2005 News Archives

December 26, 2005

• Agencies Propose Guidance on Nontraditional Mortgage Products
• Agencies Publish Guide to Help Financial Institutions Comply With Information Security Guidelines

• Compliance Guide for Information Security
• Board Raises Asset-Size Exemption Threshold for HMDA Data Collection

• Guidance on Response Programs for Unauthorized Access to Customer Info
• Governor Bies Repeats Support for Basel II

• Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Examination InfoBase Updated offsite link
• Third Quarter AgLetter Highlights "Good" Agricultural Land

• Federal Banking Agencies Request Comment on Suggested Domestic Risk-Based Capital Modifications
• Board Announces Final Rule Governing Remotely Created Checks, Reg CC

• Agencies Issue Final Rules on Post-Employment Restrictions for Senior Examiners
• Agencies Finalize FACT Act Rules on Medical Information
• Public Comment Sought on Proposed Interagency CRA Q&As
• Insurance Companies Required to Establish Anti-Money Laundering Programs and File SARs

• Governor Olson on Fair Lending and HMDA Data
• Examination Treatment of Assets Related to the Tobacco Transition Payment Program
• Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices

• Former Fed Governor Bernanke Named to Succeed Greenspan
• Chicago Fed Letter Focuses on Biotech Industry
• House Approves Overhaul at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

• CA 05-8: Racial and Ethnic Control Groups Used in Fair Lending Analyses
• Beige Book Summary
• Board Seeks Comments on Implementation of Amendments to Regulation Z

• Waiver of the Appraisal Regulations for Institutions Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
• Interagency Guidance on Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment
• FFIEC Announces Additional Hurricane-Related Guidance for Financial Institutions

• Board to Request Public Comment on Risk-Based Capital Standards
• Remarks by Governor Bies
• October Issue of Fed Letter Now Available

• Banking Agencies Announce Revised Plan for Implementation of Basel II Framework
• Katrina Related Marketing Practices Invoking the Name of the Federal Reserve
• Agencies Announce Orders Exempting Bank Transfer Agents Affected by Hurricane Katrina

• Governor Bies Comments on Basel II Developments in the United States
• Testimony by Governor Olson on Issues Related to Regulatory Relief
• Governor Olson's Remarks on Business Trends and Management Challenges for the Banking Industry

• FFIEC Announces Availability of HMDA Data for 2004
• Supervisory Practices Regarding Banks and Consumers Affected by Hurricane Katrina
• Data Show Continued Improvement in Credit Quality, Slight Increase in Credit Commitment Volume
• SEC Extends Time for Banks to Comply With Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act Broker Registration Requirements

• FAQs for Financial Institutions on the Bank Secrecy Act and Hurricane Katrina Victims
• Board Publishes Proposal to Expand Definition of Small Bank Holding Company
• Latest Beige Book Now Available

• New Pages---Consumer Fraud Resources, News and Alerts
• Agencies Release List of Distressed and Underserved Nonmetropolitan Middle-Income Geographies
• Agencies Encourage Insured Depository Institutions to Assist Displaced Customers
• FinCEN Reports on Investigation Results

• Remarks by Chairman Greenspan
• August 2005 AgLetter

• Proposed Amendments to Regulation E
• Reflections on Central Banking

• Board Issues Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending Practices
• Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Interagency Outreach Event Webcast

• Board Adjusts Disclosure Requirements Under the Truth In Lending Act
• FFIEC Announces Availability of 2004 Lending Data
• Basel Revises Corporate Governance Paper

• Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Interagency Outreach

• Banking Agencies Issue Final Community Reinvestment Act Rules
• Board Issues Beige Book as of July 27

• Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering Interagency Outreach
• OFAC Updates List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons

• Board Issues Paper Comparing Insurance and Banking Regulatory Frameworks
• Special Edition--Chicago Fed Letter

• Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering - New Examination Manual
• New Chicago Fed Letter

• Agencies Announce Financial Institution Enrollment Schedule for Central Data Repository
• Risk Committee Findings
• May Supplement to Commercial Bank Examination Manual Now Available
• Latest FDIC Findings on Identity Theft Suggest Need for New Safeguards for Internet Banking

• Beige Book Released
• Illinois Governor Signs Personal Information Protection Act

• FinCEN Releases Latest Issue of The SAR Activity Review--By the Numbers

• Agencies Issue FACT Act Interim Final Rules on Medical Information, Regulation V
• FRB, Other Central Banks Publish International Journal

• District Farmland Values Increase Four Percent

• Board Issues Amendments Addressing Overdraft Protection, Regulation DD
• Governor Gramlich Resigns From Board

• Updated Risk Committee Findings
• New Interagency Advisory on Accounting and Reporting for Commitments to Originate and Sell Mortgage Loans has been issued
• Governor Bies on Financial Stability Benefits and Implementation Challenges of Basel II

• Board Releases Latest Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey Results
• Latest Guidance on Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003

• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Related To Basel II Delayed
• Greenspan on Derivatives

• Guidance and Advisory Issued on Banking Services for Money Services Businesses Operating in the U.S.
• Expanded FAQs Relating to Customer Identification Program Rules Released

• Final Technical Amendments to CRA Regulations Issued
• Board Releases Latest Beige Book

• New Issue of Chicago Fed Letter

• SR 05-6: Risk-Based Capital Treatment for Unrated Direct Credit Subs Extended to ABCP Programs
• SBA Studies Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Small Business Lending by Large Banks

• Comments Requested on Proposed Classification of Commercial Credit Exposures
• Agencies Announce Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About New HMDA Data
• Joint Statement on Providing Banking Services to Money Services Businesses

• SR 05-5: Interagency FAQs on Appraisal Regs; Statement on Appraisal/Evaluation Independence
• Agencies Issue Guidance on Response Programs for Security Breaches
• Congress Considers Responsible Lending Act

• Latest Beige Book Released
• Proposed Revisions to Community Reinvestment Act Regulations

• Request For Comment on Proposal to Set Forth Rules Governing Remotely Created Checks (Regulation CC)

• Latest Risk Committee Findings
• SR 05-4: Agencies Issue Advisory on Confidentiality of Supervisory Ratings
• Final Rule Issued on Trust Preferred Securities

• New BSA/AML Ledger
• Latest AgLetter Explores Largest Annual Increase in "Good" Seventh District Farmland Values

• Agencies Issue Final Guidance on Overdraft Protection Programs

• New Issue - Capital and Market Risk Insights
• Board Releases Latest Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey Results

• New Page - Credit Portfolio Research
• Call Report Modernization Project - New Timetables Established

• Board Releases Latest Beige Book

• Federal Reserve Issues Report on GSEs, Mortgage Rates, and Secondary Market Activities

• September 30, 2004 De Novo Data Available
• SR 04-20: FFIEC Information Technology Examination Handbook
• New Issue of Profitwise News and Views

• Reminder: New Bank Holding Company Rating System Effective January 1

• Board Raises Asset-Size Exemption Threshold for HMDA Data Collection