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December 29, 1998
FFIEC announcement of appropriate regulatory reporting treatment for derivatives

December 23, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, November 17, 1998

December 23, 1998
Seven new members, president, and vice president of the Thrift Institutions Advisory Council

December 23, 1998
Proposed Y2K amendments to Regulation CC

December 22, 1998
Written Agreement with Adairsville Bancshares and Bank of Adairsville

December 18, 1998
Exemption threshold for depository institutions reporting under HMDA

December 16, 1998
Request for comment on morning settlement finality for ACH credit transactions

December 16, 1998
Approval of application of Sulphur Springs Bancshares, Inc.

December 16, 1998
Final Decision and Order of Prohibition and Restitution against Ricardo Carrasco

December 16, 1998
Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Kassahum Kebede

December 16, 1998
Order of Prohibition against Fred J. Smilek

December 16, 1998
Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against the P.T. Ekspor Impor Bank Indonesia (Persero)

December 14, 1998
Cease and Desist Order against the Zia New Mexico Bank

December 14, 1998
Approval of proposal of Cooper Life Sciences and Greater American Financial Group

December 14, 1998
Request for comment on nonlocal check holds under Regulation CC

December 9, 1998
Disparities between FRBs and private-sector banks in presentment and settlement of checks

December 7, 1998
Joint policy statement on tax allocation agreements

December 7, 1998
Request for comment on bank requirement for "Know Your Customer" programs

December 7, 1998
Approval of proposal of FirstMerit Corporation

December 7, 1998
Written Agreement with Southern Security Bank

December 4, 1998
Combined Orders to Cease and Desist and Assessment of Civil Money Penalties against Putra Masagung and P.T. Gunung Agung

December 2, 1998
Approval of application of Poteau State Bank

December 2, 1998
Truth in Lending disclosure requirments for mortgage loans with fees above a certain amount

December 2, 1998
Proposed revisions to staff commentary on Regulation Z requirements

December 1, 1998
Proposed revisions to staff commentary on Regulation M

November 30, 1998
Approval of application of Valley View Bancshares, Inc.

November 30, 1998
Approval of application of City Holding Company

November 30, 1998
Approval of application of CAB Holding, LLC

November 24, 1998
Joint agency statement on allowance for loan losses of depository institutions

November 24, 1998
Low reserve tranche adjustment

November 23, 1998
Approval of proposal of Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.

November 23, 1998
Approval of application of Credit Suisse

November 19, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, September 29, 1998

November 19, 1998
Approval of discount rate actions of FRBs Cleveland, Chicago, and Minneapolis

November 18, 1998
Approval of discount rate actions of FRBs Boston, Richmond, Atlanta, St. Louis, and Kansas City

November 17, 1998
Approval of discount rate action of FRB San Francisco

November 17, 1998
FOMC statement

November 17, 1998
Cease and Desist Order against William Shilstone

November 17, 1998
Cease and Desist Order against Frontier Bank

November 16, 1998
Approval of proposal of Popular, Inc. and other banks

November 16, 1998
Approval of notification of PNC Bank Corp.

November 16, 1998
Approval of notice of Bank One Corporation

November 9, 1998
Approval of applications of CFBanc Holdings, Inc.

November 4, 1998
Approval of application of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc.

November 4, 1998
Provision of reduced fees for electronic payment services to depository institutions

November 3, 1998
Enhanced settlement service for depository institutions

November 2, 1998
Videotape on opportunities in lending to businesses owned by women available

October 28, 1998
Approval of application and notice of SunTrust Banks, Inc.

October 28, 1998
Approval of notice and application of Firstar Corporation

October 28, 1998
Approval of notice and application of Charter One Financial, Inc.

October 27, 1998
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision issues interpretation of framework for capital adequacy

October 26, 1998
Approval of application of U.S. Bancorp

October 23, 1998
Publication of revised list of OTC stocks and foreign equity securities meeting Regulation T margin criteria

October 21, 1998
Approval of notice of KeyCorp

October 19, 1998
Appointment of Reserve Bank chairmen and deputy chairmen for 1999

October 19, 1998
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision issues Sound Practices for Loan Accounting paper

October 15, 1998
Reduction in the discount rate and expected drop in federal funds rate by equal amount

October 15, 1998
Order of Prohibition against Jerome C. Bechstein

October 15, 1998
Order of Prohibition against Lois A. Brigham

October 14, 1998
Approval of application of Erste Bank der österreichischen Sparkassen Aktiengesellschaft

October 14, 1998
Approval of proposal of Norwest Corporation

October 13, 1998
Procedures to manage changes to Federal Reserve information systems in 1999 and Q1 2000

October 7, 1998
Chairman Greenspan's statement on presidential nomination of Edwin M. Truman as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury

October 7, 1998
FRB appointments of Karen H. Johnson as IF division director and Lewis S. Alexander and Peter Hooper as deputy directors

October 5, 1998
Approval of application of Chinatrust Commercial Bank, Ltd.

October 1, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, August 18, 1998

September 29, 1998
FOMC 1999 meeting schedule

September 29, 1998
FOMC statement

September 28, 1998
Approval of application of First Mariner Bancorp

September 25, 1998
Rule amendment to Regulation C on Y2K and regulation changes

September 24, 1998
Final rule amendments to Regulation E, Regulation DD, and Regulation M

September 23, 1998
Conditional approval of applications by Travelers Group Inc.

September 22, 1998
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision issues Enhancing Bank Transparency and Operational Risk Management papers

September 22, 1998
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision issues Framework for Internal Control Systems of Banking Organisations paper

September 21, 1998
Supervisory letter on effective internal credit rating systems

September 18, 1998
Written Agreement with ShoreBank, Cleveland

September 17, 1998
Consumer Advisory Council meeting Thursday, October 22, 1998

September 14, 1998
Approval of proposal of Banc One Corporation

September 8, 1998
Approval of application of First National Bank Group, Inc.

August 31, 1998
Announcement of meeting on the proposal by Norwest Corporation

August 26, 1998
Joint agency amendments to risk-based capital standards

August 25, 1998
Joint agency rule and request for public comment on examination frequency for foreign bank branches and agencies

August 24, 1998
Approval of notice of BankBoston Corporation

August 20, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, June 30-July 1, 1998

August 17, 1998
Approval of application of First American Corporation

August 17, 1998
Approval of proposal of NationsBank Corporation

August 13, 1998
Joint agency issue loan-to-deposit ratios for compliance with Riegle-Neal Act of 1994

August 12, 1998
Approval of application of Norwest Corporation

August 10, 1998
Joint agency request for comment on rules for management interlocks

August 4, 1998
Joint agency amendments on capital standards for treatment of assets

August 3, 1998
Approval of application of Bank of East Asia Ltd.

August 3, 1998
Approval of notice of Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.

August 3, 1998
Approval of application of WestStar Bank

August 3, 1998
Approval of notice of Royal Bank of Canada

July 28, 1998
Statement of Chairman Greenspan on former Board Chairman William McChesney Martin's death

July 27, 1998
Interim rule amendment to Regulation DD on disclosure of annual percentage yield (APY)

July 24, 1998
Revised list of OTC stocks and foreign equity securities meeting Regulation T margin criteria

July 22, 1998
Announcement of meeting on the proposal by Banc One Corporation

July 21, 1998
Appointment of Governor Ferguson as Joint Year 2000 Council chairman

July 17, 1998
Joint report to the Congress on consumer disclosures under TILA and RESPA

July 13, 1998
Approval of notice of Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

July 7, 1998
Final rule on revision of Regulation H

July 6, 1998
Announcement of scheduling of an additional day and time change for meeting on the proposal by NationsBank Corporation

July 2, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, May 19, 1998

June 30, 1998
Issuance of additional guidance to assist bank examiners in evaluations of credit risk management

June 23, 1998
Order of Prohibition against Faisal Saud Al-Fulaij

June 22, 1998
Approval of notice of Société Générale

June 19, 1998
Announcement of meeting on the proposal by NationsBank Corporation

June 19, 1998
Adoption of revised policy statement on Privately Operated Multilateral Settlement Systems

June 18, 1998
Publication of Directory: Community Development Investments, a resource in community development finance

June 18, 1998
Announcement of scheduling of an additional day and time change for meeting on the proposal by Travelers Group Inc.

June 15, 1998
Statistical study of household finances as part of Survey of Consumer Finances

June 11, 1998
Request for comment on exemptions for transactions between a depository institution and affiliates under the Federal Reserve Act

June 8, 1998
Approval of application of Fuji Bank, Limited

June 8, 1998
Approval of notice and application of UBS AG and Union Bank of Switzerland

June 5, 1998
Request for comment on Fedwire funds transfer operating day

June 4, 1998
Announcement of meeting on the proposal by Travelers Group Inc.

June 3, 1998
Nominations sought for Consumer Advisory Council

June 3, 1998
Consumer Advisory Council meeting on Thursday, June 3, 1998

June 1, 1998
Final rule amendment to tier 1 leverage capital standard for BHCs

June 1, 1998
Approval of notice of Fifth Third Bancorp

June 1, 1998
Approval of application of Eagle Bancorp, Inc.

June 1, 1998
Approval of application of Norwest Corporation

May 29, 1998
Task force report on internal credit risk models

May 26, 1998
CD-ROM Windows version of Federal Reserve Regulatory Service (FRRS)

May 26, 1998
Approval of notice and application of Banc One Corporation

May 26, 1998
Approval of notice of Norwest Corporation

May 21, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, March 31, 1998

May 20, 1998
Temporary Cease and Desist Order against Banco Industrial de Venezuela

May 18, 1998
Enforcement actions against five foreign banking organizations for deficient anti-money-laundering programs

May 13, 1998
Approval of proposal of Regions Financial Corporation

May 13, 1998
Approval of notice of HUBCO, Inc.

May 4, 1998
Approval of application of HSBC Equator Bank

May 4, 1998
Appointment of Lynn S. Fox as Assistant to the Board for public affairs

April 27, 1998
Approval of application of PAB Bankshares, Inc.

April 24, 1998
Revised list of OTC stocks subject to margin regulations and list of foreign equity securities meeting Regulation T margin criteria

April 20, 1998
Approval of notice of U.S. Bancorp

April 13, 1998
Conditional approval of applications and notices of First Union Corporation

April 13, 1998
Approval of notice of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.

April 13, 1998
Approval of application and notice of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

April 8, 1998
Basle Committee announcements on two Accord amendments

April 7, 1998
Changes in management structure in Division of Consumer and Community Affairs at FRB

April 2, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, February 3-4, 1998

April 2, 1998
Approval of notice of Popular, Inc.

April 1, 1998
Amendments to model forms in Regulation B due to changes to Regulation B

March 31, 1998
Revisions to staff commentary to Regulation Z

March 31, 1998
Deadline extension for public comments on Regulations T, U, and X

March 30, 1998
Joint agency issuance of final rule on examination frequency for financial institutions

March 26, 1998
System switch from contemporaneous reserve requirements to lagged basis maintenance

March 25, 1998
Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Habib Bank AG Zurich

March 24, 1998
Clarification of customer disclosure standards for section 20 subsidiaries of BHCs

March 23, 1998
Approval of notice of Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

March 23, 1998
Approval of notice of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, S.A.

March 20, 1998
Termination of prior enforcement actions against three banks

March 18, 1998
Approval of application of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc.

March 16, 1998
Prompt Corrective Action Directive against OmniBank

March 13, 1998
Request for comment on consumer protection Regulation B and Regulation C

March 13, 1998
Interim rule on regulation E and delivery of electronic disclosures to consumers

March 13, 1998
Request for comment on electronic delivery of disclosures under Regulation B, Regulation M, Regulation Z, and Regulation DD

March 11, 1998
Approval of notice of Dresdner Bank AG

March 11, 1998
Approval of application of Regions Financial Corporation

March 11, 1998
Approval of application and notice of FirstMerit Corporation

March 10, 1998
Request for comment on benefits and drawbacks of 1994 same-day settlement rule

March 9, 1998
Trading and Capital-Markets Activities Manual issued for 1998

March 6, 1998
Policy revisions on handling cash shipments and deposits for interstate branches

March 2, 1998
Approval of application of WesBanco, Inc.

February 26, 1998
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision requests comment on Joint Forum on Financial Conglomerates documents

February 25, 1998
Public meeting on First Union Corporation's proposed acquisition of CoreStates Financial Corp

February 25, 1998
Consumer Advisory Council meeting on Thursday, March 19, 1998

February 25, 1998
Announcement of meeting on the proposal by First Union Corporation

February 23, 1998
Approval of application of First Financial Corporation

February 19, 1998
Proposed amendments to Regulation C

February 18, 1998
Approval of application by WestStar Bank

February 17, 1998
Approval of application of Indiana United Bancorp

February 13, 1998
Combined Orders of Prohibition and Assessment of Civil Money Penalty against John E. Colley

February 11, 1998
Approval of application of National City Corporation

February 9, 1998
Approval of application of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.

February 9, 1998
Approval of proposal of Shore Financial Corporation

February 6, 1998
Order of Prohibition against Stephen R. Koury

February 6, 1998
Order of Prohibition against Michael A. Lindahl

February 6, 1998
Cease and Desist Order against Towne Bank

February 6, 1998
Order of Prohibition against Michael Wachs

February 6, 1998
Truth in Lending disclosure requirements for mortgage loans above a certain amount

February 5, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, December 16, 1997

February 5, 1998
Request for comment on Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act reform

February 3, 1998
Settlement of administrative proceedings against Clark M. Clifford and Robert A. Altman

February 2, 1998
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision publishes Framework for the Evaluation of Internal Control Systems paper

January 28, 1998
1999 holiday schedule for Reserve Banks

January 26, 1998
Revised list of OTC stocks subject to margin regulations and list of foreign equity securities meeting Regulation T margin criteria

January 21, 1998
Approval of application of Caja de Ahorros de Valencia

January 14, 1998
Approval of application of Bank of Scotland

January 14, 1998
Approval of notice of Fleet Financial Group, Inc.

January 14, 1998
New Chairman, Vice Chairman, and members of Consumer Advisory Council

January 9, 1998
Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against G.A. Poling, Jr.

January 8, 1998
Preliminary figures on FRBs operating income and income transfer to U.S. Treasury

January 5, 1998
Final report of a Federal Reserve committee study of payments services provided to depository institutions

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