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Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Policy

Rules, amendments, requests for comment, guidance and reports, announcements, and updates of reserve calculations and deposit reporting
December 23, 2003
Advance notice of proposed rulemaking to improve privacy notices provided to consumers by financial institutions under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

December 22, 2003
Approval of a proposed rule to amend Regulation CC and its commentary to implement the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act (Check 21 Act)

December 19, 2003
Annual notice of asset-size exemption threshold for depository institutions

December 16, 2003
Request for comment on interim final rules and proposed rules to establish effective dates for certain provisions of the Fair and Accurate Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act) including provisions that preempt state laws that regulate areas governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)

December 4, 2003
Final rule on Regulation Y (Bank Holding Companies and Change in Bank Control) to expand abilities of all bank holding companies to process, store and transmit nonfinancial data in connection with financial data activities

November 26, 2003
Proposed amendments to five consumer protection regulations to establish more uniform standards for providing disclosures

October 30, 2003
Request for comment on modifications to New Basel Capital Accord

October 1, 2003
Annual adjustments to the amount of net transaction accounts used in calculating reserve requirements

September 12, 2003
Request for comments on interim amendment to and proposed rulemaking for risk-based capital standards for the treatment of assets in asset-backed commercial paper programs and securitizations with early-amortization provisions

September 10, 2003
Stabilization of quality of large syndicated bank loans covered in Shared National Credit review

September 8, 2003
New online guide for U.S. and foreign banking organizations submitting applications to the Federal Reserve

August 28, 2003
Amendments announced to appendix A of Regulation CC (Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks)

August 25, 2003
Request for comments on proposed official interpretation on anti-tying restrictions, amendment to Regulation Y, and related supervisory guidance

August 19, 2003
Annual adjustment of fee-based trigger for additional mortgage loan disclosures

August 12, 2003
Request for comments on proposed interagency guidance on response programs to protect against identity theft

August 8, 2003
Interagency rules on disciplinary actions against accountants and accounting firms

August 4, 2003
Requests for comment on two interagency documents related to the proposed implementation of the new Basel Capital Accord

July 28, 2003
New interagency electronic filing system for beneficial ownership reports

July 23, 2003
Interagency guidance on use of discount window

July 11, 2003
Request for public comment on implementation of the New Basel Capital Accord in the United States, and on related draft supervisory guidance

June 30, 2003
Final rule on Regulation Y (Bank Holding Companies and Change in Bank Control) to allow certain bank holding companies to transfer title to commodities underlying derivative contracts on an instantaneous, pass-through basis

June 17, 2003
Contract awarded in interagency effort to modernize collection, processing, and distribution of quarterly bank financial reports

June 3, 2003
Request for comments on interagency plan to reduce regulatory burden

May 28, 2003
Proposal to amend Regulation K to require Edge and Agreement corporations and U.S. branches, agencies, and other offices of foreign banks supervised by the Board to establish procedures for ensuring compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act

May 23, 2003
Regulation C transition rules on collecting and reporting information when an application for a home mortgage loan is received before--and final action is taken after--January 1, 2004

May 22, 2003
Banking agencies issue host state loan-to-deposit ratios

May 20, 2003
Series of amendments to Appendix A of Regulation CC to reflect the restructuring of the Federal Reserve's check processing operations

April 30, 2003
Treasury and federal financial regulators issue final Patriot Act Regulations on customer identification

April 30, 2003
Banking agencies announce publication of Basel Accord consultative paper

April 8, 2003
Publication of Interagency Paper on Sound Practices to Strengthen the Resilience of the U.S. Financial System

March 28, 2003
Revision of official staff commentary on Regulation Z (Truth in Lending)

March 17, 2003
Updated interagency policy statement on internal auditing

March 11, 2003
Proposal to amend Regulation Y (Bank Holding Companies and Change in Bank Control) to allow certain bank holding companies to transfer title to commodities underlying derivative contracts on an instantaneous, pass-through basis

March 5, 2003
Final rule published amending Regulation B (Equal Credit Opportunity)

March 3, 2003
Proposed amendment of official staff commentary on Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure) to provide transition rules

February 25, 2003
Interagency advisory on risks related to mortgage banking

February 19, 2003
Final rule amending Regulation B (Equal Credit Opportunity)

February 7, 2003
Regulation K interpretation on foreign banks underwriting securities to be distributed in the United States

January 31, 2003
Final rule on reporting and disclosure requirements for state member banks that have a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Regulation H)

January 14, 2003
Reauthorization by the Congress of the National Flood Insurance Program

January 8, 2003
Interagency guidance on credit card account management and loss allowance practices

January 6, 2003
Approval of final rule on Regulation K (International Banking Operations)

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Last update: March 28, 2008