FRB: H.2--Board Actions--Week ending September 13, 2014

Dodd-Frank Act Implementation -- statement by Governor Tarullo before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the Federal Reserve's activities in mitigating systemic risk and implementing the Dodd-Frank Act.
-Published, September 9, 2014

ANB Bank, Denver, Colorado -- to merge with Capital West Bank, Laramie, Wyoming, and thereby establish branches; and waiver of application for the merger of their respective parent companies, Sturm Financial Group, Inc., Denver, and First Capital West Bankshares, Inc., Laramie.
-Approved, September 11, 2014

Forms -- initial Board review to extend without revision the Interagency Bank Merger Application (FR 2070), Interagency Notice of Change in Bank Control (FR 2081a), Interagency Notice of Change in Director or Senior Executive Officer (FR 2081b), and Interagency Biographical and Financial Report (FR 2081c).
-Proposed, September 8, 2014

Forms -- initial Board review to extend with revision the Government-Administered, General-Use Prepaid Card Surveys: Issuer survey (FR 3063a) and Government survey (FR 3063b).
-Proposed, September 12, 2014

Forms -- final Board review to extend without revision the Disclosure Requirements in connection with Regulation CC implementing the Expedited Funds Availability Act.
-Approved, September 12, 2014

Office of Board Members -- appointment of Lucretia Boyer as assistant to the Board and Rose Pianalto-Cameron as senior adviser.
-Announced, September 10, 2014

Office of Board Members -- appointment of David Reifschneider as consultant and special adviser.
-Announced, September 8, 2014

Regulations Z (Truth in Lending) and M (Consumer Leasing) -- final rules, issued jointly with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, adjusting the dollar thresholds for exempt consumer credit and consumer lease transactions, in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act.
-Approved, August 29, 2014
(A/C)

Report on Capital and Accounting Differences -- interagency report to Congress on capital and accounting differences among the federal banking agencies for 2012 and 2013.
-Approved, September 11, 2014

Report on Debit Card Data -- biennial report on the 2013 debit card market.
-Approved, September 3, 2014
(A/C)

Fulton Financial Corporation, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and Lafayette Ambassador Bank, Bethlehem -- issuance of a consent cease and desist order.
-Announced, September 9, 2014

Portage Community Bank, Ravenna, Ohio -- issuance of a consent order of assessment of a civil money penalty.
-Announced, September 11, 2014

Settlers Bank, Marietta, Ohio -- issuance of a consent order of assessment of a civil money penalty.
-Announced, September 11, 2014

Board Actions

Actions taken during the week ending September 13, 2014

Testimony and Statements

Bank Mergers

Forms

Personnel

Regulations and Policies

Enforcement