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Approval of proposal by Banco Davivienda

9:03 pm Eastern | Business

Approval of proposal by Banco Daviviendaread more »

Written agreement with Pacific Mercantile Bancorp and Pacific Mercantile Bank

7 Sep 14:41 | Business

Written agreement with Pacific Mercantile Bancorp and Pacific Mercantile Bankread more »

Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, July 6 through August 9, 2010

7 Sep 14:41 | Business

Minutes of Board discount rate meetings, July 6 through August 9, 2010 read more »

Written agreement with Bank of the Eastern Shore

7 Sep 14:41 | Business

Written agreement with Bank of the Eastern Shoreread more »

Written agreement with Mountain West Financial Corp

7 Sep 14:41 | Business

Written agreement with Mountain West Financial Corpread more »

Gauging the Economy and Monetary Policy

3 Sep 12:14 | Business

Atlanta Fed President and CEO Dennis Lockhart delivers a speech about the economy and monetary policy on September 3, 2010.read more »

H41: H.4.1 preformatted packages have changed

2 Sep 19:03 | Business

This week, the item set available in the preformatted packages has changed.read more »

Written agreement with Osceola Bancorporation

2 Sep 16:57 | Business

Written agreement with Osceola Bancorporationread more »

Approval of proposal by Metcalf Bank

2 Sep 16:57 | Business

Approval of proposal by Metcalf Bankread more »

Written agreement with First National Bancorporation of Stoughton

2 Sep 16:57 | Business

Written agreement with First National Bancorporation of Stoughtonread more »

Written agreement with Oregon Community Bank and Trust

2 Sep 16:57 | Business

Written agreement with Oregon Community Bank and Trustread more »

The Effect of Social Entitlement Programs on Private Transfers: New Evidence of Crowding Out

2 Sep 11:47 | Business

Working Paper 2010-15. Kristopher Gerardi and Yuping Tsai.Working Paper 2010-15. Studying the introduction of a Taiwanese social security program, the authors find that the probability of an adult child providing monetary transfers to his or her parents decreases substantially if the parents receive public assistance.read more »

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, August 10, 2010

31 Aug 15:48 | Business

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee, August 10, 2010read more »

Approval of proposal by China Investment Corporation

31 Aug 15:48 | Business

Approval of proposal by China Investment Corporationread more »

Prompt corrective action directive against First Community Bank

31 Aug 15:48 | Business

Prompt corrective action directive against First Community Bankread more »

Written agreement with First American Bancorp and First American State Bank

31 Aug 15:48 | Business

Written agreement with First American Bancorp and First American State Bankread more »

Fed Chairman: Economy, State Governments Continue to Face Challenges

31 Aug 04:10 | Business

Financial Update, Volume 23, Number 3. With many Americans still burdened by high unemployment, foreclosures, and diminished savings, the U.S. economy has a 'considerable way to go to achieve a full recovery,' said Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke recently.read more »

ViewPoint to Debut in September

31 Aug 04:10 | Business

Financial Update, Volume 23, Number 3. 'ViewPoint,' written by Michael Johnson, senior vice president of the Atlanta Fed's Supervision and Regulation Division, debuts in September and will focus on the numerous challenges the region's financial institutions face today.read more »

Prompt corrective action directive against Sunrise Bank

30 Aug 15:12 | Business

Prompt corrective action directive against Sunrise Bankread more »

Written agreement with UCB Financial Group

30 Aug 15:12 | Business

Written agreement with UCB Financial Groupread more »

Written agreement with Highland Bancshares

30 Aug 15:12 | Business

Written agreement with Highland Bancsharesread more »

Consumer Credit Slips Further in July

30 Aug 04:59 | Business

Financial Update. Volume 23, Number 3. Consumer credit outstanding declined again, albeit at a slower pace in July, according to the Federal Reserve's monthly Consumer Credit Report. Levels of consumer credit outstanding and revolving credit both fell.read more »

Bernanke Plays Down Deflation Risk

27 Aug 2010 | USA News

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the danger of the US economy falling into Japanese style deflation is not significant, partly because the Federal Reserve will strongly resist it.read more »

Federal Reserve to sponsor neighborhood stabilization summit

26 Aug 2010 | Business

Federal Reserve to sponsor neighborhood stabilization summitread more »

Written agreement with First Bancshares

26 Aug 2010 | Business

Written agreement with First Bancsharesread more »

Written agreement with CSRA Bank Corp.

26 Aug 2010 | Business

Written agreement with CSRA Bank Corp.read more »

Written agreement with Guaranty Development Company and American Bank

26 Aug 2010 | Business

Written agreement with Guaranty Development Company and American Bankread more »

Expected Returns to Stock Investments by Angel Investors in Groups

26 Aug 2010 | Business

GroupsWorking Paper 2010-14. Ramon P. DeGennaro and Gerald P. Dwyer. Angel investors fund thousands of entrepreneurial projects annually. The authors' estimates indicate that the expected return for doing so is about 70 percent per year, compensating for the substantial risk.read more »

Fixed-Term and Permanent Employment Contracts: Theory and Evidence

23 Aug 2010 | Business

Working Paper 2010-13. Shutao Cao, Enchuan Shao, and Pedro Silos. Working Paper 2010-13. The authors provide a theory of why firms offer both employment contracts with high job protection and contracts with no protection. Using that theory, they find that increasing firing costs can increase wage inequality.read more »

Written agreement with Union Bancshares

19 Aug 2010 | Business

Written agreement with Union Bancsharesread more »

Written agreement with Battle Creek State Company and Battle Creek State Bank

19 Aug 2010 | Business

Written agreement with Battle Creek State Company and Battle Creek State Bankread more »

Written agreement with MidSouth Bank

19 Aug 2010 | Business

Written agreement with MidSouth Bankread more »

Barclays Bank Agrees to Forfeit $298 Million After Violations

19 Aug 2010 | USA News

Barclays Bank PLC, a United Kingdom corporation headquartered in London, has agreed to forfeit $298 million to the United States in connection with violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA).read more »

Cease and desist order against Barclays Bank and Barclays Bank New York Branch

18 Aug 2010 | Business

Cease and desist order against Barclays Bank and Barclays Bank New York Branchread more »

Written agreement with Wisconsin Bancshares

18 Aug 2010 | Business

Written agreement with Wisconsin Bancsharesread more »

G17: G.17 Publication Dates for 2011

17 Aug 2010 | Business

The publication dates for 2011 are now available.read more »

Order of assessment of civil money penalty against Texas Star Bank

17 Aug 2010 | Business

Order of assessment of civil money penalty against Texas Star Bankread more »

Federal Reserve proposes rule to revise escrow account requirements for jumbo mortgages

16 Aug 2010 | Business

Federal Reserve proposes rule to revise escrow account requirements for jumbo mortgagesread more »

Federal Reserve announces final rules to protect mortgage borrowers from unfair, abusive, or deceptive lending practices that can arise from loan originator compensation practices

16 Aug 2010 | Business

Federal Reserve announces final rules to protect mortgage borrowers from unfair, abusive, or deceptive lending practices that can arise from loan originator compensation practicesread more »

Federal Reserve announces final rules regarding consumer notification of mortgage loan sales or transfers

16 Aug 2010 | Business

Federal Reserve announces final rules regarding consumer notification of mortgage loan sales or transfersread more »

Prompt corrective action directive against First Banking Center

16 Aug 2010 | Business

Prompt corrective action directive against First Banking Centerread more »

Federal Reserve proposes enhanced consumer protections and disclosures for home mortgage transactions

16 Aug 2010 | Business

Federal Reserve proposes enhanced consumer protections and disclosures for home mortgage transactionsread more »

Written agreement with Madison Financial Corporation and Madison Bank

16 Aug 2010 | Business

Written agreement with Madison Financial Corporation and Madison Bankread more »

Federal Reserve issues interim rule revising disclosure requirements for closed-end mortgages

16 Aug 2010 | Business

Federal Reserve issues interim rule revising disclosure requirements for closed-end mortgagesread more »

CRA hearing in Los Angeles to be available for online viewing

13 Aug 2010 | Business

CRA hearing in Los Angeles to be available for online viewingread more »

Prompt corrective action directive against Paramount Bank

12 Aug 2010 | Business

Prompt corrective action directive against Paramount Bankread more »

Written agreement with Brand Group Holdings and The Brand Banking Company

12 Aug 2010 | Business

Written agreement with Brand Group Holdings and The Brand Banking Companyread more »

Desmistificando a Divida Soberana da Grecia: Por que Isso Nos Interessa

12 Aug 2010 | Business

EconSouth, Second Quarter 2010. (PDF)read more »

Desmitificando la deuda publica Griega: Por que nos interesa

12 Aug 2010 | Business

EconSouth, Second Quarter 2010. (PDF)read more »

Federal Reserve implements legislation regarding effective dates for gift card rules

11 Aug 2010 | Business

Federal Reserve implements legislation regarding effective dates for gift card rulesread more »

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