Optimumbank Holdings, Inc.

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the September 17-18 FOMC meeting

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Vista Bank

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Homestar Financial Group

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on proposal to establish capital requirements for certain insurance companies supervised by the Board

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Hancock Whitney Corporation

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with First State Bank Nebraska and announces termination of enforcement action with American Express Bank International

Enforcement Actions

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings from July 1 through July 31, 2019

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve announces results of offering of seven-day term deposits on August 22

Monetary Policy

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, July 30-31, 2019

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with First Ipswich Bank, Brookline Bank, and former employee of Farmers & Merchants Bank

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve to offer seven-day term deposits on August 22

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve announces plan to develop a new round-the-clock real-time payment and settlement service to support faster payments

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board approves actions by the Boards of Directors of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, New York, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Minneapolis, and Kansas City

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Monetary Policy

Agencies complete resolution plan evaluations and extend deadline for certain firms

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with Mesaba Bancshares, Inc. and First National Financial Services, Inc.

Enforcement Actions

Agencies release public sections of resolution plans for eight large banks

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal bank regulatory agencies and FinCEN improve transparency of risk-focused BSA/AML supervision

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal bank regulatory agencies announce coordination of reviews for certain foreign funds under Volcker Rule

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Chemical Financial Corporation

Orders on Banking Applications

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meeting on June 19, 2019

Monetary Policy

Agencies propose rule on the capital treatment of land development loans

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, June 18-19, 2019

Monetary Policy

Agencies adopt final rule to exclude community banks from the Volcker Rule

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Agencies simplify regulatory capital rules

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve System white paper examines the effects of synthetic identity payments fraud

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board announces it is seeking individuals to serve on its Insurance Policy Advisory Committee (IPAC)

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board releases annual determination of aggregate consolidated liabilities of financial companies

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve releases results of Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR)

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of proposals by Texas Independent Bancshares, Inc. and Texas First Bank

Orders on Banking Applications

Agencies issue final amendments to Regulation CC regarding funds availability

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board releases results of supervisory bank stress tests

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of applications by Frost Bank

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the June 18-19 FOMC meeting

Monetary Policy

Agencies release list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Agencies issue final rule to streamline regulatory reporting requirements and commit to further review of reporting burdens for small institutions

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on technical updates to its Freedom of Information Act procedures and on changes to its rules governing the disclosure of confidential supervisory information

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board publishes summary of feedback from roundtable discussions on the current state of, and potential revisions to, the Community Reinvestment Act

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Ameris Bancorp

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action against JPMorgan Chase & Co. from January 2013

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Goldman Sachs & Co.

Enforcement Actions

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

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve announces results of offering of seven-day term deposits on May 30

Monetary Policy

Agencies issue final rule regarding the treatment of certain municipal obligations as high-quality liquid assets

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board appoints Winona H. Varnon as director of the Management Division

Other Announcements

Agencies issue host state loan-to-deposit ratios

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on April 22 and May 1, 2019

Monetary Policy

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

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board issues Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve to offer seven-day term deposits on May 30

Monetary Policy

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, April 30-May 1, 2019

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of The Croghan Colonial Bank and announces termination of enforcement action with Highlands Bankshares and Highlands Union Bank

Enforcement Actions

Federal Open Market Committee announces tentative meeting schedule for 2020

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Fayette County Bank and Adams Bank and Trust

Enforcement Actions

Statement by Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell on the passing of Alice Rivlin

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve requests comment on potential modifications to operating hours for the Reserve Banks' National Settlement Service and Fedwire Funds Service

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve approves final rule to repeal regulations that incorporated the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with First American Bancorp

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board invites comment on a proposal to apply netting protections to a broader range of financial institutions

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Centennial Bank

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve System's Community Development Research Conference to focus on challenges faced by the middle class

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on proposal to simplify and increase the transparency of rules for determining control of a banking organization

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Agencies seek comment on revisions to the supplementary leverage ratio as required by Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with BB&T Corporation

Enforcement Actions

Agencies invite comment on modifications to resolution plan requirements; proposal keeps existing requirements for largest firms and reduces requirements for firms with less risk

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings from February 25 through March 20, 2019

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Princeton Capital Holdings LLC, Princeton Capital LLC, and Princap Holdings One LLC

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve fines UniCredit $158 million for firm's unsafe and unsound practices related to inadequate sanctions controls and supervision of subsidiary banks

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board publishes transcripts of more than 50 interviews with former policymakers and former senior staff that chronicle nearly half a century of Federal Reserve history

Other Announcements

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, March 19-20, 2019

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board fines Standard Chartered $164 million for firm's unsafe and unsound practices relating to inadequate sanctions controls and failure to disclose sanctions risks to the Federal Reserve

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board accepting applications for its Community Advisory Council

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on regulatory framework that would more closely match rules for foreign banks with the risks they pose to U.S. financial system

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces changes to its Payment System Risk Policy regarding intraday credit to U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banking organizations

Other Announcements

Agencies propose rule to limit impact of large bank failures

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board appoints Patrick J. McClanahan as chief operating officer

Other Announcements

Agencies complete evaluation of 2017 resolution plans for 14 large domestic banks and issue expectations for 2019 resolution plans

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board releases document providing additional information on its stress testing program

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal and state financial regulatory agencies issue interagency statement on supervisory practices regarding financial institutions affected by flooding in the Midwest

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of proposals by First Interstate Bank

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve System publishes annual financial statements

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board publishes report containing summary information on debit card transactions in 2017

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Commercial State Bank

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the March 19-20 FOMC meeting

Monetary Policy

Balance Sheet Normalization Principles and Plans

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Monetary Policy

Statement by Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida on the passing of Alan Krueger

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve announces members of Fraud Definitions Work Group

Other Announcements

Agencies adopt interim final rule to facilitate transfers of legacy swaps

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve announces seventh triennial study to examine U.S. payments usage

Other Announcements

Agencies announce two public meetings on merger of BB&T and SunTrust; public comment period extended

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board permanently bars two former employees of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from the banking industry

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by CenterState Bank Corporation

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board votes to affirm the Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB) at the current level of 0 percent

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of proposals by Fifth Third Bancorp and Fifth Third Bank

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board announces it will limit the use of the "qualitative objection" in its Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) exercise, effective for the 2019 cycle

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeking public comment on whether to amend Regulation D to lower certain interest rates paid on balances at Federal Reserve Banks

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Cogent Bancorporation, Inc.

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with Wintrust Financial Corporation and former employee of OakStar Bank and announces termination of enforcement action with FCB Financial Corporation

Enforcement Actions

The Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by WSFS Financial Corporation

Orders on Banking Applications

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on January 22 and January 30, 2019

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board permanently bars former employee of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. from the banking industry

Enforcement Actions

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, January 29-30, 2019

Monetary Policy

Agencies extend comment period on proposed standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative contracts

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board extends comment period for proposed rule that would modify company-run stress testing requirements to conform with the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act until March 21

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board identifies error in historical dataset used in its 2019 stress tests and issues correction

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board begins 2019 Survey of Consumer Finances

Other Announcements

Interagency final rule implements flood insurance reform provisions

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of SunTrust Bank

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of applications by Regions Bank

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board releases scenarios for 2019 Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) and Dodd-Frank Act stress test exercises

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board finalizes set of changes that will increase the transparency of its stress testing program for nation's largest and most complex banks

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former chairman of Mariner's Bancorp

Enforcement Actions

Statement on Chair Powell's and Vice Chair Clarida's meeting with the President and Treasury Secretary

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former Frost Bank employee

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement

Monetary Policy

Federal Open Market Committee reaffirms its "Statement on Longer-Run Goals and Monetary Policy Strategy"

Monetary Policy

Statement Regarding Monetary Policy Implementation and Balance Sheet Normalization

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board will host public research conference on its stress testing framework in July

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board appoints Stacey M. Tevlin as director of the Division of Research and Statistics

Other Announcements

Shared National Credit review finds some improvement in credit quality, risk remains elevated in leveraged loans

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of proposals by Equity Bank

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of CFG Community Bank

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board’s Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization statistical release marks the 100th anniversary of Board data on industrial production

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board launches interactive mobile application to teach students about security and design features of Federal Reserve notes

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board launches article series on financial conditions and concerns of consumers and communities

Other Announcements

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings from December 10 and December 19, 2018

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by First Busey Corporation

Orders on Banking Applications

Regulators encourage institutions to work with borrowers affected by government shutdown

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces Reserve Bank income and expense data and transfers to the Treasury for 2018

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with A.E. Bancorp, Inc.

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board announces appointment of the chairs and deputy chairs of the Federal Reserve Banks for 2019

Other Announcements

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, December 18-19, 2018

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on proposal that would modify company-run stress testing requirements to conform with Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Commercial State Bank

Enforcement Actions

Last Update: April 27, 2021