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2014

• December

  • December 29, 2014 PR-115-2014 FDIC Makes Public November Enforcement Actions
  • December 22, 2014 PR-114-2014 FDIC Newsletter Features a Financial Checklist for Consumers
  • December 22, 2014 PR-113-2014 Joint Release/Banking Agencies' Statement Regarding The Basel Committee's Consultative Paper "Revisions to the Standardized Approach for Credit Risk"
  • December 19, 2014 PR-112-2014 BankVista, Sartell, Minnesota, Assumes All of the Deposits of Northern Star Bank, Mankato, Minnesota
  • December 19, 2014 PR-111-2014 Joint Release/Agencies Release Annual CRA Asset-Size Threshold Adjustments for Small and Intermediate Small Institutions
  • December 18, 2014 PR-110-2014 FDIC Publication Focuses on Interest Rate Risk
  • December 17, 2014 PR-109-2014 FDIC Issues Guidance for the Resolution Plans of Large Banks
  • December 16, 2014 PR-108-2014 FDIC Board Approves 2015 Operating Budget
  • December 9, 2014 PR-107-2014 FDIC's Advisory Committee on Systemic Resolution to Meet on December 10, 2014
  • December 5, 2014 PR-106-2014 FDIC Announces the Appointment of Suzannah L. Susser as Chief Learning Officer and Director of Corporate University
  • December 4, 2014 PR-105-2014 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance

• November

  • November 28, 2014 PR-104-2014 FDIC Makes Public October Enforcement Actions
  • November 28, 2014 PR-103-2014 FDIC Issues First Quarter 2015 CRA Examination Schedule
  • November 25, 2014 PR-102-2014 Joint Release/Agencies Jointly Provide Feedback on Wells Fargo's Second Resolution Plan and Move Resolution Plan Submission Date for Three Companies
  • November 25, 2014 PR-101-2014 FDIC- Insured Institutions Earned $38.7 Billion in the Third Quarter of 2014
  • November 19, 2014 PR-100-2014 FDIC Releases Technical Assistance Video on CFPB Mortgage Rules
  • November 19, 2014 PR-99-2014 FDIC Announces Advisory Committee on Community Banking Meeting
  • November 18, 2014 PR-98-2014 Joint Release/Agencies Propose Technical Corrections and Clarifications to the Capital Rules Applicable to Advanced Approaches Banking Organizations
  • November 7, 2014 PR-97-2014 Bank of Southern California, N.A., San Diego, California, Assumes All of the Deposits of Frontier Bank, FSB, d/b/a El Paseo Bank, Palm Desert, California
  • November 7, 2014 PR-96-2014 Joint Release/Credit Risk in the Shared National Credit Portfolio is High; Leveraged Lending Remains a Concern
  • November 5, 2014 PR-95-2014 Joint Release/Agencies Announce EGRPRA Outreach Meetings
  • November 4, 2014 PR-94-2014 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
  • November 3, 2014 PR-93-2014 FDIC Announces the Appointment of Barry West as Chief Information Officer and Barbara Hagenbaugh as Deputy to the Chairman for Communications

• October

  • October 31, 2014 PR-92-2014 FDIC Makes Public September Enforcement Actions
  • October 29, 2014 PR-91-2014 FDIC Releases National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked
  • October 27, 2014 PR-90-2014 FDIC Advisory Committee Meets to discuss Unbanked/Underbanked Survey, Safe Banking Products and Bank On 2.0
  • October 24, 2014 PR-89-2014 State Bank of Texas, Dallas, Texas, Assumes All of the Deposits of the National Republic Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  • October 24, 2014 PR-88-2014 Agencies Request Comment on Proposed Flood Insurance Rule
  • October 23, 2014 PR-87-2014 FDIC Releases Economic Scenarios for 2015 Stress Testing
  • October 22, 2014 PR-86-2014 Joint Release/Six Federal Agencies Jointly Approve Final Risk Retention Rule
  • October 17, 2014 PR-85-2014 Howard Bank, Ellicott City, Maryland, Assumes All of the Deposits of NBRS Financial, Rising Sun, Maryland
  • October 13, 2014 PR-84-2014 Joint Release/U.S. and U.K. Officials Meet to Discuss Key Components for the Resolution of a Global Systemically Important Bank
  • October 11, 2014 PR-83-2014 Joint Release/Federal Reserve Board and FDIC Welcome ISDA Announcement
  • October 7, 2014 PR-82-2014 Joint Release/FDIC and CFPB Collaborate to Develop a Spanish-language Tool for Older Adults to Prevent Financial Exploitation
  • October 3, 2014 PR-81-2014 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance

• September

  • September 29, 2014 PR-80-2014 FDIC Announces Settlement With Merrick Bank, South Jordan, Utah, for Unfair and Deceptive Practices
  • September 26, 2014 PR-79-2014 FDIC Makes Public August Enforcement Actions
  • September 8, 2014 PR-78-2014 Joint Release/Agencies Request Comment on Proposed Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment
  • September 4, 2014 PR-77-2014 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
  • September 3, 2014 PR-76-2014 Agencies Adopt Supplementary Leverage Ratio Final Rule
  • September 3, 2014 PR-75-2014 Agencies Seek Comment on Swap Margin Requirements
  • September 3, 2014 PR-74-2014 Federal Banking Regulators Finalize Liquidity Coverage Ratio

• August

  • August 29, 2014 PR-73-2014 FDIC Issues Fourth Quarter 2014 CRA Examination Schedule
  • August 29, 2014 PR-72-2014 FDIC Makes Public July Enforcement Actions
  • August 28, 2014 PR-71-2014 FDIC-Insured Institutions Earned $40.2 Billion in the Second Quarter of 2014
  • August 27, 2014 PR-70-2014 FDIC Consumer Newsletter Features Tips on Preparing Financially for a Stressful Life Event
  • August 21, 2014 PR-69-2014 FDIC Announces Settlement With Bank of America
  • August 15, 2014 PR-68-2014 Joint Release/Agencies Provide Additional Guidance for Certain Resolution Plans
  • August 5, 2014 PR-67-2014 Joint Release/Agencies Provide Feedback on Second Round Resolution Plans of "First-Wave" Filers
  • August 4, 2014 PR-66-2014 FDIC Announces Youth Savings Pilot Program
  • August 4, 2014 PR-65-2014 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance

• July

  • July 30, 2014 PR-64-2014 FDIC Announces Appointment of Segundo Pereira as Director of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion and Departure of Andrew Gray, Deputy to the Chairman for Communications
  • July 29, 2014 PR-63-2014 FDIC Publication Focuses on Tools Available to Help Community Banks Manage Regulatory Responsibilities
  • July 25, 2014 PR-62-2014 Providence Bank, LLC, South Holland, Illinois, Assumes All of the Deposits of GreenChoice Bank, fsb, Chicago, Illinois
  • July 25, 2014 PR-61-2014 FDIC Makes Public June Enforcement Actions
  • July 21, 2014 PR-60-2014 FDIC Issues Guidance to S-Corporation Banks Regarding Basel III Capital Conservation Buffer
  • July 21, 2014 PR-59-2014 FDIC Releases Study on Minority Depository Institutions
  • July 18, 2014 PR-58-2014 Community & Southern Bank, Atlanta, Georgia, Assumes All of the Deposits of Eastside Commercial Bank, Conyers, Georgia
  • July 16, 2014 PR-57-2014 Joint Release/Agencies Finalize Technical Correction of Risk-Based Capital Rules
  • July 14, 2014 PR-56-2014 FDIC Announces Settlement with Citi Entities
  • July 3, 2014 PR-55-2014 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
  • July 2, 2014 PR-54-2014 Agencies Release Public Sections of Resolution Plans
  • July 2, 2014 PR-53-2014 Agencies Issue Host State Loan-to-Deposit Ratios
  • July 1, 2014 PR-52-2014 Agencies Issue Guidance for Home Equity Lines of Credit Nearing Their End-of-Draw Periods

• June

  • June 30, 2014 PR-51-2014 Agencies Release List of Distressed or Underserved Nonmetropolitan Middle-Income Geographies
  • June 27, 2014 PR-50-2014 Alva State Bank & Trust Company, Alva, Oklahoma, Assumes All of the Deposits of The Freedom State Bank, Freedom, Oklahoma
  • June 27, 2014 PR-49-2014 FDIC Makes Public May Enforcement Actions
  • June 20, 2014 PR-48-2014 Landmark Bank, National Association, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Assumes All of the Deposits of Valley Bank, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
  • June 20, 2014 PR-47-2014 Great Southern Bank, Reeds Spring, Missouri, Assumes All of the Deposits of Valley Bank, Moline, Illinois
  • June 16, 2014 PR-46-2014 FDIC Releases Proposed Rulemaking to Amend Annual Stress Test Rule
  • June 13, 2014 PR-45-2014 Joint Release/Federal Banking Regulators Finalize Joint Supplemental Guidance on Income Tax Allocation Agreements
  • June 9, 2014 PR-44-2014 FDIC Announces Improvements to Deposit Insurance Education Materials
  • June 4, 2014 PR-43-2014 Joint Release/Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Seek Comment on Interagency Effort to Reduce Regulatory Burden
  • June 4, 2014 PR-42-2014 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance

• May

  • May 30, 2014 PR-41-2014 Bay Bank, FSB, Lutherville, Maryland, Assumes All of the Deposits of Slavie Federal Savings Bank, Bel Air, Maryland
  • May 30, 2014 PR-40-2014 FDIC Makes Public April Enforcement Actions
  • May 30, 2014 PR-39-2014 FDIC Issues Third Quarter 2014 CRA Examination Schedule
  • May 28, 2014 PR-38-2014 FDIC-Insured Institutions Earned $37.2 Billion in the First Quarter of 2014
  • May 27, 2014 PR-37-2014 FDIC Consumer Newsletter Features More Ways to Save at the Bank
  • May 23, 2014 PR-36-2014 United Fidelity Bank, fsb, Evansville, Indiana, Assumes All of the Deposits of Columbia Savings Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio
  • May 19, 2014 PR-35-2014 FDIC Announces Additional Research on Community Bank Trends
  • May 16, 2014 PR-34-2014 Republic Bank of Chicago, Oak Brook, Illinois, Assumes All of the Deposits of AztecAmerica Bank, Berwyn, Illinois
  • May 13, 2014 PR-33-2014 FDIC Announces Settlement with Sallie Mae for Unfair and Deceptive Practices and Violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
  • May 5, 2014 PR-32-2014 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance

• April

  • April 25, 2014 PR-31-2014 Palmetto State Bank, Hampton, South Carolina, Assumes All of the Deposits of Allendale County Bank, Fairfax, South Carolina
  • April 25, 2014 PR-30-2014 FDIC Makes Public March Enforcement Actions; One Administrative Hearing Scheduled for May 2014
  • April 22, 2014 PR-29-2014 FDIC Advisory Committee on Economic Inclusion Set to Meet and Discuss Expanding Banking Access to Consumers
  • April 10, 2014 PR-28-2014 FDIC Urges Financial Institutions to Utilize Available Cyber Resources
  • April 10, 2014 PR-27-2014 FDIC Announces Retirement of Atlanta Regional Director Thomas J. Dujenski
  • April 9, 2014 PR-26-2014 FDIC Research Study on Long-Term Bank Consolidation Demonstrates the Ongoing Resilience of Community Banks
  • April 8, 2014 PR-25-2014 Joint Release/Agencies Adopt Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Final Rule and Issue Supplementary Leverage Ratio Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
  • April 8, 2014 PR-24-2014 FDIC Announces Advisory Committee on Community Banking Meeting
  • April 4, 2014 PR-23-2014 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance

• March

  • March 28, 2014 PR-22-2014 FDIC Makes Public February Enforcement Actions; One Administrative Hearing Scheduled for April 2014
  • March 24, 2014 PR-21-2014 Joint Release/Agencies Issue Proposed Rule on Minimum Requirements for Appraisal Management Companies
  • March 7, 2014 PR-20-2014 Joint Release/Bank Regulatory Agencies and CDFI Fund to Sponsor National Interagency Community Reinvestment Conference
  • March 5, 2014 PR-19-2014 Joint Release/Agencies Issue Final Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test Guidance for Medium-Sized Firms
  • March 4, 2014 PR-18-2014 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance

• February

  • February 28, 2014 PR-17-2014 First Choice Bank, Mercerville, New Jersey, Assumes All of the Deposits of Vantage Point Bank, Horsham, Pennsylvania
  • February 28, 2014 PR-16-2014 WashingtonFirst Bank, Reston, Virginia, Assumes All of the Deposits of Millennium Bank, National Association, Sterling, Virginia
  • February 28, 2014 PR-15-2014 FDIC Makes Public January Enforcement Actions; One Administrative Hearing Scheduled for March 2014
  • February 28, 2014 PR-14-2014 FDIC Issues Second Quarter 2014 CRA Examination Schedule
  • February 27, 2014 PR-13-2014 FDIC to Feature Five Key Tips for National Consumer Protection Week
  • February 26, 2014 PR-12-2014 FDIC-Insured Institutions Earned $40.3 Billion in the Fourth Quarter of 2013
  • February 25, 2014 PR-11-2014 FDIC Consumer Newsletter Features Tips on Choosing and Using Credit Cards
  • February 18, 2014 PR-10-2014 FDIC Extends Public Comment Period for Single Point of Entry Resolution Strategy
  • February 18, 2014 PR-9-2014 FDIC Encourages Consumers to Develop a Plan to Save Toward Their Goals
  • February 4, 2014 PR-8-2014 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance

• January

  • January 31, 2014 PR-7-2014 Sunwest Bank, Irvine, California, Assumes All of the Deposits of Syringa Bank, Boise Idaho
  • January 31, 2014 PR-6-2014 FDIC Makes Public December Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings Scheduled for February 2014
  • January 24, 2014 PR-5-2014 BancFirst, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Assumes All of the Deposits of The Bank of Union, El Reno, Oklahoma
  • January 17, 2014 PR-4-2014 Republic Bank of Chicago, Oak Brook, Illinois, Assumes All of the Deposits of DuPage National Bank, West Chicago, Illinois
  • January 14, 2014 PR-3-2014 Joint Release/Agencies Approve Interim Final Rule Authorizing Retention of Interests in and Sponsorship of Collateralized Debt Obligations Backed Primarily by Bank-Issued Trust Preferred Securities
  • January 10, 2014 PR-2-2014 Joint Release/Agencies Release Public Sections of Resolution Plans
  • January 3, 2014 PR-1-2014 FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance