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1999 News Releases

Date & Title	Downloads
12/27/99 OCC Announces 33 New Enforcement Actions	Release 99-117	ASCII
12/27/99 OCC Obtains $200,000 in Fines and $1 Million in Restitution Goes to Bank	Release 99-116	ASCII
12/22/99 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 52 National Banks	Release 99-115 CRA Evaluations	ASCII
12/22/99 OCC Adopts Final Changes to Public Welfare Investment Rule	Release 99-114	ASCII
12/20/99 Jonathan L. Fiechter Will Join OCC in February; Former OTS Director to Oversee International Affairs and Economic Policy	Release 99-113	ASCII
12/13/99 Joint Release-- Agencies Issue Guidance on Asset Securitization Activities; Consider Regulatory Restrictions	Release 99-112	WORD ASCII
	Bulletin 99-46	WORD ASCII
	Interagency Guidance on Asset Securitization Activities	PDF
12/09/99 Notional Amount of Derivatives Hits Record $35.7 Trillion in Third Quarter As Derivatives Trading Revenue Remains Relatively Steady	Release 99-111	ASCII
	Derivatives Report	PDF
12/03/99 OCC Issues First Quarter 2000 CRA Examination Schedule	Release 99-110	ASCII
	2000 CRA Examination Schedule	PDF
12/02/99 OCC Announces Five New Enforcement Actions	Release 99-109	ASCII
12/02/99 Comptroller Discusses Benefits for Consumers in Financial Modernization	Release 99-108	ASCII
	Comptroller Hawke's Remarks	WORD ASCII
12/01/99 Year 2000 Agreement With Global Payment Systems Lifted By Regulators	Release 99-107	ASCII
11/24/99 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 56 National Banks	Release 99-106 CRA Evaluations	ASCII
11/18/99 Comptroller Says Financial Modernization Law Will Strengthen Banking System	Release 99-105	ASCII
11/10/99 Joint Release-Bank Regulators' Data Show Increase in Adversely Classified Syndicated Bank Loans	Release 99-104	WORD ASCII
	Summary of Shared National Credit Program by Industry	PDF
11/09/99 Agencies Announce Results of Financial Institution Web Site Privacy Survey	Release 99-103	ASCII
	Web Site Privacy Survey Report	PDF
11/08/99 Comptroller Hawke Highlights Strong Commitment Community Banks Have Made to Risk Management	Release 99-102	ASCII
	Comptroller Hawke's Remarks	WORD ASCII
11/5/99 OCC Supports Challenge to Ban on ATM Fees	Release 99-101	ASCII
11/5/99 OCC Supports Challenge to Ban on ATM Fees	Brief Amicus Curiae Of The Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency In Support Of National Bank	PDF
11/03/99 OCC Permits National Bank of Commerce Operating Subsidiary To Underwrite and Deal in Corporate Bonds and other Debt Securities	Release 99-100	ASCII
	Conditional Approval #331	PDF
11/03/99 OCC Rule Changes Ease Burdens on Community Banks	Release 99-99	ASCII
10/27/99 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 57 National Banks	Release 99-98 CRA Evaluations	ASCII
10/22/99 OCC Appoints Mark L. O'Dell to Head Core Policy Unit	Release 99-97	ASCII
10/21/99 OCC Announces Five New Enforcement Actions	Release 99-96	ASCII
10/15/99 Remarks by John D. Hawke, Jr. Before a Conference on Measuring Financial Risk in the 21st Century	Release 99-95	ASCII
10/14/99 OCC Issues Examination Handbook On Internet Banking	Release 99-94	ASCII
	Internet Banking	PDF
10/13/99 Joint Release - Federal Regulators Advise Banks and Thrifts About Risks In High Loan-to-Value Residential Real Estate Lending	Release 99-93	ASCII
	Interagency Guidance on High LTV Residential Real Estate Lending	WORD ASCII
10/08/99 John D. Hawke, Jr. Confirmed by U.S. Senate For Full Term as Comptroller of the Currency	Release 99-92	ASCII
10/06/99 OCC Chief Counsel Julie L. Williams Urges Banks To View Compliance Obligations as Part of Customer Relations Strategy	Release 99-91	ASCII
	Chief Counsel Williams' Remarks	WORD ASCII
10/06/99 OCC's Williams Warns of Credit Risk In the Banking System; Calls for Bankers to Scrutinize Loan Portfolios More Closely	Release 99-90	ASCII
	Chief Counsel Williams' Remarks	WORD ASCII
10/06/99 OCC Announces Thirteen New Enforcement Actions	Release 99-89	ASCII
10/01/99 OCC/FED/EC Agree on Information Sharing Framework	Release 99-88	ASCII
09/30/99 OCC Survey Finds Tightened Commercial Loan Standards For First Time In Five Years, But Credit Risk Remains High	Release 99-87	ASCII
	1999 Survey of Credit Underwriting Practices	PDF
09/29/99 Joint Press Release	Release 99-86	WORD ASCII
09/29/99 Joint Press Release	Joint Interagency Statement	PDF ASCII
09/27/99 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 50 National Banks	Release 99-85 CRA Evaluations	ASCII
09/24/99 Comptroller of the Currency Addresses Bank Administration Institute	Release 99-84	WORD ASCII
	Comptroller Hawke's Remarks	WORD ASCII
09/22/99 OCC Announces Nine New Enforcement Actions	Release 99-77 Amended	ASCII
09/20/99 OCC Risk Measurement Conference Set for Oct. 14-15	Release 99-83	ASCII
09/16/99 OCC Encourages National Banks to Work with Customers Affected by Hurricane in Eastern U.S.	Release 99-82	ASCII
09/16/99 Joint Release -- Federal Regulators Report to Nation on Y2K Progress Made by Banks, Thrifts and Credit Unions	Release 99-81	WORD ASCII
	Comptroller Hawke's Remarks	WORD ASCII
09/16/99 OCC Reaches Agreement with Seven More State Insurance Departments	Release 99-80	WORD ASCII
09/14/99 Bank Trading Revenue Is $2.2 Billion in 2nd Quarter; Notional Amount of Derivatives Is Record $33 Trillion	Release 99-79	ASCII
	Derivatives Report	PDF
09/14/99 The OCC Closes Peoples National Bank Of Commerce, Miami; FDIC Approves The Assumption Of All Of The Bank's Deposits	Release 99-78	WORD ASCII
09/07/99 OCC Announces Nine New Enforcement Actions	Release 99-77	See 9/22/99 for amended release
09/07/99 Joint Press Release -- Federal Reserve Board	Release 99-76	WORD ASCII
09/07/99 Joint Press Release -- Federal Reserve Board	Section 109 Host State Loan-To-Deposit Ratios	WORD ASCII
09/01/99 Joint Release-- FDIC Announces Receivership Of First National Bank Of Keystone, Keystone, West Virginia	Release 99-75	WORD ASCII
09/01/99 OCC Issues Fourth Quarter 1999 CRA Examination Schedule	Release 99-74	ASCII
08/26/99 Federal banking and credit union agencies announced today the execution of an agreement with Global Payment Systems LLC, Atlanta, Georgia.	Release 99-73	ASCII
	Agreement Between Global Payments Systems LLC And The Federal Banking Agencies	WORD ASCII
08/25/99 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 56 National Banks	Release 99-72 CRA Evaluations	ASCII
08/04/99 Media Advisory--Banking Reporters/Business Editors	Release 99-71	ASCII
07/29/99 OCC Announces Seven New Enforcement Actions	Release 99-70	ASCII
07/27/99 OCC Highlights Basel Credit Risk Guidance Papers	Release 99-69	ASCII
07/27/99 OCC Appoints Deputy Chief Financial Officer to Manage Financial Systems	Release 99-68	ASCII
07/21/99 Comptroller Urges Congress to Strengthen Consumer Privacy Protections	Release 99-67	ASCII
	Oral Statement	WORD ASCII
	Testimony	WORD ASCII
07/20/99 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 54 National Banks	Release 99-66 CRA Evaluations	ASCII
07/12/99 Joint Interagency Letter To Financial Institutions	Joint Release 99-65	PDF ASCII
07/09/99 FDIC Approves The Assumption Of All The Deposits Of East Texas National Bank Of Marshall, Marshall, Texas	Release 99-64	WORD ASCII
07/02/99 OCC Names Stuart Scherer Director of New Community Bank Activities Unit	Release 99-63	ASCII
06/28/99 Comptroller Says OCC Will Continue to Expand Risk-Based Approach to Compliance Exams	Release 99-62	ASCII
	Speech	WORD ASCII
06/25/99 OCC Chief Counsel Julie L.Williams Underscores Importance Of Accurate Disclosure and Fair Treatment for Customers of Bank-Affiliated Brokers	Release 99-61	ASCII
	Oral Statement	WORD ASCII
	Testimony	ASCII
06/24/99 Bank Trading Revenue Increases 77% To Record $3.6 Billion For 1st Quarter	Release 99-60	Word ASCII
	Derivatives Report	PDF
06/22/99 OCC Chief Counsel Urges Industry to Act on Privacy Concerns	Release 99-59	ASCII
	Speech	WORD ASCII
06/22/99 OCC Announces Twenty-Four New Enforcement Actions	Release 99-58	ASCII
06/16/99 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations for 58 National Banks	Release 99-57	ASCII
06/16/99 OCC Expresses Concern about Any Actions That Put Downward Pressure on Bank Reserves	Release 99-56	ASCII
	Oral Statement	PDF
	Testimony	PDF
06/14/99 OCC Rule Proposals Would Ease Burdens on Community Banks	Release 99-55	ASCII
06/09/99 OCC Proposal Will Encourage Continuing Public Welfare Investments by National Banks	Release 99-54	ASCII
	Federal Register Notice	ASCII
06/08/99 Comptroller Hawke Outlines Promising Approaches to International Capital Standards	Release 99-53	ASCII
	Speech	WORD ASCII
06/07/99 OCC Agreements with State Insurance Departments Will Benefit Consumers	Release 99-52	ASCII
06/07/99 Comptroller Urges Industry to End Abusive Practices and Elevate Customer Service Standards	Release 99-51	ASCII
	Speech	WORD ASCII
06/03/99 OCC Highlights Basel Proposal for a Capital Framework	Release 99-50	ASCII
06/02/99 OCC Appoints James A. Wilcox Its First Chief Economist	Release 99-49	ASCII
05/27/99 OCC Issues Third Quarter 1999 CRA Examination Schedule	Release 99-48	ASCII
05/27/99 OCC Announces Thirteen New Enforcement Actions	Release 99-47	ASCII
05/18/99 OCC Names Ralph E. Sharpe New Community and Consumer Policy Chief	Release 99-46	ASCII
05/17/99 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations for 48 National Banks	Release 99-45	ASCII
05/12/99 Comptroller Says Congress and Supervisory Agencies Can Do More to Reduce Regulatory Burden	Release 99-44	ASCII
	Oral Statement	ASCII
	Testimony	PDF
05/11/99 OCC Seeks Ways to Reduce Regulatory Burden for Community-sized National Banks	Release 99-43	ASCII
05/06/99 OCC Issues Guidance on a National Bank Acting as a Certification Authority for Digital Signatures	Release 99-42	ASCII
	Bulletin 99-20	ASCII
05/05/99 Comptroller Criticizes Subprime Lenders Who Fail to Report Borrower Payment Histories	Release 99-41	ASCII
	Speech	WORD ASCII
05/04/99 OCC Guidance Describes Effective Web Privacy Practices	Release 99-40	ASCII
	Advisory Letter 99-06	ASCII
05/04/99 Comptroller Urges Banks to Improve Risk Management Practices	Release 99-39	ASCII
	Speech	ASCII
05/03/99 OCC Issues Leveraged Lending Advisory	Release 99-38	ASCII
04/22/99 OCC Announces Four New Enforcement Actions and Two Terminations of Existing Actions	Release 99-37	ASCII
04/19/99 Comptroller Warns That Pending Financial Modernization Legislation Could "Do Violence" to Dual Banking System	Release 99-36	ASCII
	Speech	ASCII
04/15/99 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations for 75 National Banks	Release 99-35	ASCII
04/15/99 Comptroller Urges Regulators, Financial Institutions to Improve Communication with Consumers on Year-2000 Issues	Release 99-34	ASCII
	Speech	ASCII
04/13/99 Comptroller Addresses Y2K Issues in Congressional Testimony	Release 99-33	ASCII
	Oral Statement	WORD ASCII
	Testimony	PDF
04/05/99 OCC Addresses Subprime Lending Risk Issues	Release 99-32	ASCII
	Bulletin 99-15	ASCII
	Interim Examination Procedures	PDF
04/05/99 Financial Agencies, First Data Agree on Y2K Readiness Deadlines	Release 99-31	WORD ASCII
03/29/99 OCC Describes Effective Practices for Complying with Privacy Provisions in Fair Credit Reporting Act	Release 99-30	ASCII
	Advisory Letter 99-03	ASCII
03/25/99 OCC Testifies on Impact of Technology on the Financial Service Industry	Release 99-29	ASCII
	Oral Statement	ASCII
	Testimony	PDF
03/25/99 OCC Reports Bank Trading Revenues Rebound to $2 Billion during Fourth Quarter	Release 99-28	ASCII
	Derivatives Report	PDF
03/27/99 OCC Announces Seven New Enforcement Actions and Two Terminations of Existing Actions	Release 99-27	ASCII
03/23/99 Proposed "Know Your Customer" Rule -- Joint Statement	Release 99-26	ASCII
03/19/99 Comptroller Says "Information and Education" Can Help Draw Unbanked into System	Release 99-25	ASCII
	Speech	ASCII
03/18/99 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations for 63 National Banks	Release 99-24	ASCII
03/18/99 OCC Announces Settlement of Lending Discrimination Case	Release 99-23	ASCII
	Stipulation and Consent Order	ASCII
03/17/99 Comptroller Unveils Proposals to Help Community Banks	Release 99-22	ASCII
	Speech	ASCII
03/12/99 Jeanne K. Engel Chosen to Be New Deputy Comptroller for Community Affairs	Release 99-21	ASCII
03/09/99 Few Banks Offer Internet Banking Services but Numbers Growing Rapidly	Release 99-20	ASCII
03/05/99 Comptroller Tells Congress That Agricultural Banks Must Remain Strong in Order to Serve Communities	Release 99-19	ASCII
	Testimony	ASCII
03/05/99 OCC Issues Guidance to Protect National Banks from Intrusions into Computer Systems	Release 99-18	ASCII
	Bulletin 99-9	ASCII
03/04/99 Comptroller Says "Know-Your-Customer" Rule Should Be Rejected	Release 99-17	ASCII
	Testimony	ASCII
03/01/99 Comptroller Says Effective Supervision Needed to Manage International Crisis	Release 99-16	ASCII
	Speech	ASCII
02/26/99 OCC Issues Second Quarter 1999 CRA Examination Schedule	Release 99-15	ASCII
02/24/99 OCC Highlights Basle and IOSCO Consultative Paper on Trading and Derivatives Activities of Banks and Securities Firms	Release 99-14	ASCII
02/24/99 Comptroller Warns That Senate Proposal Would Compromise Safety and Soundness of National Banking System	Release 99-13	ASCII
	Oral Statement	ASCII
	Testimony	PDF
02/22/99 Comptroller Cautions Community Banks about Shortcomings in Financial Modernization Legislation	Release 99-12	ASCII
	Speech	ASCII
02/18/99 OCC Releases 41 CRA Evaluations for National Banks	Release 99-11	ASCII
02/12/99 Comptroller Warns That H.R. 10 Would Undermine Safety of National Banking System	Release 99-10	ASCII
	Oral Statement	ASCII
	Testimony	PDF
02/11/99 OCC Announces Nine New Enforcement Actions, Two Amendments, and Two Terminations of Existing Actions	Release 99-9	ASCII
02/09/99 Remarks by Julie L. Williams, Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency before the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders	Release 99-8	ASCII
01/28/99 OCC National Bank Examinations of Agricultural Loan Portfolios Will Be Guided by OCC Handbook	Release 99-7	ASCII
01/28/99 OCC Remarks by Julie L. Williams, Chief Counsel Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, before the Third Annual Race and Relations Conference	Release 99-6	ASCII
01/28/99 OCC Highlights Basle Report on Highly Leveraged Institutions	Release 99-5	ASCII
01/25/99 OCC Encourages National Banks to Work with Customers Affected by Storms in Arkansas and Tennessee	Release 99-4	ASCII
01/25/99 OCC Issues New Derivatives Risk Management Guidance	Release 99-3	ASCII
	Bulletin 99-2	ASCII
01/21/99 OCC Releases CRA Evaluations for 53 National Banks	Release 99-2	ASCII
01/21/99 OCC Announces 11 New Enforcement Actions and Three Terminations of Existing Actions	Release 99-1	ASCII

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