Board Actions

Offices of Diversity and Inclusion -- establishment of offices to promote diversity and inclusion at the Board and at the twelve Federal Reserve Banks, in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act.
-Announced, January 18, 2011

Division of Research and Statistics -- appointment of Michael Gibson, Janice Shack-Marquez, and Daniel Sichel as senior associate directors; Daniel Covitz, Matthew Eichner, Eric Engen, Michael Kiley, David Lebow, and Michael Palumbo as associate directors; Sean Campbell and Joshua Gallin as deputy associate directors; and Elizabeth Kiser, Karen Pence, John Roberts, Steven Sharpe, John Stevens, and Stacey Tevlin as assistant directors.
-Announced, January 21, 2011

Management Division -- appointment of Brender L. Gregory as associate director.
-Announced, January 21, 2011

Government Accountability Office -- response to the GAO report "Mortgage Foreclosures:  Additional Mortgage Servicers Actions Could Help Reduce the Frequency and Impact of Abandoned Foreclosures."
-Approved, January 21, 2011

Office of Thrift Supervision Transition Plan -- interagency report to Congress regarding the transfer of OTS authority and responsibilities to the Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act.
-Approved, January 11, 2011
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Intervest Bancshares Corporation, New York, New York -- written agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
-Announced, January 20, 2011