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2021 Press Releases

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Cornerstone Bancshares, Inc.

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve issues update to Payments Study

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve announces approval of application by WSFS Financial Corporation

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve announces approval of application by Webster Financial Corporation

Orders on Banking Applications

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

Orders on Banking Applications

Agencies release annual asset-size thresholds under Community Reinvestment Act regulations

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Home Bancgroup Inc.

Enforcement Actions

Federal and state financial regulatory agencies issue interagency statement on supervisory practices regarding financial institutions affected by tornadoes

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board reiterates its supervisory expectations for large banks' risk management with investment funds

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former institution-affiliated party of Santander Consumer USA, Inc.

Enforcement Actions

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 Board approves fee schedule for Federal Reserve Bank priced services

Other Announcements

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on October 25 and November 3, 2021

Monetary Policy

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, November 2-3, 2021

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces members of its Insurance Policy Advisory Committee

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Agencies issue joint statement on crypto-asset policy initiative and next steps

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

Enforcement Actions

Statement by Governor Lael Brainard on her nomination by President Biden

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Statement by Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome H. Powell on his nomination by President Biden

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Federal Reserve announces College Fed Challenge winners

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Agencies approve final rule requiring computer-security incident notification

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd., New York Branch, and a former employee of Eagle Bancorp, Inc. and EagleBank

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve issues consent order against Mashreqbank for firm's unsafe and unsound practices related to sanctions compliance

Enforcement Actions

Randal K. Quarles submits resignation as a member of the Federal Reserve Board, effective at the end of December

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Federal Reserve Board issues statement in support of the Glasgow Declaration by the Network of Central Banks and Supervisors for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)

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Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on a technical notice of review regarding primary dealers operating in Spain

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces it will host a series of diversity and inclusion conferences in November

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Statement of Chair Jerome H. Powell on the Financial Stability Oversight Council's (FSOC) Report on Climate-Related Financial Risk

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Federal Reserve Board announces it will begin its Survey of Finance Companies this month as part of the Board’s continuing effort to improve its understanding of credit availability to households and businesses in the United States

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Federal Reserve Board announces a broad set of new rules that will prohibit the purchase of individual securities, restrict active trading, and increase the timeliness of reporting and public disclosure by Federal Reserve policymakers and senior staff

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Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings from August 23 through September 22, 2021

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces it has joined the Central Bank Network for Indigenous Inclusion, which will foster ongoing dialogue, research, and education to raise awareness of economic and financial issues and opportunities around Indigenous economies

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Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, September 21-22, 2021

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with Pioneer Bank and former employee of Pacific Premier Bank

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board announces the Reserve Banks will adopt a new message format for the Fedwire® Funds Service and invites public comment on proposal to expedite adoption

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Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with UBS AG and UBS AG Stamford Branch

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Simmons Bank and announces termination of enforcement action with The Bank & Trust

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve publishes paper describing landscape of partnerships between community banks and fintech companies

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former institution-affiliated party of BNP Paribas

Enforcement Actions

Agencies extend comment period on proposed risk management guidance for third-party relationships

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. and Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. New York Branch

Enforcement Actions

Federal and state financial regulatory agencies issue interagency statement on supervisory practices regarding financial institutions affected by California Wildfires

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal and state financial regulatory agencies issue interagency statement on supervisory practices regarding financial institutions affected by Hurricane Ida

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Agencies issue guide to help community banks evaluate fintech relationships

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on July 19 and July 28, 2021

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with AllNations Bank

Enforcement Actions

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

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by SmartFinancial, Inc.

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with South Shore Bank and Dime Community Bank

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board announces the individual capital requirements for all large banks, effective on October 1

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

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

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with Commercial Bank and a former employee of Regions Bank

Enforcement Actions

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

Other Announcements

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

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Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Texico Bancshares Corporation and Texico State Bank

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board statement on the Community Reinvestment Act

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Interagency statement on Community Reinvestment Act joint agency action

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Agencies release public sections of resolution plans for eight large banks

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings from May 17 through June 16, 2021

Monetary Policy

Agencies request comment on proposed risk management guidance for third-party relationships

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by First Bank Corp.

Orders on Banking Applications

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, June 15-16, 2021

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with First Vision Bank

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve announces it will soon release new tool to help community banks implement Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) accounting standard

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces it will extend for a final time its Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility, or PPPLF, by an additional month to July 30, 2021

Monetary Policy

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

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board releases results of annual bank stress tests, which show that large banks continue to have strong capital levels and could continue lending to households and businesses during a severe recession

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve announces it will continue its Fed Listens initiative in 2021 to learn from a broad range of individuals, households, and communities about the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board extends comment period on proposed changes to Regulation II regarding network availability for card-not-present debit card transactions until August 11, 2021

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

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

Other Announcements

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

Enforcement Actions

Chair Powell will host town hall with educators and students August 17, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. EDT*

Other Announcements

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

Monetary Policy

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

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with SunTrust Bank

Enforcement Actions

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

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Open Market Committee announces its tentative meeting schedule for 2022

Monetary Policy

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

Enforcement Actions

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

Monetary Policy

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

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

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

Other Announcements

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

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Huntington Bancshares Incorporated

Orders on Banking Applications

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

Monetary Policy

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

Orders on Banking Applications

Agencies issue host state loan-to-deposit ratios

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

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

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

Monetary Policy

Agencies extend comment period on request for information on artificial intelligence

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

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

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of applications by The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. and PNC Bancorp, Inc.

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board announces the third extension of a rule to bolster the effectiveness of the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on proposed changes to Regulation II regarding network availability for card-not-present debit card transactions and publishes a biennial report containing summary information on debit card transactions in 2019

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on proposed guidelines to evaluate requests for accounts and payment services at Federal Reserve Banks

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Barclays Bank PLC and former employee of Texas Community Bank

Enforcement Actions

Agencies invite comment on proposed rule for income tax allocation agreements

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with The Yellowstone Bank and Iowa Prairie Bank

Enforcement Actions

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings from February 8 through March 17, 2021

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board accepting applications for its Community Advisory Council

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve announces approval of application by VeraBank, Inc.

Orders on Banking Applications

Agencies issue statement and request for information on Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering compliance

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Farmers Bank and the Missouri Bank

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve announces final rule making technical, clarifying changes to the Federal Open Market Committee’s rules describing its Freedom of Information Act procedures

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Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on a proposal to automate non-merger-related adjustments to member banks’ subscriptions to Federal Reserve Bank capital stock

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, March 16-17, 2021

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board publishes frequently asked questions (FAQs) comprising existing legal interpretations related to a number of the Board’s longstanding regulations

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board adopts final rule outlining and confirming the use of supervisory guidance for regulated institutions

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with institution-affiliated parties of Farmers State Bank

Enforcement Actions

Agencies seek wide range of views on financial institutions' use of artificial intelligence

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve announces temporary and additional restrictions on bank holding company dividends and share repurchases currently in place will end for most firms after June 30, based on results from upcoming stress test

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

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

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Orient Bancorporation and Bank of the Orient

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve System publishes annual financial statements

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Temporary supplementary leverage ratio changes to expire as scheduled

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces that the temporary change to its supplementary leverage ratio (SLR) for bank holding companies will expire as scheduled on March 31

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Bryn Mawr Trust Company

Enforcement Actions

Agencies release proposed new interagency questions and answers regarding private flood insurance

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Fifth Third Bank

Enforcement Actions

Federal bank regulators issue rule supporting Treasury's investments in minority depository institutions and community development financial institutions

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces it will extend its Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility, or PPPLF, by three months to June 30, 2021

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board clarifies guidance as it relates to definitions for minority depository institutions

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with Allegiant United Holdings, LLC, Nano Financial Holdings, Inc., and Nano Banc

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement actions with former employee of Gateway Bank and former employee of SunTrust Bank

Enforcement Actions

Agencies issue Shared National Credit Review

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings on January 19 and January 27, 2021

Monetary Policy

Federal and state financial regulatory agencies issue interagency statement on supervisory practices regarding financial institutions affected by Texas Winter Storms

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces final rule intended to reduce risk and increase efficiency in the financial system by applying netting protections to a broader range of financial institutions

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, January 26-27, 2021

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board releases hypothetical scenarios for its 2021 bank stress tests

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces the second extension of a rule to bolster the effectiveness of the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Regions Bank

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Simmons Bank

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Santander Holdings USA, Inc. and Santander Consumer USA, Inc.

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Hua Nan Commercial Bank Limited and Hua Nan Commercial Bank Limited New York Agency

Enforcement Actions

Federal Reserve Board announces that the public comment period for the application by First Citizens BancShares, Inc. to acquire CIT Group, Inc. has been extended through February 22, 2021

Orders on Banking Applications

Federal Reserve Board approves reappointment of Reserve Bank presidents and first vice presidents

Other Announcements

Federal Reserve Board finalizes a rule that updates the Board's capital planning requirements to be consistent with other Board rules that were recently modified

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Minutes of the Board's discount rate meetings from November 16 through December 16, 2020

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces Reserve Bank income and expense data and transfers to the Treasury for 2020

Other Announcements

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

Enforcement Actions

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, December 15-16, 2020

Monetary Policy

Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Mid America Bank and Trust Company

Enforcement Actions

Last Update: December 23, 2021