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2002

• December

  • PR-135-2002 FDIC Makes Public November Enforcement Actions; One Administrative Hearing Scheduled
  • PR-134-2002 FDIC, Other Agencies Issue Guidance on Imminent Lapse in FEMA Flood Insurance Authority
  • PR-133-2002 Banking Industry Performs Strongly as U.S. Economy Slowly Recovers
  • PR-132-2002 Joint Release/Agencies Propose Disciplinary Action Rules for Accountants and Accounting Firms Performing Certain Audit Services
  • PR-131-2002 FDIC Approves the Assumption of the Insured Deposits of the Farmers Bank & Trust of Cheneyville, Cheneyville, Louisiana
  • PR-130-2002 FDIC Reports Bank Earnings Remained Near Record Levels, While Savings Institutions' Profits Hit a New High in the Third Quarter
  • PR-129-2002 FDIC Issues December List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
  • PR-128-2002 FDIC's 2003 Budget 8 Percent Lower Than 2002

• November

  • PR-127-2002 FDIC Issues First Quarter 2003 CRA Examination Schedule
  • PR-126-2002 FDIC Makes Public October Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings Scheduled
  • PR-125-2002 FDIC Issues Notice of Charges Against Certain Former Officers and Directors of the Failed Connecticut Bank of Commerce, Stamford, Connecticut
  • PR-124-2002 Opening Statement of John Reich Vice Chairman Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at a Press Conference Announcing Bank Earnings for the Third Quarter 2002, Washington, D.C., November 26, 2002
  • PR-123-2002 Chairman Donald E. Powell Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Remarks at Operation Hope's Banking on Our Future Across America 2002 Closing Ceremony H.D. Woodson High School, November 19, 2002, Washington, D.C.
  • PR-122-2002 FDIC Board Member John M. Reich Becomes Board Vice Chairman
  • PR-121-2002 FDIC to Market $42 Million Loan Portfolio from the Failed Bank of Alamo, Alamo, Tennessee
  • PR-120-2002 FDIC Approves the Payout of Insured Deposits of Bank of Alamo, Alamo, Tennessee
  • PR-119-2002 Connecticut Couple Indicted for Concealing Assets From FDIC
  • PR-118-2002 FDIC Issues November List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
  • PR-117-2002 Chairman Donald E. Powell Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Housing Trends and The Economy: Implications for Financial Institutions America's Community Bankers, November 5, 2002,San Francisco, California
  • PR-116-2002 Independent Community Bankers of America Join FDIC's Money Smart Alliance Program
  • PR-115-2002 Remarks by Chairman Donald E. Powell Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation The Bankers Club of Chicago, October 31, 2002

• October

  • PR-114-2002 FDIC Makes Public September Enforcement Actions; One Administrative Hearing Scheduled
  • PR-113-2002 FDIC Reports Third Quarter 2002 Financial Results for Bank and Thrift Insurance Funds
  • PR-112-2002 Chairman Donald E. Powell Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation South America and Emerging Risks in Banking Florida Bankers Association, Orlando, Florida, October 23, 2002
  • PR-111-2002 Texas Man Guilty of Scheme to Defraud BestBank, Boulder, Colorado; Scam Cost FDIC $9 Million
  • PR-110-2002 Former Mississippi Bank CEO Pleads Guilty to Deceiving FDIC, Bank Examiners
  • PR-109-2002 FDIC Chairman Powell Calls for New, Streamlined Supervisory Structure to Oversee Financial Services
  • PR-108-2002 Chairman Donald E. Powell Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Why Regulatory Restructuring? Why Now? Exchequer Club, Washington, DC. October 16, 2002
  • PR-107-2002 Remarks by Chairman Donald E. Powell Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation before the National Bankers Association
  • PR-106-2002 FDIC and the National Bankers Association Unite to Promote the Money Smart Curriculum
  • PR-105-2002 Statement of FDIC Chairman Don Powell on the Release of 2002 Shared National Credit Review Data
  • PR-104-2002 Bank Regulatory Agencies Find Adversely Rated Syndicated Loans Continue to Increase in 2002, but at Slower Rate than Previous Year
  • PR-103-2002 FDIC to Study Future of Banking
  • PR-102-2002 FDIC Issues October List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
  • PR-101-2002 FDIC Makes Public August Enforcement Actions; One Administrative Hearing Scheduled

• September

  • PR-100-2002 FDIC Approves The Payout of Insured Deposits of Amtrade International Bank, Atlanta, Georgia
    • Spanish Version
  • PR-99-2002 North Carolina State Treasurer to Host Conferences Featuring FDIC's Money Smart
  • PR-98-2002 FDIC Announces First Advisory Committee on Banking Policy Meeting for November 13
  • PR-97-2002 Banking Industry Has Weathered The Downturn; Commercial Credit Quality Remains A Concern
  • PR-96-2002 FDIC Issues September List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance

• August

  • PR-95-2002 FDIC Makes Public July Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings Scheduled
  • PR-94-2002 FDIC'S Money Smart Financial Education Program to Aid Victims of Predatory Lending In East Palo Alto and Menlo Park
  • PR-93-2002 FDIC Issues Fourth Quarter CRA Examination Schedule
  • PR-92-2002 Banking Industry Reports Record Earnings
  • PR-91-2002 FDIC and the Association of Military Banks of America Join Forces for Worldwide Promotion of Money Smart Curriculum
  • PR-90-2002 Joint Release - Federal Financial Institution Regulators Extend Comment Period on Draft Credit Card Guidance
  • PR-89-2002 FDIC Reports Second Quarter 2002 Financial Results for Bank and Thrift Insurance Funds
  • PR-88-2002 FDIC Issues August List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance

• July

  • PR-87-2002 FDIC Makes Public June Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings Scheduled
  • PR-86-2002 Federal Financial Institution Regulators Draft Guidance on Credit Card Lending
  • PR-85-2002 Treasury and Federal Financial Regulators Issue Patriot Act Regulations on Customer Identification
  • PR-84-2002 FDIC Issues July List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
  • PR-83-2002 FDIC Sells NextBank Owned Credit Card Portfolio
  • PR-82-2002 FDIC To Market Connecticut Bank of Commerce Assets

• June

  • PR-81-2002 FDIC Approves Assumption of the Insured Deposits and Certain Assets of the Universal Federal Savings Bank, Chicago, Illinois
    • Spanish Version
  • PR-80-2002 FDIC Approves Assumption of The Insured Deposits and Certain Assets of The Connecticut Bank of Commerce, Stamford, Connecticut
  • PR-79-2002 FDIC Makes Public May Enforcement Actions; One Administrative Hearing Scheduled
  • PR-78-2002 FDIC Chairman Appoints Cottrell L. Webster As Agency's Ombudsman
  • PR-77-2002 FDIC Welcomes the Community Bankers Association of Georgia as Newest Money Smart Alliance Partner
  • PR-76-2002 FDIC Announces Receivership of Universal Federal Savings Bank, Chicago, Illinois
    • Spanish Version
  • PR-75-2002 FDIC Expands Money Smart Alliance Program
  • PR-74-2002 FDIC Announces Receivership Of The Connecticut Bank Of Commerce, Stamford, Connecticut
  • PR-73-2002 New Money Smart Initiatives Announced at San Antonio Event
  • PR-72-2002 FDIC Issues Removal and Prohibition Order and a Civil Money Penalty Against a Texas Banker
  • PR-71-2002 FDIC Announces Release of Spanish Language Version of Money Smart Program
    • Spanish Version
  • PR-70-2002 Joint Release -- Banking Agencies Issue Host State Loan-to-Deposit Ratios
  • PR-69-2002 FDIC Money Smart Curriculum Adopted By South Carolina Adult Education Program
  • PR-68-2002 Banking Industry Performance Remains Strong Despite Lingering Economic Weaknesses
  • PR-67-2002 FDIC Appoints 43 Executives as Part of Upcoming Reorganization
  • PR-66-2002 FDIC Chairman Announces Money Smart Alliance Program to Promote Financial Education in Underserved Communities
  • PR-65-2002 Virginia Woman Indicted in Scheme to Steal Keystone Assets
  • PR-64-2002 FDIC Imposes Civil Money Penalties Against Five Ohio Bankers
  • PR-63-2002 Joint Release -- Agencies Amend Rule On Prohibition Against Using Interstate Branches Primarily for Deposit Production
  • PR-62-2002 FDIC Issues June List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
  • PR-61-2002 FDIC Makes Public April Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings Scheduled
  • PR-60-2002 FDIC Announces Record Banking Industry Earnings; Returns at Large Banks Climb Most

• May

  • PR-59-2002 FDIC Issues Third Quarter CRA Examination Schedule
  • PR-58-2002 Mississippi Housing Initiative Adopts FDIC "Money Smart" Program
  • PR-57-2002 Chairman Powell's Statement on Passage of Deposit Insurance Reform Legislation By House of Representatives
  • PR-56-2002 FDIC Publishes Semiannual Agenda of Regulations
  • PR-55-2002 FDIC and White House Office Sign Agreement Promoting Financial Education in U.S. Asian Communities
  • PR-54-2002 FDIC Lines Up Policy Leaders for June 4 Symposium on Enhancing Financial Transparency
  • PR-53-2002 FDIC Enters into Removal and Prohibition Order and Civil Money Penalty Against an Illinois Banker
  • PR-52-2002 First Quarter Net Income Rises Sharply, Sets Record at 25 Largest Banking Companies
  • PR-51-2002 FDIC Reports Year-End 2001 and First Quarter 2002 Financial Results for Its Insurance Funds
  • PR-50-2002 FDIC Issues May List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
  • PR-49-2002 Risks in Banks' Underwriting Practices, Loan Portfolios and Loan Administration Continue to Increase Slightly, FDIC Report Says

• April

  • PR-48-2002 FDIC Makes Public March Enforcement Actions; One Administrative Hearing Scheduled
  • PR-47-2002 FDIC Report Discusses Challenges Bank Mortgage Lenders May Face If Interest Rates Rise
  • PR-46-2002 Agencies Outline Risks of Parallel-Owned Banking Organizations
  • PR-45-2002 FDIC And Operation Hope Sign MOU Agreement Promoting Financial Education In Underserved Communities
  • PR-44-2002 New Data Collection Offers Insight Into Noninterest Income Activity at U.S. Banks
  • PR-43-2002 Chairman Powell's Statement on Passage of Deposit Insurance Reform Legislation by House Financial Services Committee
  • PR-42-2002 FDIC and Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Announce Program to Promote Financial Education and Homeownership
  • PR-41-2002 Agencies Issue Final Rule Lowering Risk Weighting for Claims on Securities Firms
  • PR-40-2002 FDIC Issues April List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance

• March

  • PR-39-2002 FDIC Makes Public February Enforcement Actions; Two Administrative Hearings Scheduled
  • PR-38-2002 FDIC Approves the Payout of Insured Deposits of New Century Bank, Shelby Township, Michigan
  • PR-37-2002 FDIC Report Details Strengths and Risks in Housing Markets
  • PR-36-2002 FDIC Board Approves Construction
  • PR-35-2002 Weakened U.S. Office Markets Could Decline Further, FDIC Report Says
  • PR-34-2002 Latest FDIC Survey Finds Continued Slowing In Real Estate Markets
  • PR-33-2002 Joint Release -- Interagency Statement Regarding Arthur Andersen LLP
  • PR-32-2002 FDIC Insurance Funds Erode In 2001, Report Shows
  • PR-31-2002 Regulators Issue Common Form for Charter and Federal Deposit Insurance Applications
  • PR-30-2002 FDIC Chairman Describes Options for Stronger Bank Accounting
  • PR-29-2002 Interagency Loan Data Request to Improve the Bank Examination Process
  • PR-28-2002 The Effects of The U.S. Economic Slowdown: Houston
  • PR-27-2002 FDIC Issues March List of Banks Examined For CRA Compliance
  • PR-26-2002 FDIC Approves the Assumption of the Insured Deposits of Net First National Bank, Boca Raton, Florida
  • PR-25-2002 FDIC Issues Second Quarter CRA Examination Schedule

• February

  • PR-24-2002 FDIC Makes Public January Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings Scheduled
  • PR-23-2002 Loan Problems Grow Even as Commercial Bank Earnings Break Records, FDIC Announces
  • PR-22-2002 Commercial Loan Losses Continue To Grow, FDIC Report Shows
  • PR-21-2002 FDIC Announces Sale of Residual Interests and Servicing Rights of Superior Federal Bank, FSB
  • PR-20-2002 Business Credit Flowing Despite Recession, FDIC Report Shows
  • PR-19-2002 FDIC's Money Smart Program Celebrates First Anniversary by Announcing Roll-Out of Spanish Version
  • PR-18-2002 Chairman Powell's Statement on Introduction of Deposit Insurance Reform Legislation
  • PR-17-2002 Despite Tumultuous Events, 2001 Financial Results of Largest U.S. Banks Holding Steady, FDIC Report Shows
  • PR-16-2002 FDIC Approves the Payout of Insured Deposits of NextBank, National Association, Phoenix, Arizona
  • PR-15-2002 Statement of FDIC Chairman Don Powell
  • PR-14-2002 FDIC Report Shows Subprime Mortgage Loan Performance Affected by Recession
  • PR-13-2002 Agencies Publish "Privacy Choices for Your Personal Financial Information"
  • PR-12-2002 FDIC Issues February List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance
  • PR-11-2002 FDIC Approves Assumption of the Insured Deposits of the Oakwood Deposit Bank Company, Oakwood, Ohio
  • PR-10-2002 FDIC Announces Receivership of the Oakwood Deposit Bank Company, Oakwood, Ohio

• January

  • PR-9-2002 FDIC Makes Public December Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings Scheduled
  • PR-8-2002 FDIC Helps Launch Fourth Annual National Consumer Protection Week
  • PR-7-2002 FDIC Reports on Rising Trend of Corporate Bankruptcies
  • PR-6-2002 Chairman Powell's Statement on FDIC Board Approval of Special Examination Activities
  • PR-5-2002 FDIC Approves the Assumption of the Insured Deposits of Bank of Sierra Blanca, Sierra Blanca, Texas
  • PR-4-2002 FDIC to Market Hamilton Bank, N.A., Assets
  • PR-3-2002 FDIC Approves the Assumption of the Insured Deposits of Hamilton Bank, National Association, Miami, Florida
    • Spanish Version
  • PR-2-2002 Agencies Adopt Final Rules Concerning the Regulatory Capital Treatment of Nonfinancial Equity Investments
  • PR-1-2002 FDIC Issues January List Of Banks Examined For CRA Compliance