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• December 24, 2002
  Annual notice of asset-size exemption threshold for depository institutions
• December 23, 2002
  Denial of proposal of Illini Corporation
• December 23, 2002
  Interagency guidance on issues that may arise during a lapse in federal flood insurance authority
• December 23, 2002
  Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, October 7 to November 6, 2002
• December 19, 2002
  Written Agreement with Metamora Bancorp
• December 17, 2002
  Interagency proposal for rules governing disciplinary actions against independent public accountants and accounting firms
• December 16, 2002
  Proposal to expand operating hours for the on-line Fedwire Funds Service
• December 12, 2002
  Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, November 6, 2002
• December 12, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Bank of Hawaii
• December 12, 2002
  Appointment of Sandra Pianalto as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
• December 12, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A.
• December 11, 2002
  Seven new members named to the Thrift Institutions Advisory Council and new president and vice president named for 2003
• December 10, 2002
  FOMC statement
• December 3, 2002
  Revisions to the Board's policy and procedures for sponsoring private-sector organizations under federal programs that provide priority telecommunications services to entities that are important to national security and emergency preparedness
• November 27, 2002
  Final Regulation W (Transactions between Banks and Their Affiliates) issued
• November 26, 2002
  Proposed revisions to the official staff commentary on Regulation Z (Truth in Lending)
• November 26, 2002
  Establishment of private-sector group to recommend steps to mitigate risk in the clearance and settlement of U.S. government securities
• November 22, 2002
  Order of Prohibition against Eduardo Del Rio
• November 19, 2002
  Change in release date for statistical release G.17 "Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization"
• November 15, 2002
  Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, September 3 to September 23, 2002
• November 7, 2002
  Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, September 24, 2002
• November 7, 2002
  Approval of the discount rate requests of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Richmond, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Kansas City, effective immediately
• November 6, 2002
  Approval of the discount rate requests of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, effective immediately, and of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, effective November 7
• November 6, 2002
  FOMC statement; and Board approval of discount rate requests of the Federal Reserve Banks of New York and Dallas, effective immediately
• October 31, 2002
  Approval of fee schedules for Federal Reserve Bank payment services
• October 31, 2002
  Publication of final rule amending Regulation A (Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks)
• October 31, 2002
  Federal Reserve to issue Final Regulation W (Transactions between Banks and Their Affiliates)
• October 28, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Citigroup
• October 23, 2002
  Amendment to Cease and Desist Order against United Central Bank
• October 22, 2002
  Approval of proposal of China Merchants Bank
• October 22, 2002
  Federal Reserve to sponsor conference on "Banking Opportunities in Indian Country"
• October 17, 2002
  Written agreement with O.A.K. Financial Corporation and Byron Center State Bank
• October 11, 2002
  Appointment of chairmen and deputy chairmen of Federal Reserve Banks for 2003
• October 8, 2002
  Interagency data show increase in adversely rated syndicated bank loans
• October 8, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Eurohypo Aktiengesellschaft
• October 8, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Fortis Bank
• October 4, 2002
  Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, July 22 to August 12, 2002
• October 3, 2002
  Annual adjustments for reserve calculations and deposit reporting
• September 30, 2002
  Cease and Desist Order against Broadstreet and AmTrade
• September 27, 2002
  Consumer Advisory Council to hold meeting, open to the public, on October 24 at the Federal Reserve Board
• September 27, 2002
  Annual adjustment of fee-based trigger for additional mortgage loan disclosures
• September 26, 2002
  Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, August 13, 2002
• September 25, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Herky Hawk Financial Corporation
• September 24, 2002
  FOMC statement
• August 30, 2002
  White paper on practices to strengthen the U.S. financial system
• August 23, 2002
  Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, May 20 to June 24, 2002
• August 20, 2002
  Board statement on Payments System Risk policy
  
• August 16, 2002
  Governor Gramlich to begin treatment for leukemia
  
• August 15, 2002
  Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, June 25-26, 2002
• August 13, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Banca di Roma
  
• August 13, 2002
  FOMC statement
• August 8, 2002
  Extension of comment period on draft credit card guidance
• August 5, 2002
  Donald L. Kohn and Ben S. Bernanke sworn in as Board members
  
• July 31, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Bank of Orange County
  
• July 29, 2002
  Written Agreement with Community First Bank and Trust
  
• July 25, 2002
  Approval of application of Nordea Bank Finland
  
• July 22, 2002
  Interagency draft guidance on credit card lending
• July 18, 2002
  Administrative Actions Against PNC Financial Services Group
• July 17, 2002
  Joint agency proposal on identification of customers seeking to open financial accounts
• July 10, 2002
  Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, April 1, 2002, to May 6, 2002
• July 10, 2002
  Written Agreement with Rurban Financial and State Bank and Trust
• July 8, 2002
  Written Agreement with First American Bank
• July 8, 2002
  Orders of Restitution against former directors of Great Eastern Bank
• July 5, 2002
  FOMC 2003 meeting schedule
• June 28, 2002
  Written Agreement with Madison Bank
• June 27, 2002
  Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, May 7, 2002
• June 26, 2002
  FOMC statement
• June 24, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Royal Bank of Canada and RBC Centura Banks
• June 24, 2002
  Banking agencies issue host state loan-to-deposit ratios
• June 21, 2002
  Publication of revisions to Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act) regarding data collection
• June 21, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein Girozentrale
• June 21, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Hamburgische Landesbank Girozentrale
• June 20, 2002
  Plans for redesigned currency notes
• June 17, 2002
  Nominations sought for Consumer Advisory Council
• June 10, 2002
  Termination of prior enforcement action against Bank of New York
• June 5, 2002
  Amendment to rule on interstate branch deposits
• June 4, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Westamerica Bank
• June 3, 2002
  "Touring the Board" added to Board's web site
• June 3, 2002
  Consumer Advisory Council to hold meeting, open to the public, on June 27 at the Federal Reserve Board
• May 30, 2002
  Letter from Chairman Greenspan on applicability to banks of section 5 of FTC Act prohibiting unfair or deceptive practices
• May 30, 2002
  Approval of proposal of JPMorgan Chase Bank
• May 21, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Banca Comerciala Romana
• May 20, 2002
  "Prime Bank" and other financial instrument fraud schemes
• May 20, 2002
  Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, February 4, 2002, to March 18, 2002
• May 17, 2002
  Proposal to revise Federal Reserve discount window programs
• May 16, 2002
  Order of Prohibition against Edward DeRosa
• May 16, 2002
  Written Agreement with Allied Irish Banks and Allfirst Financial
• May 10, 2002
  Cease and Desist Order against Pedro Cabrera
• May 10, 2002
  Cease and Desist Order against Bank of the Orient
• May 9, 2002
  Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, March 19, 2002
• May 9, 2002
  Anthrax tests at the Board
• May 9, 2002
  Federal Reserve and SEC white paper on possible changes in settlement of government securities
• May 7, 2002
  FOMC statement
• May 2, 2002
  Postponement of recent amendments to Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act)
• April 26, 2002
  Civil Money Penalty against Community Bank of Granbury
• April 23, 2002
  Interagency guidance on risks of parallel-owned banking organizations
• April 22, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Charter One Financial
• April 19, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Chinatrust Financial Holding Company
• April 11, 2002
  Approval of proposal of SinoPac Holdings
• April 9, 2002
  Final rule on risk weighting for claims on securities firms
• April 3, 2002
  Revisions to staff commentary on Regulation Z (Truth in Lending)
• March 29, 2002
  Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, December 17, 2001, to January 28, 2002
• March 29, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Artesia Banking Corporation
• March 21, 2002
  Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, January 29-30, 2002
• March 21, 2002
  Federal Reserve Board releases consumer guide on electronic check conversion
• March 19, 2002
  Interagency statement regarding Arthur Andersen
• March 19, 2002
  FOMC statement
• March 11, 2002
  Approval of proposal of First York Ban Corp
• March 11, 2002
  Interagency effort to standardize electronic loan information
• March 8, 2002
  Prompt Corrective Action Directive against New Century Bank
• March 1, 2002
  New security procedures for March 14 Consumer Advisory Council meeting, open to the public, at the Federal Reserve Board
• February 25, 2002
  Approval of proposal of ICICI Bank
• February 21, 2002
  Equity hedges at state member banks
• February 20, 2002
  Approval of proposal of BNP Paribas
• February 15, 2002
  Written Agreement with MSB Shares
• February 8, 2002
  Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, November 19 to December 11, 2001
• February 7, 2002
  Publication of revisions to Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act) regarding data collection
• February 6, 2002
  Interagency release of guide for consumers, Privacy Choices for Your Personal Financial Information
• January 31, 2002
  Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee, December 11, 2001
• January 30, 2002
  FOMC statement
• January 23, 2002
  Amendments to disclosure requirements of Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure Act)
• January 15, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico
• January 14, 2002
  Governor Laurence H. Meyer resigns from Board, effective January 31
• January 14, 2002
  Civil money penalty against Dexia
• January 8, 2002
  Reserve Bank income and expense data and transfers to the Treasury for 2001
• January 8, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Allgemeine HypothekenBank Rheinboden
• January 8, 2002
  Final rules on regulatory capital treatment of equity investments in nonfinancial companies
• January 7, 2002
  Approval of proposal of Wesbanco
• January 4, 2002
  New Consumer Advisory Council members and new chair and vice chair for 2002
• January 3, 2002
  Ceremony for Governors Bies and Olson in atrium of Board's main building

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