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