Thursday, January 28, 2010

Special notice: President's State of the Union address

01/28/10: President Obama's State of the Union address.
Address was 01/27/10 before joint session of Congress.

Special notice: NCUA touts CU savings, loan rates

01/28/10: NCUA statement on credit union loan, savings rates.
Statement was 01/27/10.

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

FDIC updated list of banks in liquidation

01/27/10: Update to Notice of Financial Institutions for Which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Has Been Appointed Either Receiver, Liquidator, or Manager. Update listing of financial institutions in liquidation. FDIC.
Lists banks in liquidation from 01/01/08 through 12/31/09. PDF Text

Federal housing finance agencies' final rule on reporting of fraudulent financial instruments

01/27/10: Reporting of Fraudulent Financial Instruments. Final regulation. Federal Housing Finance Agency, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Overight.
Effective 02/26/10. PDF Text

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Special notice: 02/04/10 NCUA town hall meeting agenda published

01/26/10: NCUA publishes agenda for Orlando town hall meeting. Meeting will focus on corporate credit union proposal, field of membership.
Meeting is 02/04/10; registration begins 8 a.m.

NCUA open board meeting agenda published

01/26/10: Sunshine Act; notice of agency meeting. NCUA.
Open meeting is 10 a.m. 01/29/10; closed meeting is 11 a.m. PDF Text

Monday, January 25, 2010

Special notice: NCUA sets open board meeting agenda

01/25/10: NCUA Open Board Meeting Agenda. Notice. NCUA.
Open meeting is 10 a.m. 01/29/10; closed meeting is 11 a.m. Agenda

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network request for nominations to advisory council

01/25/10: Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group; Solicitation of Application for Membership. Notice and request for nominations. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
Nominations are due 02/24/10. PDF Text

Friday, January 22, 2010

OFAC blocked persons designation lifted

01/22/10: Unblocking of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons Pursuant to Executive Order 12978. Notice. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Effective 01/08/10. PDF Text

Thursday, January 21, 2010

Administrative actions regarding FHA lenders

01/21/10: Mortgagee Review Board Administrative Actions. Notice. Federal Housing Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Actions from 07/10/08-08/04/10. PDF Text

OFAC blocked persons designation

01/21/10: Additional Designation of Entities and Individuals Pursuant to Executive Order 12978. Notice. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Effective 01/14/10. PDF Text

Federal Trade Commission thresholds for notification of mergers, acquisitions

01/21/10: Revised Jurisdictional Thresholds for Section 7A of the Clayton Act. Notice. Federal Trade Commission.
Effective 02/22/10. PDF Text

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

FDIC advance notice of proposed rulemaking on adding employee compensation criteria to risk assessment system

01/19/10: Incorporating Employee Compensation Criteria Into the Risk Assessment System. Advance notice of proposed rulemaking. FDIC.
Comments are due 02/18/10. PDF Text

Friday, January 15, 2010

Fair credit reporting risk-based pricing final rules; Federal Reserve Board and Federal Trade Commission

01/15/10: Fair Credit Reporting Risk-Based Pricing Regulations. Final rules. Federal Reserve Board, Federal Trade Commission.
Effective 01/01/11. PDF Text

Federal Open Market Committee statement from 12/16/09

01/15/10: Federal Open Market Committee Domestic Policy Directive of 12/15/09 and 12/16/09. Federal Reserve Board.
Federal funds rate target still zero to 0.25 percent. PDF Text

OFAC blocked persons designation lifted

01/15/10: Unblocking of Specially Designated National Pursuant to Executive Order 13224. Notice. Federal Open Market Committee.
Effective 01/08/10. PDF Text

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Treasury proposal regarding Troubled Asset Relief Program Office of the Special Inspector General

01/14/10: Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program; Privacy Act of 1974; Proposed Implementation. Proposed rule. Treasury.
Comments are due 02/16/10. PDF Text

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

FDIC Advisory Committee on Community Banking to meet

01/13/10: FDIC Advisory Committee on Community Banking. Notice of meeting. FDIC.
Open meeting is 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 01/28/10. PDF Text

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission first open meeting

01/12/10: Notice of open meeting. Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. The commission was created under the 2009 Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act to examine domestic and global causes of the current financial and economic crisis in the U.S.
The two-day open meeting takes place 01/13/10-01/14/10, beginning 9 a.m. each day. PDF Text

Monday, January 11, 2010

Special notice: Town hall meetings scheduled on NCUA corporate credit union proposal

01/11/10: Town hall meetings regarding proposed rule on corporate credit unions. NCUA.
Town halls are 01/22/10 in Dallas, 02/04/10 in Orlando, Fla.

Federal Housing Finance Board proposal for ensuring inclusion of minorities and women in management, employment and contracting

01/11/10: Minority and Women Inclusion. Notice of proposed rulemaking. Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Comments are due 03/12/10. PDF Text

Friday, January 8, 2010

Special notice: FFIEC advisory on interest rate risk

01/08/10: Interagency advisory on interest rate risk. NCUA, Federal Reserve Board, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, FDIC, Office of Thrift Supervision, Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council.
Issued 01/07/10.

FDIC open board meeting (executive compensation)

01/08/10: Sunshine Act notice of agency meeting. FDIC.
Open meeting is 10 a.m. 01/12/10. PDF Text

Securities and Exchange Commission open meeting

01/08/10: Sunshine Act meeting notice. Securities and Exchange commission.
Open meeting is 10 a.m. 01/13/10. PDF Text

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Special notice: NCUA posts archived file of member business lending webinar

01/07/10: Member Business Lending Webinar archived online. NCUA. The webinar, "Member Business Lending: Regulators' Perspective," was conducted 11/18/09.

FDIC advance notice of proposed rulemaking; treatment by conservator/receiver of assets in connection with securitization or privatization

01/07/10: Treatment by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as Conservator or Receiver of Financial Assets Transferred by an Insured Depository Institution in Connection With a Securitization or Participation After March 31, 2010. Advance notice of proposed rulemaking. FDIC.
Comments are due 02/22/10. PDF Text

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Treasury final rule; Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act

01/06/10: Freedom of Information Act, Privacy Act of 1974; implementation. Final rule. Treasury.
Effective 01/06/10. PDF Text

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Handbook available

01/05/10: HUD Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Handbook. Notice of availability. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Notice dated 12/29/09. PDF Text

Federal Reserve Board final rule; single check-processing region

01/05/10: Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks. Final rule. Federal Reserve Board.
Effective 02/27/10. PDF Text

OFAC blocked persons designation

01/05/10: Designation of One Entity Pursuant to Executive Order 13438. Notice. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Effective 12/22/09. PDF Text

Small Business Administration Community Express Pilot Program extended

01/05/10: Community Express Pilot Program. Notice of extension. Small Business Administration.
Extension is through 12/31/10. PDF Text

Federal Housing Finance Agency final rule on Federal Home Loan Bank Membership for CDFIs

01/05/10: Federal Home Loan Bank Membership for Community Development Financial Institutions. Final rule. Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Effective 02/04/10. PDF Text

Community Development Financial Institutions Fund proposed new information collection

01/05/09: Bank Enterprise Award (BEA) Program Awardee Reporting Form. Notice and request for comments. Community Development Financial Institutions Fund.
Comments are due 03/08/10. PDF Text

Monday, January 4, 2010

Special notice: NCUA intervenes in suit against Western Corporate FCU

12/30/09: NCUA intervenes in Western Corporate FCU suit. NCUA has filed to intervene as plaintiff in suit brought against WesCorp.

Financial Management Service proposed rule; endorsement of Treasury checks

01/04/10: Endorsement and Payment of Checks Drawn on the United States Treasury. Notice of proposed rulemaking with request for comment. Financial Management Service, Treasury.
Comments are due 03/05/10. PDF Text

IRS final, temporary rules on disclosure or use of information by tax return preparers

01/04/10: Amendments to the Section 7216 Regulations—Disclosure or Use of Information by Preparers of Returns. Final and temporary regulations. IRS.
Effective 01/04/10. PDF Text

IRS proposed rule on disclosure or use of information by tax return preparers

01/04/10: Amendments to the Section 7216 Regulations—Disclosure or Use of Information by Preparers of Returns. Notice of proposed rulemaking by cross-reference to temporary regulations. IRS.
Comments are due 03/05/10. PDF Text