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December 23, 1997
Amendments to reduce regulatory distinctions among lenders and request for comment on amendments to Regulations G, T, U, and X
December 23, 1997
Request for comment on U.S. companies in the debt market of the Netherlands
December 19, 1997
Rule and request for comment on amendments altering risk-based capital guidelines
December 18, 1997
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, November 12, 1997
December 18, 1997
Request for comment on revisions to Regulation K
December 18, 1997
Approval of proposal by SunTrust Banks, Inc.
December 18, 1997
Approval of notice of Star Banc Corporation
December 18, 1997
Approval of notice of Lloyds TSB Group
December 16, 1997
Exemption threshold increase for institutions reporting under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act
December 16, 1997
Order to Cease and Desist against Patti Colbourn
December 15, 1997
Approval of application of First of Waverly Corporation
December 11, 1997
Revisions to Regulation B published
December 10, 1997
Approval of proposal of NationsBank Corporation and NB Holdings Corporation
December 9, 1997
Consumer educational initiative on disclosure requirements for vehicle leasing
December 8, 1997
Final Decision and Order of Prohibition against Massimiliano Locci
December 8, 1997
Approval of notice of J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc.
December 5, 1997
Request for comment on amendment to the Appraisal Regulation for BHCs
December 2, 1997
Proposed revisions to staff commentary on Regulation Z
December 1, 1997
Approval of notice of The Sanwa Bank Limited
November 26, 1997
Approval of notice of U.S. Bancorp
November 26, 1997
Approval of notice of First Union Corporation
November 24, 1997
Approval of application of First National Security Company
November 24, 1997
Approval of application of Bank of Cyprus, Ltd.
November 24, 1997
Order of Prohibition against Eric C. Dill
November 21, 1997
Amendment to Truth in Lending regulation
November 17, 1997
First enforcement action addressing Y2K compliance against Putnam-Greene Financial
November 13, 1997
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, September 30, 1997
November 12, 1997
Joint report on public disclosure of trading and derivatives activities of banks and securities firms
November 10, 1997
Request for comment on proposed lagged reserve system
November 10, 1997
Approval of application of Centura Bank
November 7, 1997
Order of Prohibition against Luis Carrizo
November 7, 1997
Order of Prohibition against Jose E. Romero Muniz
November 6, 1997
Request for comment on proposed comprehensive policy statement on Privately Operated Multilateral Settlement Systems
November 5, 1997
Reduction in fees for electronic payment services provided by FRBs
November 4, 1997
Request for comment on a joint proposal revising risk-based capital standards
November 3, 1997
Appointment of new Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen of FRBs for 1998
October 29, 1997
Approval of application of First State Bancshares, Inc.
October 27, 1997
Approval of applications by California Community Financial Institutions Fund Limited Partnership
October 27, 1997
Approval of notice of Canadian Imperial Bank
October 27, 1997
Approval of application by Crédit Agricole Indosuez
October 27, 1997
Revised list of OTC stocks subject to margin regulations and foreign equity securities meeting margin criteria in Regulation T
October 27, 1997
Approval of application of Cyprus Popular Bank
October 23, 1997
Request for comment on a joint proposal amending risk-based capital standards
October 21, 1997
Order of Prohibition against Kang Soo Lee
October 20, 1997
Approval of application of Wachovia Corporation
October 14, 1997
Approval of application and notice of First Union Corporation
October 10, 1997
Order of Removal and Prohibition against Gregory D. Cannon
October 10, 1997
Meeting of the Consumer Advisory Council on Thursday, October 30, 1997
October 7, 1997
Report summarizing opinions from forums on payments system
October 6, 1997
Approval of application of Centura Bank
October 6, 1997
Approval of notices of Barnett Banks, Inc. and other banks
October 2, 1997
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, August 19, 1997
September 30, 1997
Implementation of common risk-focused process for the examination of state-chartered community banks
September 29, 1997
Approval of applications of ANB Holding Company, Ltd.
September 29, 1997
Approval of application of Chase Manhattan Corporation
September 25, 1997
Delay for mandatory compliance with Regulation M revisions
September 25, 1997
Risk-focused supervision program for consumer compliance at state member banks and foreign banking organizations
September 22, 1997
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision releases the Basle Core Principles for Effective Supervision
September 22, 1997
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision releases Principles for the Management of Interest Rate Risk
September 19, 1997
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision modifies the Amendment to the Capital Accord
September 17, 1997
Combined Consent Order and Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken
September 17, 1997
Approval of notice of BankAmerica Corporation
September 17, 1997
Approval of notice of BB&T Corporation
September 17, 1997
Approval of application of Housing & Commercial Bank
September 17, 1997
Approval of application of Südwestdeutsche Landesbank Girozentral
September 15, 1997
Approval of application of New Prague Bancshares, Inc.
September 15, 1997
Approval of notice of Barnett Banks, Inc.
September 11, 1997
Amendments to Regulation J
September 10, 1997
Statement of Governor Meyer approving applications of Citizens Commercial Bank & Trust Company
September 10, 1997
Approval of notice of Union Planters Corporation
September 10, 1997
Approval of notice of NationsBank Corporation
September 9, 1997
Release of "The Year 2000: A Challenge for Financial Institutions and Bank Supervisors," a policy statement by The Basle Committee on Banking Supervision
September 8, 1997
Approval of applications of Citizens Commercial Bank & Trust Company
September 8, 1997
Approval of notice of KeyCorp
September 8, 1997
Approval of notice of Associated Banc-Corp
September 5, 1997
Joint rule implementing section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Act
September 2, 1997
Approval of application of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated
August 29, 1997
Extension of billing deposit deadline for FRB automated clearing houses
August 22, 1997
Extension of comment period on proposal regarding sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act
August 22, 1997
Modifications to BHC firewalls
August 21, 1997
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, July 1-2, 1997
August 21, 1997
Approval of application of Santa Barbara Bancorp
August 18, 1997
Approval of applications of Northwest Bancorp, MHC
August 13, 1997
Amendments to Regulation E
August 5, 1997
Request for comment on proposal to amend Regulation D
August 4, 1997
Approval of notice of CoreStates Financial Corporation
August 1, 1997
Request for comment on proposal to amend leverage capital guidelines
July 30, 1997
Approval of application of ABSA Bank Limited
July 28, 1997
Approval of notice of First Chicago NBD Corporation
July 28, 1997
Approval of notice of Swiss Bank Corporation
July 28, 1997
Revised list of OTC stocks subject to margin regulations and foreign equity securities meeting the margin criteria in Regulation T
July 21, 1997
Approval of notice of Bankers Trust New York Corporation
July 21, 1997
Approval of application of Neighborhood Bancorp
July 14, 1997
Public forum on the Truth in Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
July 11, 1997
Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Postipankki Limited
July 9, 1997
Request for comment on amendments to model forms in Regulation B
July 7, 1997
Request for comment on application of sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act
July 3, 1997
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, May 20, 1997
July 2, 1997
Guidelines on sound risk management practices for private banking activities
June 30, 1997
Approval of application of Marshall & Ilsley Corporation
June 30, 1997
Approval of application of Exchange Bankshares Corporation
June 30, 1997
Order to Cease and Desist against the Zia New Mexico Bank
June 30, 1997
Order of Prohibition against David A. Kuhn
June 25, 1997
Amendments to Regulation D and Regulation I
June 23, 1997
Approval of applications and notices of First Bank System, Inc.
June 20, 1997
Meeting of the Consumer Advisory Council on Thursday, July 17, 1997
June 18, 1997
Termination of a Written Agreement with John Widmer
June 16, 1997
Approval of application of AMCORE Financial, Inc.
June 16, 1997
Approval of notices of Mellon Bank Corporation
June 16, 1997
Approval of notice of Commerzbank AG
June 13, 1997
Request for comment on an enhanced net settlement service for depository institutions
June 13, 1997
Nominations sought for thirteen appointments to Consumer Advisory Council
June 11, 1997
Approval of application of National Canton Bancshares
June 11, 1997
Approval of applications of Bank SinoPac and SinoPac Bancorp
June 4, 1997
Approval of application and notice of Mercantile Bancorporation Inc.
June 4, 1997
Order to Cease and Desist against Michael Quinn
June 3, 1997
Order to Cease and Desist against Robert L. McCook
June 3, 1997
Order of Prohibition against Donald G. Austin
May 30, 1997
Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Toshihiko Araki
May 29, 1997
Approval of application of Southern National Corporation
May 27, 1997
Approval of applications of Westamerica Bank
May 27, 1997
Approval of applications of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
May 22, 1997
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, March 25, 1997
May 22, 1997
Consent orders of Assessment of Civil Money Penalties against Michael L. Riddle, John Averett, Park Jones, and T. Stuart Ducote
May 21, 1997
Written Agreement with Marin National Bancorp
May 20, 1997
Amendment to Regulation C
May 19, 1997
Approval of applications and notices of Allied Irish Banks
May 16, 1997
Order of Prohibition against Francisco Moncaleano
May 16, 1997
Order to Cease and Desist against Kwai Por Au
May 15, 1997
Proposed amendments to Regulation J
May 14, 1997
Approval of application of Agricultural Bank of China
May 14, 1997
Approval of notice of Banc One Corporation, Inc.
May 12, 1997
Approval of application of NationsBank Corporation and NB Holdings Corporation
April 30, 1997
New weekly publication listing applications and notices filed under the Bank Holding Company Act or Change in Bank Control Act
April 29, 1997
Approval of notice and application of Banc One Corporation
April 28, 1997
Approval of notice of BOK Financial Corporation
April 28, 1997
Revised list of OTC stocks subject to margin regulations and foreign equity securities meeting the margin criteria in Regulation T
April 24, 1997
Board issues statement encouraging banks to ease financial stress in areas hit by floods
April 24, 1997
Public hearings on Truth in Lending Act
April 22, 1997
Public administrative hearing on enforcement action against Park T. Jones
April 21, 1997
Approval of application of Shoreline Financial Corporation
April 21, 1997
Approval of application of G.B. Financial Services, Inc.
April 18, 1997
Order of Prohibition against Steven King
April 15, 1997
Order of Prohibition against Charles R. Vickery, Jr.
April 14, 1997
Approval of application of Amboy Bancorporation
April 14, 1997
Approval of applications of AmSouth Bank of Alabama
April 14, 1997
Approval of application of Crestar Financial Corporation
April 10, 1997
Approval of notice of Stichting Prioriteit ABN AMRO Holding and other holding companies
April 4, 1997
Cease and Desist Order against United Security Bancorporation
April 4, 1997
Order of Prohibition against Juan Echeverri
March 31, 1997
Resivion to staff commentary on Regulation M
March 31, 1997
Request for comment on changes to the Truth in Lending Act
March 31, 1997
Approval of application of Royal Bank of Canada
March 31, 1997
Meeting of the Consumer Advisory Council on Thursday, April 17, 1997
March 28, 1997
Order to Cease and Desist and Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Grace Koo
March 28, 1997
Order against The International Commercial Bank of China
March 28, 1997
Combined Orders to Cease and Desist and Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Mark E. Schindler
March 27, 1997
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, February 4-5, 1997
March 27, 1997
Report on applications and notices filed by BHCs and state-chartered member banks in 1996
March 27, 1997
Revisions to Regulation M
March 25, 1997
FOMC statement
March 24, 1997
Approval of application of First Alamogordo Bancorp of Nevada, Inc.
March 24, 1997
Approval of application of Banc One Corporation
March 21, 1997
Request for comment on amendments to Regulations H and P
March 21, 1997
Reductions in automated clearing house fees of FRBs
March 19, 1997
Approval of notice of Stichting Prioriteit ABN AMRO Holding and other companies
March 19, 1997
Approval of application of Westamerica Bancorporation
March 18, 1997
Amendments to Regulation CC
March 17, 1997
Amendment to Regulation O
March 17, 1997
Approval of application of AMCORE Financial, Inc.
March 14, 1997
Termination of eight prior enforcement actions
March 12, 1997
Rules for government securities transactions by depository institutions
March 12, 1997
Request for comment to implement section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Act
March 7, 1997
Combined Orders to Cease and Desist and Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Oliver Lu
March 7, 1997
Written Agreement with Luis A. Ortega
March 7, 1997
Combined Orders to Cease and Desist, Restitution, and Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against John Gillogly
March 6, 1997
Request for comment on amendments to Regulation D and Regulation I
March 3, 1997
Approval of application of Pontotoc BancShares Corp.
March 3, 1997
Order of Prohibition against Damian Cope
February 28, 1997
Update to staff commentary on Regulation Z
February 24, 1997
Approval of application of Bank of Taiwan
February 24, 1997
Approval of application of First Commercial Bank
February 24, 1997
Approval of application of Land Bank of Taiwan
February 24, 1997
Approval of application of Union Planters Corporation
February 20, 1997
Revisions to Regulation Y
February 18, 1997
Approval of notice of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
February 18, 1997
Approval of notices of Toronto-Dominion Bank
February 13, 1997
Combined Orders to Cease and Desist and Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Asahi Bank
February 12, 1997
Request for comment on revision of staff commentary on Regulation M
February 12, 1997
Approval of notice of Bank of New York Company, Inc.
February 7, 1997
Written Agreement with OmniBanc Corporation
February 7, 1997
Written Agreement with Cuyamaca Bank
February 6, 1997
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, December 17, 1996
February 4, 1997
Combined Orders to Cease and Desist and Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Ghaith R. Pharaon
February 3, 1997
Approval of applications of Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
February 3, 1997
Approval of notice of HSBC Holdings and other companies
January 29, 1997
Information about the Community Reinvestment Act available on the Internet
January 27, 1997
Request for comment on revisions to Regulation Z
January 27, 1997
Approval of application of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
January 24, 1997
Interim rule and request for comment on examination frequency for financial institutions
January 23, 1997
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision requests comments on Principles for the Management of Interest Rate Risk
January 21, 1997
Approval of application of Swiss Bank Corporation
January 17, 1997
Interim rule amending Regulation C
January 16, 1997
Request for comment on amendments to Regulation E
January 13, 1997
Termination of three prior enforcement actions
January 13, 1997
Written Agreement with Pan American Bank
January 13, 1997
Preliminary figures on the operating income of FRBs and income transfer to U.S. Treasury
January 13, 1997
Approval of applications and notices of Norwest Corporation
January 9, 1997
Request for comment on removing BHC firewalls
January 9, 1997
Joint request for comment on requirements for bank employees selling securities
January 9, 1997
Transcripts of 1991 FOMC meetings available
January 8, 1997
"It's Your Money" video to assist people with saving and investing now, available
January 6, 1997
Appointments of new members, President, and Vice President to the Consumer Advisory Council
January 6, 1997
Combined Orders to Cease and Desist and Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Roberto A.F. Roberts
January 6, 1997
Order to Cease and Desist against Brian Gager
January 3, 1997
Combined Orders to Cease and Desist and Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Mark Yale

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