Press Releases
1997
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December
- PR-98-97: October FDIC Survey Finds Favorable Real Estate Market Conditions
- PR-97-97: FDIC Issues December List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
- PR-96-97: FDIC Makes Public November 1997 Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings Scheduled for January 1998
- PR-95-97: FDIC Flags Economic, Industry and Demographic Concerns
- PR-94-97: Manhattan Lawyer Sentenced to Prison for Overbilling FDIC, RTC $1.4 Million
- PR-93-97: FDIC Reports that Commercial Banks Earned A Record $14.8 Billion in the Third Quarter of 1997
- PR-92-97: FDIC Eases Burden of Rule that Will Require Banks to Better Predict Market Risk
- PR-91-97: FDIC Board Approves Budget Reduction for 1998
- PR-90-97: Seven FDIC Officials Appointed to Key Management Posts in the Division of Supervision
- PR-89-97: FDIC Issues November List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
- PR-88-97: FDIC Makes Public October 1997 Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings Scheduled for December
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November
- PR-87-97: Texas Motorcycle Dealer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Investors with Bogus FDIC Assets
- PR-86-97: FDIC Issues First Quarter CRA Examination Schedule (Revised)
- PR-85-97: FDIC Report Provides Early Warning of Potential Problems in Construction and Commercial Real Estate Lending
- PR-84-97: FDIC Approves The Assumption of Deposits of Southwest Bank, Jennings, Louisiana
- PR-83-97: Orders to Cease and Desist Issued Against Georgia Banks
- PR-82-97: FDIC Retains Existing Insurance Premiums for First half of 1998
- PR-81-97: FDIC Reports Continued Growth in Bank and Thrift Insurance Funds
- PR-80-97: Three Convicted of Crimes Against the FDIC to Pay Over $1 Million to Settle Restitution Dispute
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October
- PR-79-97: FDIC Publishes Semiannual Agenda of Regulations
- PR-78-97: FDIC Makes Public September 1997 Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings Scheduled for November
- PR-77-97: Texas Motorcycle Dealer Charged with Defrauding Investors of Nearly $1 Million with Bogus FDIC Assets
- PR-76-97: FDIC Issues October List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
- PR-75-97: Bank Regulators to Host November Symposium on Electronic Loan Data, Year 2000 Issues
- PR-74-97: FDIC Announces January 1998 Symposium on Deposit Insurance
- PR-73-97: Former FDIC Employee Charged With Embezzling Savings and Loan Pension Funds
- PR-72-97: Phil Battey Appointed Director of Communications
- PR-71-97: FDIC Issues September List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
- PR-70-97: FDIC Makes Public August 1997 Enforcement Actions; One Administrative Hearing Scheduled for October
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September
- PR-69-97: Impersonator of RTC Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Twelve People of $300,000
- PR-68-97: FDIC Proposes Speedier Application Procedures for Well-Managed, Well-Capitalized Institutions
- PR-67-97: FDIC Proposes New Risk-Based Capital Rules for Credit Enhancements, Equity Securities; Adopts Final Rule on Small Business Loan Recourse
- PR-66-97: FDIC Reports that Commercial Banks Earned a Record $14.6 Billion in Second Quarter of 1997
- PR-65-97: FDIC Makes Public July 1997 Enforcement Actions; Two Administrative Hearings Set for September
- PR-64-97: FDIC Issues August List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
- PR-63-97: July Survey Shows Real Estate Markets Continue to Rise Steadily
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August
- PR-62-97: FDIC Issues Fourth Quarter CRA Examination Schedule
- PR-61-97: FDIC Issues July List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
- PR-60-97: FDIC Seeks Comment on Proposed Rule Governing Real Estate and Securities Activities
- PR-59-97: FDIC Adopts Final Rule Prohibiting Use of Interstate Branches Primarily for Deposit-Gathering
- PR-58-97: FDIC Reports Strong Growth in Bank and Thrift Insurance Funds
- PR-57-97: Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Overbilling FDIC, RTC $1.4 Million; Law Firm Agrees to Settlement
- PR-56-97: FDIC Reaches Preliminary Agreement to Settle Litigation Involving Failed Southeast Banking Corporation
- PR-55-97: FDIC, OTS Team Up to Provide Branch Data on the Internet
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July
- PR-54-97: FDIC Makes Public June 1997 Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings Set for August
- PR-53-97: Chairman Hove Says FDIC Closely Monitoring Year 2000 Problems
- PR-52-97: FDIC Chairman Praises 1993 Law Requiring Strategic Planning
- PR-51-97: FDIC Issues June List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance (Revised)
- PR-50-97: FDIC Proposes to Increase the Regulatory Capital Limit on Mortgage Servicing Assets
- PR-49-97: Three Former FDIC and RTC Contractors Sued in Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Case
- PR-48-97: FDIC Chairman Supports Financial Modernization, but Urges Caution in Mixing Banking and Commerce
- PR-47-97: Former FDIC Employee Indicted on More Charges in Embezzlement and Laundering Scheme
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June
- PR-46-97: FDIC Makes Public May 1997 Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings Set for July
- PR-45-97: FDIC Proposes Changes to Consolidate and Update Rules for Foreign Banking Activities
- PR-44-97: FDIC Will Continue to Rely on General Counsel Opinion Rather than Issue Rules on Stored-Value Cards
- PR-43-97: FDIC Issues May List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
- PR-42-97: FDIC Reports that Commercial Banks Earned A Record $14.5 Billion in the First Quarter of 1997
- PR-41-97: FDIC Appoints Robert E. Feldman Executive Secretary
- PR-40-97: Robert W. Russell Named Director of FDIC'S Office of Policy Development
- PR-39-97: Andrew C. Hove, Jr. Becomes Acting Chairman of the FDIC
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May
- PR-38-97: April Survey of Real Estate Trends Finds Continued Gains in Real Estate Markets
- PR-37-97: FDIC Issues Third Quarter 1997 CRA Examination Schedule
- PR-36-97: FDIC Makes Public April 1997 Enforcement Actions; Two Administrative Hearings Scheduled for June
- PR-35-97: FDIC Issues April List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
- PR-34-97: FDIC Announces Reorganization and Key Appointments in the Division of Compliance and Consumer Affairs
- PR-33-97: FDIC Publishes Semiannual Agenda of Regulations
- PR-32-97: Mortgage Loan Servicer Indicted for Defrauding Resolution Trust Corporation of $3.5 Million
- PR-31-97: FDIC Survey Provides Early Warning of Potential Loan Problems
- PR-30-97: FDIC Retains Existing Insurance Premiums for Second Half of 1997
- PR-29-97: FDIC Appoints Paul L. Sachtleben Chief Financial Officer
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April
- PR-28-97: FDIC Adjusts Strategic Plan to Reflect Agency's Accomplishments
- PR-27-97: FDIC Proposes Changes to Clarify, Simplify the Deposit Insurance Rules
- PR-26-97: FDIC Makes Public March 1997 Enforcement Actions; One Administrative Hearing Scheduled for May
- PR-25-97: Federal Banking Regulators Issue Guidance on Sales of 100 Percent Loan Participations
- PR-24-97: FDIC Issues March List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
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March
- PR-23-97: FDIC Issues February List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
- PR-22-97: FDIC Makes Public February 1997 Enforcement Actions; Two Administrative Hearings Scheduled for April
- PR-21-97: FDIC Announces 1996 Financial Results
- PR-20-97: Former FDIC Employee Indicted on Embezzlement and Laundering Charges
- PR-19-97: Ricki R. Helfer to Leave FDIC
- PR-18-97: FDIC Issues January List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
- PR-17-97: FDIC Issues December List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
- PR-16-97: FDIC Reports that Commercial Banks Earned a Record $52.4 Billion in 1996
- PR-15-97: Sales Practices for Government Securities Adopted
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February
- PR-14-97: FDIC Makes Public January 1997 Enforcement Actions; One Administrative Hearing Scheduled for March
- PR-13-97: FDIC Issues Second Quarter CRA Examination Schedule
- PR-12-97: FDIC Settles with Rose Law Firm
- PR-11-97: FDIC Finds Continuing Gains in Real Estate Markets
- PR-10-97: FDIC Streamlines Recordkeeping and Confirmation Requirements
- PR-9-97: FDIC Issues November List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
- PR-8-97: FDIC Issues October List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance (Revised)
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January
- PR-7-97: Joint Release Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Reserve Board Office of Thrift Supervision
- PR-6-97: Joint News Release Comptroller of the Currency Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Reserve Board
- PR-5-97: FDIC Sells Washington Mutual Stock
- PR-4-97: FDIC Makes Public December 1996 Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings Scheduled For February
- PR-3-97: FDIC Issues September List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
- PR-2-97: Dallas Tax-Services Firm To Pay $250,000 To Settle Claim of Falsely Billing FDIC
- PR-1-97: FDIC Makes Public November 1996 Enforcement Actions; One Administrative Hearing Scheduled for January 1997