Category: U.S. Department of the Treasury
Aug 17, 2011
The U.S. Treasury issued the following news release on August 17, 2011: Thirty-Seven Additional Community Banks Across the Country Receive $418 Million to Help Small Businesses Access Capital, Create New Jobs Total of 80 Banks Have Now Received More …
Aug 16, 2011
The U.S. Department of Treasury issued the following new release today, August 16, 2011: U.S. Department of Treasury Announces Funds to Spur $3.6 Billion in New Lending to Small Businesses to Help Create Jobs WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, …
Jul 21, 2011
The U.S. Federal Reserve issued the following news release today, July 21, 2011: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Ready to Help Consumers on Day One Consumer Agency Hits the Ground Running WASHINGTON – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau …
Jul 20, 2011
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, issued a consent cease and desist order and assessed an $85 million civil money penalty against Wells Fargo & Company of San Francisco, a registered bank holding company, and Wells …
Jul 13, 2011
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services on July 13, 2011 about the Federal Reserve’s semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress. To view the report in PDF format, click here. Chairman …
Jul 6, 2011
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission have issued final rules today, July 6, 2011, implementing credit score disclosure requirements in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd-Frank”). The final …
Jun 29, 2011
The following is the text of U.S. Federal Reserve Board of Governors Member Sarah Bloom Raskin’s speech on “Economic and Finanical Inclusion in 2011: What it Means for Americans and Economic Recovery,” given at the New America Foundation Forum …
Jun 23, 2011
The following news release was issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on June 23, 2011: Agencies Extend Comment Period on Swap Margin and Capital Proposed Rulemaking Five federal agencies have approved and …
Jun 15, 2011
The U.S. Federal Reserve issued the following news release today, June 15, 2011: Above: Michael Gibson Michael S. Gibson, Senior Associate Director, Division of Research and Statistics Testifies in Washington, D.C. on the Implementation of Title VII of the …
Jun 14, 2011
Following is the text of U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s speech on Fiscal Sustainability today, June 14, 2011, at the annual conference of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget in Washington D.C.: Fiscal Sustainability …