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December 29, 1998
FFIEC announcement of appropriate regulatory reporting treatment for derivatives
December 23, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, November 17, 1998
December 23, 1998
Seven new members, president, and vice president of the Thrift Institutions Advisory Council
December 23, 1998
Proposed Y2K amendments to Regulation CC
December 22, 1998
Written Agreement with Adairsville Bancshares and Bank of Adairsville
December 18, 1998
Exemption threshold for depository institutions reporting under HMDA
December 16, 1998
Request for comment on morning settlement finality for ACH credit transactions
December 16, 1998
Approval of application of Sulphur Springs Bancshares, Inc.
December 16, 1998
Final Decision and Order of Prohibition and Restitution against Ricardo Carrasco
December 16, 1998
Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Kassahum Kebede
December 16, 1998
Order of Prohibition against Fred J. Smilek
December 16, 1998
Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against the P.T. Ekspor Impor Bank Indonesia (Persero)
December 14, 1998
Cease and Desist Order against the Zia New Mexico Bank
December 14, 1998
Approval of proposal of Cooper Life Sciences and Greater American Financial Group
December 14, 1998
Request for comment on nonlocal check holds under Regulation CC
December 9, 1998
Disparities between FRBs and private-sector banks in presentment and settlement of checks
December 7, 1998
Joint policy statement on tax allocation agreements
December 7, 1998
Request for comment on bank requirement for "Know Your Customer" programs
December 7, 1998
Approval of proposal of FirstMerit Corporation
December 7, 1998
Written Agreement with Southern Security Bank
December 4, 1998
Combined Orders to Cease and Desist and Assessment of Civil Money Penalties against Putra Masagung and P.T. Gunung Agung
December 2, 1998
Approval of application of Poteau State Bank
December 2, 1998
Truth in Lending disclosure requirments for mortgage loans with fees above a certain amount
December 2, 1998
Proposed revisions to staff commentary on Regulation Z requirements
December 1, 1998
Proposed revisions to staff commentary on Regulation M
November 30, 1998
Approval of application of Valley View Bancshares, Inc.
November 30, 1998
Approval of application of City Holding Company
November 30, 1998
Approval of application of CAB Holding, LLC
November 24, 1998
Joint agency statement on allowance for loan losses of depository institutions
November 24, 1998
Low reserve tranche adjustment
November 23, 1998
Approval of proposal of Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
November 23, 1998
Approval of application of Credit Suisse
November 19, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, September 29, 1998
November 19, 1998
Approval of discount rate actions of FRBs Cleveland, Chicago, and Minneapolis
November 18, 1998
Approval of discount rate actions of FRBs Boston, Richmond, Atlanta, St. Louis, and Kansas City
November 17, 1998
Approval of discount rate action of FRB San Francisco
November 17, 1998
FOMC statement
November 17, 1998
Cease and Desist Order against William Shilstone
November 17, 1998
Cease and Desist Order against Frontier Bank
November 16, 1998
Approval of proposal of Popular, Inc. and other banks
November 16, 1998
Approval of notification of PNC Bank Corp.
November 16, 1998
Approval of notice of Bank One Corporation
November 9, 1998
Approval of applications of CFBanc Holdings, Inc.
November 4, 1998
Approval of application of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc.
November 4, 1998
Provision of reduced fees for electronic payment services to depository institutions
November 3, 1998
Enhanced settlement service for depository institutions
November 2, 1998
Videotape on opportunities in lending to businesses owned by women available
October 28, 1998
Approval of application and notice of SunTrust Banks, Inc.
October 28, 1998
Approval of notice and application of Firstar Corporation
October 28, 1998
Approval of notice and application of Charter One Financial, Inc.
October 27, 1998
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision issues interpretation of framework for capital adequacy
October 26, 1998
Approval of application of U.S. Bancorp
October 23, 1998
Publication of revised list of OTC stocks and foreign equity securities meeting Regulation T margin criteria
October 21, 1998
Approval of notice of KeyCorp
October 19, 1998
Appointment of Reserve Bank chairmen and deputy chairmen for 1999
October 19, 1998
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision issues Sound Practices for Loan Accounting paper
October 15, 1998
Reduction in the discount rate and expected drop in federal funds rate by equal amount
October 15, 1998
Order of Prohibition against Jerome C. Bechstein
October 15, 1998
Order of Prohibition against Lois A. Brigham
October 14, 1998
Approval of application of Erste Bank der österreichischen Sparkassen Aktiengesellschaft
October 14, 1998
Approval of proposal of Norwest Corporation
October 13, 1998
Procedures to manage changes to Federal Reserve information systems in 1999 and Q1 2000
October 7, 1998
Chairman Greenspan's statement on presidential nomination of Edwin M. Truman as Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
October 7, 1998
FRB appointments of Karen H. Johnson as IF division director and Lewis S. Alexander and Peter Hooper as deputy directors
October 5, 1998
Approval of application of Chinatrust Commercial Bank, Ltd.
October 1, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, August 18, 1998
September 29, 1998
FOMC 1999 meeting schedule
September 29, 1998
FOMC statement
September 28, 1998
Approval of application of First Mariner Bancorp
September 25, 1998
Rule amendment to Regulation C on Y2K and regulation changes
September 24, 1998
Final rule amendments to Regulation E, Regulation DD, and Regulation M
September 23, 1998
Conditional approval of applications by Travelers Group Inc.
September 22, 1998
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision issues Enhancing Bank Transparency and Operational Risk Management papers
September 22, 1998
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision issues Framework for Internal Control Systems of Banking Organisations paper
September 21, 1998
Supervisory letter on effective internal credit rating systems
September 18, 1998
Written Agreement with ShoreBank, Cleveland
September 17, 1998
Consumer Advisory Council meeting Thursday, October 22, 1998
September 14, 1998
Approval of proposal of Banc One Corporation
September 8, 1998
Approval of application of First National Bank Group, Inc.
August 31, 1998
Announcement of meeting on the proposal by Norwest Corporation
August 26, 1998
Joint agency amendments to risk-based capital standards
August 25, 1998
Joint agency rule and request for public comment on examination frequency for foreign bank branches and agencies
August 24, 1998
Approval of notice of BankBoston Corporation
August 20, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, June 30-July 1, 1998
August 17, 1998
Approval of application of First American Corporation
August 17, 1998
Approval of proposal of NationsBank Corporation
August 13, 1998
Joint agency issue loan-to-deposit ratios for compliance with Riegle-Neal Act of 1994
August 12, 1998
Approval of application of Norwest Corporation
August 10, 1998
Joint agency request for comment on rules for management interlocks
August 4, 1998
Joint agency amendments on capital standards for treatment of assets
August 3, 1998
Approval of application of Bank of East Asia Ltd.
August 3, 1998
Approval of notice of Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.
August 3, 1998
Approval of application of WestStar Bank
August 3, 1998
Approval of notice of Royal Bank of Canada
July 28, 1998
Statement of Chairman Greenspan on former Board Chairman William McChesney Martin's death
July 27, 1998
Interim rule amendment to Regulation DD on disclosure of annual percentage yield (APY)
July 24, 1998
Revised list of OTC stocks and foreign equity securities meeting Regulation T margin criteria
July 22, 1998
Announcement of meeting on the proposal by Banc One Corporation
July 21, 1998
Appointment of Governor Ferguson as Joint Year 2000 Council chairman
July 17, 1998
Joint report to the Congress on consumer disclosures under TILA and RESPA
July 13, 1998
Approval of notice of Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
July 7, 1998
Final rule on revision of Regulation H
July 6, 1998
Announcement of scheduling of an additional day and time change for meeting on the proposal by NationsBank Corporation
July 2, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, May 19, 1998
June 30, 1998
Issuance of additional guidance to assist bank examiners in evaluations of credit risk management
June 23, 1998
Order of Prohibition against Faisal Saud Al-Fulaij
June 22, 1998
Approval of notice of Société Générale
June 19, 1998
Announcement of meeting on the proposal by NationsBank Corporation
June 19, 1998
Adoption of revised policy statement on Privately Operated Multilateral Settlement Systems
June 18, 1998
Publication of Directory: Community Development Investments, a resource in community development finance
June 18, 1998
Announcement of scheduling of an additional day and time change for meeting on the proposal by Travelers Group Inc.
June 15, 1998
Statistical study of household finances as part of Survey of Consumer Finances
June 11, 1998
Request for comment on exemptions for transactions between a depository institution and affiliates under the Federal Reserve Act
June 8, 1998
Approval of application of Fuji Bank, Limited
June 8, 1998
Approval of notice and application of UBS AG and Union Bank of Switzerland
June 5, 1998
Request for comment on Fedwire funds transfer operating day
June 4, 1998
Announcement of meeting on the proposal by Travelers Group Inc.
June 3, 1998
Nominations sought for Consumer Advisory Council
June 3, 1998
Consumer Advisory Council meeting on Thursday, June 3, 1998
June 1, 1998
Final rule amendment to tier 1 leverage capital standard for BHCs
June 1, 1998
Approval of notice of Fifth Third Bancorp
June 1, 1998
Approval of application of Eagle Bancorp, Inc.
June 1, 1998
Approval of application of Norwest Corporation
May 29, 1998
Task force report on internal credit risk models
May 26, 1998
CD-ROM Windows version of Federal Reserve Regulatory Service (FRRS)
May 26, 1998
Approval of notice and application of Banc One Corporation
May 26, 1998
Approval of notice of Norwest Corporation
May 21, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, March 31, 1998
May 20, 1998
Temporary Cease and Desist Order against Banco Industrial de Venezuela
May 18, 1998
Enforcement actions against five foreign banking organizations for deficient anti-money-laundering programs
May 13, 1998
Approval of proposal of Regions Financial Corporation
May 13, 1998
Approval of notice of HUBCO, Inc.
May 4, 1998
Approval of application of HSBC Equator Bank
May 4, 1998
Appointment of Lynn S. Fox as Assistant to the Board for public affairs
April 27, 1998
Approval of application of PAB Bankshares, Inc.
April 24, 1998
Revised list of OTC stocks subject to margin regulations and list of foreign equity securities meeting Regulation T margin criteria
April 20, 1998
Approval of notice of U.S. Bancorp
April 13, 1998
Conditional approval of applications and notices of First Union Corporation
April 13, 1998
Approval of notice of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.
April 13, 1998
Approval of application and notice of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
April 8, 1998
Basle Committee announcements on two Accord amendments
April 7, 1998
Changes in management structure in Division of Consumer and Community Affairs at FRB
April 2, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, February 3-4, 1998
April 2, 1998
Approval of notice of Popular, Inc.
April 1, 1998
Amendments to model forms in Regulation B due to changes to Regulation B
March 31, 1998
Revisions to staff commentary to Regulation Z
March 31, 1998
Deadline extension for public comments on Regulations T, U, and X
March 30, 1998
Joint agency issuance of final rule on examination frequency for financial institutions
March 26, 1998
System switch from contemporaneous reserve requirements to lagged basis maintenance
March 25, 1998
Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against Habib Bank AG Zurich
March 24, 1998
Clarification of customer disclosure standards for section 20 subsidiaries of BHCs
March 23, 1998
Approval of notice of Commerce Bancorp, Inc.
March 23, 1998
Approval of notice of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, S.A.
March 20, 1998
Termination of prior enforcement actions against three banks
March 18, 1998
Approval of application of Peoples Heritage Financial Group, Inc.
March 16, 1998
Prompt Corrective Action Directive against OmniBank
March 13, 1998
Request for comment on consumer protection Regulation B and Regulation C
March 13, 1998
Interim rule on regulation E and delivery of electronic disclosures to consumers
March 13, 1998
Request for comment on electronic delivery of disclosures under Regulation B, Regulation M, Regulation Z, and Regulation DD
March 11, 1998
Approval of notice of Dresdner Bank AG
March 11, 1998
Approval of application of Regions Financial Corporation
March 11, 1998
Approval of application and notice of FirstMerit Corporation
March 10, 1998
Request for comment on benefits and drawbacks of 1994 same-day settlement rule
March 9, 1998
Trading and Capital-Markets Activities Manual issued for 1998
March 6, 1998
Policy revisions on handling cash shipments and deposits for interstate branches
March 2, 1998
Approval of application of WesBanco, Inc.
February 26, 1998
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision requests comment on Joint Forum on Financial Conglomerates documents
February 25, 1998
Public meeting on First Union Corporation's proposed acquisition of CoreStates Financial Corp
February 25, 1998
Consumer Advisory Council meeting on Thursday, March 19, 1998
February 25, 1998
Announcement of meeting on the proposal by First Union Corporation
February 23, 1998
Approval of application of First Financial Corporation
February 19, 1998
Proposed amendments to Regulation C
February 18, 1998
Approval of application by WestStar Bank
February 17, 1998
Approval of application of Indiana United Bancorp
February 13, 1998
Combined Orders of Prohibition and Assessment of Civil Money Penalty against John E. Colley
February 11, 1998
Approval of application of National City Corporation
February 9, 1998
Approval of application of North Fork Bancorporation, Inc.
February 9, 1998
Approval of proposal of Shore Financial Corporation
February 6, 1998
Order of Prohibition against Stephen R. Koury
February 6, 1998
Order of Prohibition against Michael A. Lindahl
February 6, 1998
Cease and Desist Order against Towne Bank
February 6, 1998
Order of Prohibition against Michael Wachs
February 6, 1998
Truth in Lending disclosure requirements for mortgage loans above a certain amount
February 5, 1998
Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, December 16, 1997
February 5, 1998
Request for comment on Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act reform
February 3, 1998
Settlement of administrative proceedings against Clark M. Clifford and Robert A. Altman
February 2, 1998
Basle Committee on Banking Supervision publishes Framework for the Evaluation of Internal Control Systems paper
January 28, 1998
1999 holiday schedule for Reserve Banks
January 26, 1998
Revised list of OTC stocks subject to margin regulations and list of foreign equity securities meeting Regulation T margin criteria
January 21, 1998
Approval of application of Caja de Ahorros de Valencia
January 14, 1998
Approval of application of Bank of Scotland
January 14, 1998
Approval of notice of Fleet Financial Group, Inc.
January 14, 1998
New Chairman, Vice Chairman, and members of Consumer Advisory Council
January 9, 1998
Order of Assessment of a Civil Money Penalty against G.A. Poling, Jr.
January 8, 1998
Preliminary figures on FRBs operating income and income transfer to U.S. Treasury
January 5, 1998
Final report of a Federal Reserve committee study of payments services provided to depository institutions

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