Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Board Votes 2016

Date	Action	Votes for	Votes against	Abstentions	Category
12/28/2016	Agencies release annual CRA asset-size threshold adjustments for small and intermediate small institutions	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Final Rule**
12/21/2016	Federal Reserve Board assesses $27 million civil money penalty against Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A., (BBVA) and its subsidiary, BBVA Securities, Inc.	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Enforcement Action
12/19/2016	Federal Reserve Board bars two former employees of Regions Bank from employment in banking industry following indictment for financial crimes	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Enforcement Action
12/19/2016	Federal Reserve Board approves rule requiring for the first time that large banking organizations publicly disclose certain quantitative liquidity risk metrics	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Final Rule
12/16/2016	Federal Reserve Board requests public comment on proposed guidelines to evaluate requests for joint accounts at Federal Reserve Banks	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Proposed Guidelines
12/15/2016	Federal Reserve Board adopts final rule to strengthen the ability of government authorities to resolve in orderly way largest domestic and foreign banks operating in the United States	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Final Rule
12/13/2016	Agencies announce determinations on October resolution plan submissions of five systemically important domestic banking institutions	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Supervisory Matter
12/8/2016	Federal Reserve Board invites comment on proposal to fully apply Board's existing rating system for bank holding companies to savings and loan holding companies	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Supervisory Matter
12/6/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of technical amendments to rule that identifies global systemically important bank holding companies (GSIBs) and requires additional amounts of risk-based capital	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Final Rule; Interim Final Rule**
12/1/2016	Federal Reserve announces civil money penalty and issues cease and desist order against Customers Bank	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Enforcement Action
11/29/2016	Federal banking agencies finalize rule expanding number of banks and savings associations qualifying for 18-month examination cycle	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Final Rule
11/21/2016	Federal Reserve Board publishes report containing summary information on debit card transactions in 2015	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Board Action**
11/17/2016	Federal Reserve Board orders JPMorgan Chase & Co. to pay $61.9 million civil money penalty	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Enforcement Action
11/15/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by BOK Financial Corporation	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
11/10/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
10/28/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Wintrust Financial Corporation	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
10/24/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by River Holding Company	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
10/21/2016	Federal Reserve Board to broaden scope of post-employment restrictions for Reserve Bank senior examiners and officers	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Board Action**
10/19/2016	Agencies issue advanced notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Advanced Proposed Rule**
10/14/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by BNC Bancorp	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
9/23/2016	Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on proposed rule to modify capital plan and stress testing rules for 2017 cycle	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Proposed Rule
9/22/2016	Federal Reserve Board invites public comment on proposed rule that would strengthen existing requirements and limitations on the physical commodity activities of financial holding companies	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Proposed Rule
9/6/2016	Federal Reserve Board approves final policy statement detailing framework for setting Countercyclical Capital Buffer	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Board Action**
8/29/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces it will seek $1.2 million fine and permanent ban on employment in the banking industry against foreign exchange (FX) trader	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Enforcement Action
8/18/2016	Agencies issue study on banking activities and investments	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Board Action**
8/8/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Chemical Financial Corporation	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
8/2/2016	Federal Reserve Board orders Goldman Sachs Group to pay $36.3 million civil money penalty and announces it is instituting enforcement proceedings against former Goldman Sachs managing director	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Enforcement Action
7/29/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Huntington Bancshares Incorporated	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
7/28/2016	Agencies extend deadline for 38 resolution plan submissions	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Supervisory Matter
7/19/2016	Federal Reserve Board prohibits former foreign exchange (FX) trader from participating in banking industry for his manipulation of FX pricing benchmarks	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Enforcement Action
7/18/2016	Agencies finalize rule exempting certain commercial and financial end users from initial and variation margin requirements	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Final Rule
7/12/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by KeyCorp	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
7/7/2016	Federal Reserve Board formalizes previously announced one-year conformance period extension for certain Volcker rule legacy fund investments	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Regulatory Matter**
6/28/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
6/28/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Ohio Valley Banc Corp.	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
6/22/2016	Federal Reserve releases results of Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR)	Chair Yellen Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Supervisory Matter*
6/16/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Compass Bank	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
6/9/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of notice by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
6/7/2016	Agencies extend deadline for certain foreign banking organizations' resolution plan submissions	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Supervisory Matter
6/3/2016	Agencies permit reduced content resolution plan submissions for firms with limited U.S. operations	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Supervisory Matter
6/3/2016	Approval of advance notice of proposed rulemaking inviting comment on conceptual frameworks for capital standards that could apply to systemically important insurance companies and to insurance companies that own a bank or thrift	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Advanced Proposed Rule**
6/3/2016	Approval of proposed rule to apply enhanced prudential standards to systemically important insurance companies designated by the Financial Stability Oversight Council	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Proposed Rule**
5/5/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Origin Bank	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
5/3/2016	Federal Reserve Board proposes rule to support U.S. financial stability by enhancing the resolvability of very large and complex financial firms	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Proposed Rule
5/3/2016	Agencies propose net stable funding ratio rule	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Proposed Rule
5/2/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Republic Bancorp, Inc.	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
4/28/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of joint agency notice of proposed rulemaking to implement incentive compensation provisions of section 956 of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Proposed Rule
4/12/2016	Agencies announce determinations and provide feedback on resolution plans of eight systemically important, domestic banking institutions	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Supervisory Matter
4/2/2016	Federal Reserve Board proposes technical amendments to rule requiring global systemically important bank holding companies to hold additional amounts of risk-based capital	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Proposed Amendments
3/28/2016	Federal Reserve finalizes rule adding certain investment grade general obligation state and local municipal bonds to types of assets big banks may hold to meet liquidity needs during time of financial stress	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Final Rule
3/14/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by Frost Bank	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Banking Order
3/4/2016	Federal Reserve Board proposes rule to address risk associated with excessive credit exposures of large banking organizations to a single counterparty	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Proposed Rule
2/17/2016	Federal Reserve Board issues interim final rule regarding dividend payments on Reserve Bank capital stock	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Interim Final Rule
2/5/2016	Federal Reserve Board announces $131 million penalty against HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and HSBC Finance Corporation	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Enforcement Action
1/29/2016	Federal banking agencies expand number of banks and savings associations qualifying for 18-month examination cycle	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Interim Final Rule
1/13/2016	Federal Reserve Board issues repeal of Regulation AA and requests comment on proposal to repeal Regulation C	Chair Yellen Vice Chairman Fischer Governor Tarullo Governor Powell Governor Brainard	None	None	Final Rule, Proposed Rule

*Vice Chairman Fischer was absent and not voting. Return to text

**On June 29, 2023, categories for Board votes from 2012 to 2022 were updated to standardize the categories.