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December 24, 2002
Annual notice of asset-size exemption threshold for depository institutions

December 23, 2002
Denial of proposal of Illini Corporation

December 23, 2002
Interagency guidance on issues that may arise during a lapse in federal flood insurance authority

December 23, 2002
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, October 7 to November 6, 2002

December 19, 2002
Written Agreement with Metamora Bancorp

December 17, 2002
Interagency proposal for rules governing disciplinary actions against independent public accountants and accounting firms

December 16, 2002
Proposal to expand operating hours for the on-line Fedwire Funds Service

December 12, 2002
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, November 6, 2002

December 12, 2002
Approval of proposal of Bank of Hawaii

December 12, 2002
Appointment of Sandra Pianalto as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

December 12, 2002
Approval of proposal of Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.

December 11, 2002
Seven new members named to the Thrift Institutions Advisory Council and new president and vice president named for 2003

December 10, 2002
FOMC statement

December 3, 2002
Revisions to the Board's policy and procedures for sponsoring private-sector organizations under federal programs that provide priority telecommunications services to entities that are important to national security and emergency preparedness

November 27, 2002
Final Regulation W (Transactions between Banks and Their Affiliates) issued

November 26, 2002
Proposed revisions to the official staff commentary on Regulation Z (Truth in Lending)

November 26, 2002
Establishment of private-sector group to recommend steps to mitigate risk in the clearance and settlement of U.S. government securities

November 22, 2002
Order of Prohibition against Eduardo Del Rio

November 19, 2002
Change in release date for statistical release G.17 "Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization"

November 15, 2002
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, September 3 to September 23, 2002

November 7, 2002
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, September 24, 2002

November 7, 2002
Approval of the discount rate requests of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Kansas City, effective immediately

November 6, 2002
Approval of the discount rate requests of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, effective immediately, and of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, effective November 7

November 6, 2002
FOMC statement; and Board approval of discount rate requests of the Federal Reserve Banks of New York and Dallas, effective immediately

October 31, 2002
Approval of fee schedules for Federal Reserve Bank payment services

October 31, 2002
Publication of final rule amending Regulation A (Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks)

October 31, 2002
Federal Reserve to issue Final Regulation W (Transactions between Banks and Their Affiliates)

October 28, 2002
Approval of proposal of Citigroup

October 23, 2002
Amendment to Cease and Desist Order against United Central Bank

October 22, 2002
Approval of proposal of China Merchants Bank

October 22, 2002
Federal Reserve to sponsor conference on "Banking Opportunities in Indian Country"

October 17, 2002
Written agreement with O.A.K. Financial Corporation and Byron Center State Bank

October 11, 2002
Appointment of chairmen and deputy chairmen of Federal Reserve Banks for 2003

October 8, 2002
Interagency data show increase in adversely rated syndicated bank loans

October 8, 2002
Approval of proposal of Eurohypo Aktiengesellschaft

October 8, 2002
Approval of proposal of Fortis Bank

October 4, 2002
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, July 22 to August 12, 2002

October 3, 2002
Annual adjustments for reserve calculations and deposit reporting

September 30, 2002
Cease and Desist Order against Broadstreet and AmTrade

September 27, 2002
Consumer Advisory Council to hold meeting, open to the public, on October 24 at the Federal Reserve Board

September 27, 2002
Annual adjustment of fee-based trigger for additional mortgage loan disclosures

September 26, 2002
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, August 13, 2002

September 25, 2002
Approval of proposal of Herky Hawk Financial Corporation

September 24, 2002
FOMC statement

August 30, 2002
White paper on practices to strengthen the U.S. financial system

August 23, 2002
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, May 20 to June 24, 2002

August 20, 2002
Board statement on Payments System Risk policy

August 16, 2002
Governor Gramlich to begin treatment for leukemia

August 15, 2002
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, June 25-26, 2002

August 13, 2002
Approval of proposal of Banca di Roma

August 13, 2002
FOMC statement

August 8, 2002
Extension of comment period on draft credit card guidance

August 5, 2002
Donald L. Kohn and Ben S. Bernanke sworn in as Board members

July 31, 2002
Approval of proposal of Bank of Orange County

July 29, 2002
Written Agreement with Community First Bank and Trust

July 25, 2002
Approval of application of Nordea Bank Finland

July 22, 2002
Interagency draft guidance on credit card lending

July 18, 2002
Administrative Actions Against PNC Financial Services Group

July 17, 2002
Joint agency proposal on identification of customers seeking to open financial accounts

July 10, 2002
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, April 1, 2002, to May 6, 2002

July 10, 2002
Written Agreement with Rurban Financial and State Bank and Trust

July 8, 2002
Written Agreement with First American Bank

July 8, 2002
Orders of Restitution against former directors of Great Eastern Bank

July 5, 2002
FOMC 2003 meeting schedule

June 28, 2002
Written Agreement with Madison Bank

June 27, 2002
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, May 7, 2002

June 26, 2002
FOMC statement

June 24, 2002
Approval of proposal of Royal Bank of Canada and RBC Centura Banks

June 24, 2002
Banking agencies issue host state loan-to-deposit ratios

June 21, 2002
Publication of revisions to Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act) regarding data collection

June 21, 2002
Approval of proposal of Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein Girozentrale

June 21, 2002
Approval of proposal of Hamburgische Landesbank Girozentrale

June 20, 2002
Plans for redesigned currency notes

June 17, 2002
Nominations sought for Consumer Advisory Council

June 10, 2002
Termination of prior enforcement action against Bank of New York

June 5, 2002
Amendment to rule on interstate branch deposits

June 4, 2002
Approval of proposal of Westamerica Bank

June 3, 2002
"Touring the Board" added to Board's web site

June 3, 2002
Consumer Advisory Council to hold meeting, open to the public, on June 27 at the Federal Reserve Board

May 30, 2002
Letter from Chairman Greenspan on applicability to banks of section 5 of FTC Act prohibiting unfair or deceptive practices

May 30, 2002
Approval of proposal of JPMorgan Chase Bank

May 21, 2002
Approval of proposal of Banca Comerciala Romana

May 20, 2002
"Prime Bank" and other financial instrument fraud schemes

May 20, 2002
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, February 4, 2002, to March 18, 2002

May 17, 2002
Proposal to revise Federal Reserve discount window programs

May 16, 2002
Order of Prohibition against Edward DeRosa

May 16, 2002
Written Agreement with Allied Irish Banks and Allfirst Financial

May 10, 2002
Cease and Desist Order against Pedro Cabrera

May 10, 2002
Cease and Desist Order against Bank of the Orient

May 9, 2002
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, March 19, 2002

May 9, 2002
Anthrax tests at the Board

May 9, 2002
Federal Reserve and SEC white paper on possible changes in settlement of government securities

May 7, 2002
FOMC statement

May 2, 2002
Postponement of recent amendments to Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act)

April 26, 2002
Civil Money Penalty against Community Bank of Granbury

April 23, 2002
Interagency guidance on risks of parallel-owned banking organizations

April 22, 2002
Approval of proposal of Charter One Financial

April 19, 2002
Approval of proposal of Chinatrust Financial Holding Company

April 11, 2002
Approval of proposal of SinoPac Holdings

April 9, 2002
Final rule on risk weighting for claims on securities firms

April 3, 2002
Revisions to staff commentary on Regulation Z (Truth in Lending)

March 29, 2002
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, December 17, 2001, to January 28, 2002

March 29, 2002
Approval of proposal of Artesia Banking Corporation

March 21, 2002
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, January 29-30, 2002

March 21, 2002
Federal Reserve Board releases consumer guide on electronic check conversion

March 19, 2002
Interagency statement regarding Arthur Andersen

March 19, 2002
FOMC statement

March 11, 2002
Approval of proposal of First York Ban Corp

March 11, 2002
Interagency effort to standardize electronic loan information

March 8, 2002
Prompt Corrective Action Directive against New Century Bank

March 1, 2002
New security procedures for March 14 Consumer Advisory Council meeting, open to the public, at the Federal Reserve Board

February 25, 2002
Approval of proposal of ICICI Bank

February 21, 2002
Equity hedges at state member banks

February 20, 2002
Approval of proposal of BNP Paribas

February 15, 2002
Written Agreement with MSB Shares

February 8, 2002
Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, November 19 to December 11, 2001

February 7, 2002
Publication of revisions to Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act) regarding data collection

February 6, 2002
Interagency release of guide for consumers, Privacy Choices for Your Personal Financial Information

January 31, 2002
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, December 11, 2001

January 30, 2002
FOMC statement

January 23, 2002
Amendments to disclosure requirements of Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act)

January 15, 2002
Approval of proposal of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

January 14, 2002
Governor Laurence H. Meyer resigns from Board, effective January 31

January 14, 2002
Civil money penalty against Dexia

January 8, 2002
Reserve Bank income and expense data and transfers to the Treasury for 2001

January 8, 2002
Approval of proposal of Allgemeine HypothekenBank Rheinboden

January 8, 2002
Final rules on regulatory capital treatment of equity investments in nonfinancial companies

January 7, 2002
Approval of proposal of Wesbanco

January 4, 2002
New Consumer Advisory Council members and new chair and vice chair for 2002

January 3, 2002
Ceremony for Governors Bies and Olson in atrium of Board's main building

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Last update: March 28, 2008