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June 30, 2017 - Midwest Economy Index Points to Slower Growth in May - The Midwest Economy Index decreased to +0.51 in May from +0.72 in April. www.chicagofed.org/~/media/publications/mei/2017/mei-may2017-pdf.pdf

June 30, 2017 - NCUA Issues Prohibition Notices - The National Credit Union Administration in June issued six notices of prohibition to individuals who have been convicted of crimes of dishonesty and, as a result, are prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured financial institution. www.ncua.gov/newsroom/Pages/news-2017-june-prohibition-orders.aspx

June 30, 2017 - FDIC Makes Public May Enforcement Actions; No Administrative Hearings Scheduled for July 2017 - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation today released a list of orders of administrative enforcement actions taken against banks and individuals in May. www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2017/pr17049.html

June 30, 2017 - Credit and Liquidity Programs and the Balance Sheet - Recent balance sheet trends, weekly chart update.  www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_recenttrends.htm

June 30, 2017 - Statistical Release - Finance Companies - G.20 - Announcements - The February G.20, released on May 2nd, 2016, was reposted to correct a data error. On and off-book business equipment leases were revised back to 2014, and no other data were changed. www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g20/

June 30, 2017 - The Credit Card Act and Consumer Finance Company Lending - Gregory Elliehausen and Simona M. Hannon - The Credit Card Accountability and Disclosure Act of 2009 restricted several risk management practices of credit card issuers. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2017072pap.pdf 

June 30, 2017 - Racial Gaps in Labor Market Outcomes in the Last Four Decades and over the Business Cycle - Tomaz Cajner, Tyler Radler, David Ratner, and Ivan Vidangos - We examine racial disparities in key labor market outcomes for men and women over the past four decades, with a special emphasis on their evolution over the business cycle. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2017071pap.pdf

June 30, 2017 - Federal Reserve Payments Study highlights changes in consumer and business payment choice - Consumers wrote nearly two-thirds fewer checks per household in 2015 than in 2000, while total noncash payments per household, which includes not only checks but also card payments and electronic transfers via the automated clearinghouse system, expanded almost 95 percent, according to additional results released today from the 2016 Federal Reserve Payments Study. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20170630a.htm

June 29, 2017 - Economy to Cruise Near Speed Limit in 2017 and 2018 Even as Auto Sales Downshift By William A. Strauss , Thomas Haasl - According to participants in the Chicago Fed’s annual Automotive Outlook Symposium, the nation’s economic growth is forecasted to be near its long-term average this year and to strengthen somewhat in 2018.   www.chicagofed.org/publications/chicago-fed-letter/2017/381

June 29, 2017 - Branch Closings: Revised Comptroller’s Licensing Manual Booklet - This revised booklet replaces the booklet titled “Branch Closings” issued in April 2003. www.occ.treas.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2017/bulletin-2017-24.html

June 29, 2017 - OCC Appoints Three New Members to Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee.  www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2017/nr-occ-2017-74.html

June 29, 2017 - St. Louis Fed's Bullard Discusses Future of U.S. Monetary Policy Path in a Global Context - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard addressed “The Path Forward for U.S. Monetary Policy in a Global Context” on Thursday during the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum’s City Lecture. www.stlouisfed.org/news-releases/2017/06/29/bullard-us-monetary-policy-path

June 29, 2017 - Proposed Revisions to the Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income - As the next step in an ongoing effort by the federal banking agencies to reduce data reporting and other burdens for small institutions, the agencies, as members of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, are requesting comment on additional burden-reducing revisions and certain other reporting changes to all three versions of the Call Report. www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2017/fil17025.html

June 29, 2017 - Federal Reserve Board releases annual determination of aggregate consolidated liabilities of financial companies - The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday released its annual determination of the aggregate consolidated liabilities of financial companies as required by section 622 of the Dodd-Frank Act. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20170629a.htm

June 29, 2017 - Payment Systems - Automated Clearinghouse Services - Quarterly data updates.  www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/fedach_data.htm

June 29, 2017 - Payment Systems - Check Services - Quarterly data updates.  www.federalreserve.gov/paymentsystems/check_data.htm

June 29, 2017 - Recoveries and Trade: Does the Exchange Rate Regime Matter? - Caitlin Hegarty and Beth Anne Wilson - In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, attention has focused on what has influenced the pace of recovery across countries. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/ifdp-notes/recoveries-and-trade-does-the-exchange-rate-regime-matter-20170629.htm

June 29, 2017 - Was There a Great Moderation for Inflation Volatility? - Edward Hulseman1 and Alan Detmeister - Most accounts of the "Great Moderation"--a decline in macroeconomic volatility in the decades prior to the Great Recession--focus on employment growth and GDP growth. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/was-there-a-great-moderation-for-inflation-volatility-20170629.htm

June 29, 2017 - Federal Reserve Board releases annual determination of aggregate consolidated liabilities of financial companies - The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday released its annual determination of the aggregate consolidated liabilities of financial companies as required by section 622 of the Dodd-Frank Act. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20170629a.htm
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June 28, 2017 - Economy to Cruise Near Speed Limit in 2017 and 2018 Even as Auto Sales Downshift By William A. Strauss , Thomas Haasl - According to participants in the Chicago Fed’s annual Automotive Outlook Symposium, the nation’s economic growth is forecasted to be near its long-term average this year and to strengthen somewhat in 2018. www.chicagofed.org/publications/chicago-fed-letter/2017/381

June 28, 2017 - Constructing a Dictionary for Financial Stability - Ricardo Correa, Keshav Garud, Juan-Miguel Londono-Yarce, and Nathan Mislang - In a recent paper analyzing the sentiment of central bank communications (Correa, Garud, Londono, and Mislang, 2017), we constructed lists of words conveying positive and negative sentiment--a dictionary--that is calibrated to the language of financial stability reports. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/ifdp-notes/constructing-a-dictionary-for-financial-stability-20170623.htm 

June 28, 2017 - Nonlinearities in the Phillips Curve for the United States: Evidence Using Metropolitan Data - Nathan R. Babb and Alan K. Detmeister - With the unemployment rate in the United States currently below estimates of its natural rate we examine if the relationship between inflation and unemployment is nonlinear. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2017070pap.pdf

June 28, 2017 - Investment Commonality across Insurance Companies: Fire Sale Risk and Corporate Yield Spreads - Vikram Nanda, Wei Wu, and Xing Zhou - Insurance companies often follow highly correlated investment strategies www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/2017.htm#2017069

June 28, 2017 - Primary Dealers' Behavior during the 2007-08 Crisis: Part II, Intermediation and Deleveraging - Rajkamal Iyer and Marco Macchiavelli - In this second of two notes we study how dealers deleverage following the 2007-2008 funding squeeze. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/primary-dealers-behavior-during-the-2007-08-crisis-part-II-intermediation-and-deleveraging-20170628.htm

June 28, 2017 - Legal Interpretations - Bank Holding Companies/Savings and Loan Holding Companies/Change in Control - 2017 Letters.   www.federalreserve.gov/supervisionreg/legalinterpretations/bhc_changeincontrol2017.htm

June 27, 2017 - NCUA - McWatters Named NCUA Chairman - President Donald J. Trump has designated Acting National Credit Union Administration Board Chairman J. Mark McWatters as the tenth Chairman of the NCUA Board, effective June 23. www.ncua.gov/newsroom/Pages/news-2017-june-mcwatters-named-ncua-chairman.aspx 

June 27, 2017 - Acting Comptroller of the Currency Addresses the Agency’s Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee - Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith A. Noreika discussed the importance of minority depository institutions during remarks at today’s meeting of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee. www.occ.gov/news-issuances/speeches/2017/pub-speech-2017-73.pdf

June 27, 2017 - SF Fed’s Williams: Long Term Economic Landscape to be Defined by “Sea Change” in Demographics, Productivity - Today, John C. Williams, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, asserted that a global slowdown in productivity, along with demographic factors like slowing population and labor growth, are behind a global growth slump that is creating a new set of economic challenges for countries worldwide. www.frbsf.org/our-district/press/news-releases/2017/sf-fed-williams-long-term-economic-landscape-defined-by-sea-change-demographics-productivity/

June 27, 2017 - Proposed Revisions to the Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Reserve Board, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are requesting comment on additional burden-reducing revisions and certain other reporting changes to all three versions of the Call Report. www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2017/fil17024.pdf

June 27, 2017 - How Large were the Effects of Emergency and Extended Benefits on Unemployment during the Great Recession and its Aftermath? - Andrew Figura and David Ratner - This paper presents estimates of the effect of unemployment benefit extensions during the Great Recession on unemployment and labor force participation. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2017068pap.pdf

June 27, 2017 - Consumer Mistakes and Advertising: The Case of Mortgage Refinancing - Serafin Grundl and You Suk Kim - Does advertising help consumers to find the products they need or push them to buy products they don't need? www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2017067pap.pdf 

June 27, 2017 - Speech by Vice Chairman Fischer on an assessment of financial stability in the United States.  www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/fischer20170627a.htm

June 27, 2017 - Ricardo A. Aguilera appointed new director of Division of Financial Management and chief financial officer - The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the appointment of Ricardo A. Aguilera as director of the Division of Financial Management and chief financial officer, effective June 26. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20170627a.htm

June 27, 2017 - Federal Reserve Board announces $3 million fine against Bank of New York Mellon Corporation for unsafe and unsound practices www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/enforcement20170627a.htm

June 26, 2017 - Index points to slower economic growth in May - Led by declines in production-related indicators, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index moved down to –0.26 in May from +0.57 in April. www.chicagofed.org/~/media/publications/cfnai/2017/cfnai-june2017-pdf.pdf

June 26, 2017 - LOMTO Federal Credit Union Conserved - Member Deposits Insured up to $250,000, Member Services Uninterrupted – The National Credit Union Administration today placed LOMTO Federal Credit Union in Woodside, New York, into conservatorship. www.ncua.gov/newsroom/Pages/news-2017-june-lomto-federal-credit-union-conserved.aspx

June 26, 2017 - Tracy Basinger Appointed Executive Vice President and Director of Financial Institution Supervision and Credit Division at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco - The Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has appointed Tracy Basinger executive vice president and director of Financial Institution Supervision and Credit Division, the Bank announced today. www.frbsf.org/our-district/press/news-releases/2017/tracy-basinger-appointed-executive-vice-president-and-director-financial-institution-supervision-and-credit-division/

June 26, 2017 - Estimating the Competitive Effects of Common Ownership - Jacob Gramlich and Serafin Grundl - If managers maximize the payoffs of their shareholders rather than firm profits, then it may be anticompetitive for a shareholder to own competing firms. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2017029r1pap.pdf

June 26, 2017 - Speech by Governor Powell at the Salzburg Global Seminar.  www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20170626a.htm

June 25, 2017 - SF Fed’s Williams: “Boring is the New Exciting” - Today, John C. Williams, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, affirmed that the Fed’s process for normalizing monetary policy will continue to be widely telegraphed, gradual and transparent—both in terms of the current process of normalizing conventional monetary policy, and in the upcoming process of gradually drawing down the Fed’s balance sheet. www.frbsf.org/our-district/press/news-releases/2017/sf-fed-williams-boring-is-new-exciting/

June 23, 2017 - Can the CFSBC Activity Index Nowcast U.S. Real GDP Growth? By Thomas Walstrum - This article examines how well the Chicago Fed Survey of Business Conditions Activity Index does at predicting U.S. real gross domestic product growth for the current quarter. www.chicagofed.org/publications/chicago-fed-letter/2017/378

June 23, 2017 - Citizens Community Credit Union Conserved - Member Deposits Remain Protected to $250,000; Member Services Uninterrupted – The National Credit Union Administration today placed Citizens Community Credit Union, located in Devils Lake, North Dakota, into conservatorship. www.ncua.gov/newsroom/Pages/news-2017-june-citizens-community-credit-union-conserved.aspx

June 23, 2017 - OCC Hosts Kentucky Workshop for Board Directors and Bank Management - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will host a workshop in Lexington, Ky., at the Griffin Gate Marriott, August 7-9, for directors, senior management team members and other key executives of national community banks and federal savings associations supervised by the OCC. www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2017/nr-occ-2017-72.html

June 23, 2017 - St. Louis Fed's Bullard Discusses the Path Forward for U.S. Monetary Policy - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard addressed “The Path Forward for U.S. Monetary Policy” during his presentation Friday at the annual conference of the Illinois Bankers Association in Nashville, Tenn. www.stlouisfed.org/news-releases/2017/06/23/bullard-discusses-path-forward 

June 23, 2017 - Legal Interpretations - Bank Holding Company Act, June 9, 12, and 15, 2017.  www.federalreserve.gov/supervisionreg/legalinterpretations/bhc_changeincontrol2017.htm

June 23, 2017 - Credit and Liquidity Programs and the Balance Sheet - Recent balance sheet trends, weekly chart update.  www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_recenttrends.htm

June 23, 2017 - Speech by Governor Powell on central clearing and liquidity.  www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20170623a.htm

June 22, 2017 - Acting Comptroller Discusses Opportunities to Promote Economic Growth, Reduce Regulatory Burden - Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith A. Noreika today discussed ways to promote economic growth and reduce regulatory burden, while ensuring proper oversight of the federal banking system. www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2017/nr-occ-2017-71.html 
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June 21, 2017 - NCUA - May 2017 NCUA Board Meeting Video Available - The video recording of the May 25, 2017, open meeting of the National Credit Union Administration Board is now available on the agency’s website.  www.ncua.gov/newsroom/Pages/news-2017-june-may-board-meeting.aspx

June 21, 2017 - Testimony by Governor Jerome H. Powell Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. - Relationship Between Regulation and Economic Growth.   www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/testimony/powell20170622a.htm

June 21, 2017 - Structure and Share Data for U.S. Banking Offices of Foreign Entities - There are two reports showing the same structure and asset information for each U.S. office, but in different orders. Offices located in Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Virgin Islands and other U.S.-affiliated insular areas are excluded. www.federalreserve.gov/releases/iba/default.htm 

June 21, 2017 - Notice of a Meeting under Expedited Procedures - A closed meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System was held at 10:00 a.m. on June 21, 2017. Matter considered: Update on Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review and Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests 2017. www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/boardmeetings/20170621closed.htm

June 21, 2017 - Agencies release list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies - The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced the availability of the 2017 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies, where revitalization or stabilization activities are eligible to receive Community Reinvestment Act consideration under the community development definition. 
Press Release: www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20170621b.htm
Press Release: www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2017/pr17048.html
Press Release: www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2017/nr-ia-2017-70.html

June 21, 2017 - Agencies issue host state loan-to-deposit ratios - The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued the host state loan-to-deposit ratios that they will use to determine compliance with section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994.
Press Release: www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20170621a.htm
Press Release: www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2017/pr17047.html
Press Release: www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2017/nr-ia-2017-69.html

June 20, 2017 - Measuring International Uncertainty: the Case of Korea - Minchul Shin, Boyuan Zhang, Molin Zhong, and Dong Jin Lee - We leverage a data rich environment to construct and study a measure of macroeconomic uncertainty for the Korean economy. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2017066pap.pdf

June 20, 2017 - Speech by Vice Chairman Fischer on housing and financial stability - Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer. 
At the DNB-Riksbank Macroprudential Conference Series, Amsterdam, Netherlands www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/fischer20170620a.htm

June 20, 2017 - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with JP Morgan Chase & Co. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/enforcement20170620a.htm 

June 20, 2017 - Household Debt Service and Financial Obligations Ratios - Household debt service payments and financial obligations as a percentage of disposable personal income; seasonally adjusted.   www.federalreserve.gov/releases/housedebt/default.htm

June 19, 2017 - Monetary Policy Challenges in a New Inflation Environment - A speech delivered on June 19, 2017, before the Money Marketeers of New York University in New York City. www.chicagofed.org/publications/speeches/2017/06-19-17-monetary-policy-challenges-in-a-new-inflation-environment-money-marketeers

June 19, 2017 - Articles of Association, Charter, and Bylaw Amendments: New Comptroller’s Licensing Manual Booklet - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued today the “Articles of Association, Charter, and Bylaw Amendments” booklet of the Comptroller’s Licensing Manual. www.occ.treas.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2017/bulletin-2017-23.html

June 19, 2017 - OCC to Hold Innovation Office Hours in New York - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency announced its Office of Innovation will host Office Hours for national banks, federal savings associations, and financial technology companies, July 24-26, at the OCC’s district office in New York City. www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2017/nr-occ-2017-68.html

June 19, 2017 - St. Louis Fed Announces 2017-2018 Student Board of Directors - The Federal Reserve Board of St. Louis proudly announces the 2017-2018 members of its student board of directors. www.stlouisfed.org/news-releases/2017/06/19/st-louis-fed-announces-2017-2018-student-board-of-directors

June 19, 2017 - Regulatory Relief-Guidance to Help Financial Institutions and to Facilitate Recovery in Areas of Arkansas Affected by Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding - The FDIC has announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and to facilitate recovery in areas of Arkansas affected by severe weather. www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2017/fil17023.html

June 19, 2017 - China's Current Account: External Rebalancing or Capital Flight? - Anna Wong - Abstract: This paper examines an anomaly in China's current account: its large and rapidly growing travel expenditure. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/ifdp/2017.htm#20171208

June 16, 2017 - OCC Enforcement Actions and Terminations for June 2017 - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today released new enforcement actions taken against national banks, federal savings associations, and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with national banks and federal savings associations. www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2017/nr-occ-2017-67.html

June 16, 2017 - Membership Changes for Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Economic Advisory Council - The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco announced that Robert C. Donegan, president of Ivar’s Restaurants, was appointed to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Economic Advisory Council. www.frbsf.org/our-district/press/news-releases/2017/membership-changes-economic-advisory-council/

June 16, 2017 - Fed Chair Yellen Will Open 2017 Fed/CSBS Community Banking Research Conference - Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will give opening remarks at the fifth annual Community Banking in the 21st Century research and policy conference that will be held Oct. 4-5 at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. www.stlouisfed.org/news-releases/2017/06/16/fed-chair-yellen-will-open-2017-community-banking-research-conference

June 16, 2017 - St. Louis Fed and St. Louis Regional Unbanked Task Force to Host Author Lisa Servon on June 20 - The St. Louis Fed’s Center for Household Financial Stability and the St. Louis Regional Unbanked Task Force will host a panel discussion on Tuesday, June 20, featuring Lisa Servon, author of the new book, “The Unbanking of America: How the New Middle Class Survives.” www.stlouisfed.org/news-releases/2017/06/16/st-louis-fed-to-host-author-lisa-servon-on-june-20

June 16, 2017 - FDIC Appoints New Ombudsman - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has appointed M. Anthony Lowe to the post of FDIC Ombudsman and Director of the Office of the Ombudsman. https://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2017/pr17046.html

June 16, 2017 - Principal Payments on the Federal Reserve's Securities Holdings - Brian Bonis, John Kandrac, and Luke Pardue1 - As noted in the Policy Normalization Principles and Plans issued in September 2014, when the Federal Open Market Committee judges that it is appropriate to begin the process of normalizing the size of the balance sheet, it intends to gradually reduce the Federal Reserve's holdings of Treasury securities and agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/principal-payments-on-the-federal-reserves-securities-holdings-20170616.htm

June 16, 2017 - Equity Issuance and Retirement by Nonfinancial Corporations - William R. Kuchinski, Richard E. Ogden, Damian R. Thomas, and Missaka Warusawitharana - The Financial Accounts of the United States reports quarterly net equity issuance of nonfinancial corporations. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/equity-issuance-and-retirement-by-nonfinancial-corporations-20170616.htm

June 16, 2017 - Credit and Liquidity Programs and the Balance Sheet.  www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_recenttrends.htm

June 16, 2017 - A Price-Differentiation Model of the Interbank Market and Its Application to a Financial Crisis - Kyungmin Kim - Rate curves for overnight loans between bank pairs, as functions of loan values, can be used to infer valuation of reserves by banks. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2017065pap.pdf

June 16, 2017 - Federal Advisory Council - The Federal Advisory Council, which is composed of twelve representatives of the banking industry, consults with and advises the Board on all matters within the Board's jurisdiction. www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/fac.htm

June 16, 2017 - Gordon Werkema to retire as Federal Reserve’s payments strategy director - Federal Reserve System Payments Strategy Director Gordon Werkema announced today that he will retire in September. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/other20170616a.htm

June 15, 2017 - OCC Hosts Operational Risk Workshop in West Virginia - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will host a workshop in Charleston, W.V., at the Holiday Inn & Suites Charleston West, July 25, for directors of national community banks and federal savings associations supervised by the OCC. www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2017/nr-occ-2017-66.html

June 15, 2017 - Ray Dillon Rejoins St. Louis Fed’s Industry Councils as a Real Estate Member - Ray Dillon, retired president and CEO of Deltic Timber Corp., has rejoined the St. Louis Fed’s Industry Councils.  Dillon previously served as a member of the Agribusiness Industry Council for three years, starting in 2009.  www.stlouisfed.org/news-releases/2017/06/15/ray-dillon-joins-st-louis-fed-real-estate-industry-council-member

June 15, 2017 - J.T. Ferstl, JD, MAI, Joins St. Louis Fed’s Real Estate Industry Council - James T. (J.T.) Ferstl of Little Rock, Ark., has been named to the Real Estate Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.  www.stlouisfed.org/news-releases/2017/06/15/jt-ferstl-joins-st-louis-fed-real-estate-industry-council

June 15, 2017 - Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17 - Industrial production was unchanged in May following a large increase in April and smaller increases in February and March. Manufacturing output declined 0.4 percent in May; the index is little changed, on net, since February. www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm

June 15, 2017 - Federal Reserve Board approves action by the Boards of Directors of the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, St. Louis, and Minneapolis - The Federal Reserve Board has approved actions on Thursday by the Boards of Directors of the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, St. Louis, and Minneapolis, increasing the discount rate at the Banks from 1-1/2 percent to 1-3/4 percent, effective immediately.   www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20170615a.htm

June 15, 2017 - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Bank of America Corporation.  www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/enforcement20170615a.htm
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June 15, 2017 - Statistical Release - Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17 - Industrial production was unchanged in May following a large increase in April and smaller increases in February and March. www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm

June 14, 2017 - NCUA - McWatters Discusses Goals for Change - Credit unions can expect more regulatory relief and streamlined operations from the National Credit Union Administration in the future, Acting Board Chairman J. Mark McWatters said today. www.ncua.gov/newsroom/Pages/news-2017-june-mcwatters-discusses-goals-change.aspx

June 14, 2017 - NCUA - Board Re-Schedules June Meetings - The National Credit Union Administration Board has re-scheduled its June open and closed meetings. www.ncua.gov/newsroom/Pages/news-2017-june-board-reschedules-meetings.aspx

June 14, 2017 - Notice of a Meeting under Expedited Procedures - A closed meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System was held at 1:00 p.m. on June 13, 2017, and continued on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. Matter considered: Discussion of Monetary Policy Issues. www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/boardmeetings/20170613closed.htm

June 14, 2017 - FOMC issues addendum to the Policy Normalization Principles and Plans - Addendum to the Policy Normalization Principles and Plans - All participants agreed to augment the Committee's Policy Normalization Principles and Plans by providing the following additional details regarding the approach the FOMC intends to use to reduce the Federal Reserve's holdings of Treasury and agency securities once normalization of the level of the federal funds rate is well under way. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20170614c.htm

June 14, 2017 - Federal Reserve Board and Federal Open Market Committee release economic projections from the June 13-14 FOMC meeting - The attached table and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants for the June 13-14 meeting. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20170614b.htm

June 14, 2017 - Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement - Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising moderately so far this year. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20170614a.htm

June 13, 2017 - Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Bank of the Orient.  www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/enforcement20170613a.htm

June 12, 2017 - FDIC Consumer News Issues Warning About 10 Scams Targeting Bank Customers - The FDIC often hears from bank customers who believe they may be the victims of financial fraud or thefts. The Summer 2017 FDIC Consumer News alerts the public to common scams and provides basic tips for protecting personal information and money. www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2017/pr17045.html

June 12, 2017 - State Credit Union Data Show Growth Trends Continuing in First Quarter of 2017 - Federally insured credit unions across the country saw continued improvement in nearly every category during the first quarter of 2017, according to state-level data compiled by the National Credit Union Administration and released today. www.ncua.gov/newsroom/Pages/news-2017-june-state-credit-union-data-growth-trends-q1-2017.aspx

June 12, 2017 - NCUA Charters Community HOPE Federal Credit Union - New Credit Union Will Provide Affordable Financial Services to a Low-Income Community in Lincoln, Nebraska - The National Credit Union Administration has granted a federal charter and Share Insurance Fund coverage to Community HOPE Federal Credit Union in Lincoln, Nebraska. www.ncua.gov/newsroom/Pages/news-2017-june-ncua-charters-community-hope-federal-credit-union.aspx

June 9, 2017 - Description: Shortening the Settlement Cycle - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is issuing this bulletin to highlight actions that national banks and federal savings associations should take to prepare for the change in the regular securities settlement cycle for most U.S. securities transactions. The change becomes effective on September 5, 2017. www.occ.treas.gov/news-issuances/bulletins/2017/bulletin-2017-22.html

June 9, 2017 - Female Labor Supply and Why Women Need to Be Included in Economic Models By Mariacristina De Nardi , Sharada Dharmasankar - Women contribute a large fraction of aggregate labor hours, earnings, and labor force participation. www.chicagofed.org/publications/chicago-fed-letter/2017/380

June 9, 2017 - Changes in the Risk-Management Environment for Monetary Policy By Jonas D. M. Fisher , François Gourio , Spencer Krane - In response to the massive challenges presented by the global financial crisis, in late 2007 the Federal Open Market Committee began a series of large reductions in its traditional policy tool, the overnight interest rate in the federal funds market. www.chicagofed.org/publications/chicago-fed-letter/2017/377

June 9, 2017 - Regulatory Reform - Communications with the public through June 9, 2017 - The Federal Reserve Board will be involved in many rulemakings to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. www.federalreserve.gov/regreform/communications-with-public.htm

June 9, 2017 - Advanced Notice of a Meeting under Expedited Procedures - A closed meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System will be held under expedited procedures at 1:00 PM on June 13, 2017. Matter to be considered: Discussion of Monetary Policy Issues. www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/boardmeetings/20170613closed.htm

June 9, 2017 - Credit and Liquidity Programs and the Balance Sheet - Recent balance sheet trends, weekly chart update. www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_recenttrends.htm

June 8, 2017 - Report to the Congress - Annual Report 2016 - Report on operations of the Board during the year. Provides minutes of Federal Open Market Committee meetings, financial statements of the Board and combined financial statements of the Reserve Banks, financial statements for Federal Reserve priced services, information on other services provided by the Reserve Banks, directories of Federal Reserve officials and advisory committees, statistical tables, and maps showing the System's District and Branch boundaries. www.federalreserve.gov/publications/annual-report.htm

June 8, 2017 - Statistical Release - Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1 - The Financial Accounts of the United States includes data on the flow of funds and levels of financial assets and liabilities, by sector and financial instrument; full balance sheets, including net worth, for households and nonprofit organizations, nonfinancial corporate businesses, and nonfinancial noncorporate businesses; Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts; and additional supplemental detail. www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/current/
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June 8, 2017 - Statistical Release - Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1 - The Financial Accounts of the United States includes data on the flow of funds and levels of financial assets and liabilities, by sector and financial instrument; full balance sheets, including net worth, for households and nonprofit organizations, nonfinancial corporate businesses, and nonfinancial noncorporate businesses; Integrated Macroeconomic Accounts; and additional supplemental detail. www.federalreserve.gov/releases/z1/current/

June 7, 2017 - OCC Hosts Risk Governance and Compliance Workshops in Ohio - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will host two workshops in Cleveland at the Crowne Plaza Cleveland South, July 18-19, for directors of national community banks and federal savings associations supervised by the OCC. www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2017/nr-occ-2017-65.html

June 7, 2017 - OCC Hosts Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee Meeting - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced it will host a public meeting of the Minority Depository Institutions Advisory Committee on Tuesday, June 27, 2017, beginning at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time. www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2017/nr-occ-2017-64.html

June 7, 2017 - Summary of Deposits Survey- Filing for June 30, 2017 - The Summary of Deposits is the annual survey of branch office deposits as of June 30 for all FDIC-insured institutions, including insured U.S. branches of foreign banks. www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2017/fil17021.pdf

June 7, 2017 - Adoption of Supervisory Guidance on Model Risk Management -The FDIC is adopting the Supervisory Guidance on Model Risk Management previously issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, with technical conforming changes, thereby making the guidance applicable to certain FDIC-supervised institutions. www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2017/fil17022.pdf

June 7, 2017 - Statistical Release - Consumer Credit - G.19 - In April, consumer credit increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2-1/2 percent. Revolving credit increased at an annual rate of 1-3/4 percent, while nonrevolving credit increased at an annual rate of 3 percent. www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g19/current/default.htm

June 7, 2017 - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by TIAA Board of Overseers, Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, and TCT Holdings, Inc.  www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/orders20170607b.htm 

June 7, 2017 - Federal Reserve Board approves extended transition period for Deutsche Bank AG, SVB Financial Group, and UBS Group AG to conform investments in certain "illiquid funds" to requirements of Volcker rule. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20170607a.htm

June 7, 2017 - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of applications by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and CIBC Holdco Inc.  www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/orders20170607a.htm

June 7, 2017 - Federal Reserve Board permanently bars two former employees of Regions Bank from the banking industry - The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday permanently barred Richard Henderson and Philip Cooper, former employees of Regions Bank, from the banking industry after both pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, and conspiracy to commit bank bribery and wire fraud affecting a financial institution. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/enforcement20170607a.htm

June 6, 2017 - Regulatory Relief - Guidance to Help Financial Institutions and to Facilitate Recovery in Areas of Missouri Affected by Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding - The FDIC has announced a series of steps intended to provide regulatory relief to financial institutions and to facilitate recovery in areas of Missouri affected by severe weather. www.fdic.gov/news/news/financial/2017/fil17020.html

June 5, 2017 - Solid and Steady Economic Growth Expected in 2017 and 2018, Chicago Fed Automotive Outlook Symposium Participants Say - The 24th annual Automotive Outlook Symposium was held in Detroit on Thursday and Friday, June 1-2, and drew more than 60 participants from the manufacturing and banking industries, as well as consulting and service firms and academia. www.chicagofed.org/~/media/others/events/2017/automotive-outlook-symposium/aos-press-release-pdf.pdf

June 5, 2017 - NCUA Releases Q1 2017 Credit Union System Performance Data - NCUA makes detailed credit union system performance data available on its Credit Union and Call Report Data webpage, including Call Report quarterly summaries and financial performance reports. www.ncua.gov/newsroom/Pages/news-2017-june-ncua-releases-q1-credit-union-system-performance-data.aspx

June 5, 2017 - FDIC Issues List of Banks Examined for CRA Compliance - The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation today issued its list of state nonmember banks recently evaluated for compliance with the Community Reinvestment Act. The list covers evaluation ratings that the FDIC assigned to institutions in March 2017. www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2017/pr17044.html

June 5, 2017 - Notice of a Meeting under Expedited Procedures - A closed meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System was held at 11:00 AM on June 5, 2017. Matter considered: Review and determination by the Board of Governors of the advance and discount rates to be charged by the Federal Reserve Banks. www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/boardmeetings/20170605closed.htm

June 2, 2017 - Chicago’s Fiscal Future: Growth or insolvency? A Conference Summary - By Rick Mattoon , Sarah Wetmore - The intersection between poor fiscal conditions facing Chicago and the prospects for business development was the subject of a conference cosponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and the Civic Federation on April 19, 2017. www.chicagofed.org/publications/chicago-fed-letter/2017/379

June 2, 2017 - Macroeconomic implications of oil price fluctuations: a regime-switching framework for the euro area - Federic Holm-Hadulla and Kirstin Hubrich - Abstract: We investigate whether the response of the macro-economy to oil price shocks undergoes episodic changes. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/2017.htm#2017063

June 2, 2017 - Comparing Cross-Country Estimates of Lorenz Curves Using a Dirichlet Distribution Across Estimators and Datasets - Andrew C. Chang, Phillip Li, and Shawn M. Martin - Abstract: Chotikapanich and Griffiths (2002) introduced the Dirichlet distribution to the estimation of Lorenz curves. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2017062pap.pdf

June 2, 2017 - Chair Yellen's calendar, April 2017.  www.federalreserve.gov/foia/chairscalendar-042017.htm

June 2, 2017 - Credit and Liquidity Programs and the Balance Sheet - Recent balance sheet trends, weekly chart update.  www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/bst_recenttrends.htm

June 2, 2017 - How Have the Fed's Three Rate Hikes Passed Through to Selected Short-term Interest Rates? - Alyssa Anderson, Jane Ihrig, Mary-Frances Styczynski, and Gretchen C. Weinbach - Since December 2015, the Federal Open Market Committee has increased the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points three times.  www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/how-have-the-feds-three-rate-hikes-passed-through-to-selected-short-term-interest-rates-20170602.htm

June 2, 2017 - Community Advisory Council - The Community Advisory Council was formed by the Federal Reserve Board in 2015 to offer diverse perspectives on the economic circumstances and financial services needs of consumers and communities, with a particular focus on the concerns of low- and moderate-income populations. www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/cac.htm

June 2, 2017 - Federal Reserve Board announces approval of applications by FirstSun Capital Bancorp - The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act by FirstSun Capital Bancorp, formerly known as Sunflower Reincorporation Sub, Inc., to acquire Sunflower Financial, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire Sunflower Bank, National Association, all of Salina, Kansas. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/orders20170602a.htm   
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June 1, 2017 - OCC Releases CRA Evaluations for 18 National Banks and Federal Savings Associations - The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act performance evaluations that became public during the period of May 1, 2017 through May 31, 2017. www.occ.gov/news-issuances/news-releases/2017/nr-occ-2017-63.html

June 1, 2017 - Fiscal Policy and Aggregate Demand in the U.S. Before, During and Following the Great Recession - David Cashin, Jamie Lenney, Byron Lutz, and William Peterman - We examine the effect of federal and subnational fiscal policy on aggregate demand in the U.S. by introducing the fiscal effect measure. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2017061pap.pdf

June 1, 2017 - Money-Financed Fiscal Programs: A Cautionary Tale - William B. English, Christopher J. Erceg, and David Lopez-Salido - A number of prominent economists and policymakers have argued that money-financed fiscal programs (helicopter drops) could be efficacious in boosting output and inflation in economies facing persistent economic weakness, very low inflation, and signifiant fiscal strains. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2017060pap.pdf

June 1, 2017 - Measuring the Natural Rate of Interest: Alternative Specifications - Kurt F. Lewis and Francisco Vazquez-Grande - We build on the work of Laubach and Williams (2003) and subsequent studies by analyzing the effect on the estimates of the natural rate of interest of accounting for full parameter uncertainty and alternative specifications for the underlying components of the natural rate. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2017059pap.pdf

June 1, 2017 - Macro Risks and the Term Structure of Interest Rates - Geert Bekaert, Eric Engstrom, and Andrey Ermolov - Abstract: We use non-Gaussian features in U.S. macroeconomic data to identify aggregate supply and demand shocks while imposing minimal economic assumptions. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/files/2017058pap.pdf

June 1, 2017 - Advance Notice of a Meeting under Expedited Procedures - A closed meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System will be held under expedited procedures at 12:00 PM on June 5, 2017. Matter to be considered: Review and determination by the Board of Governors of the advance and discount rates to be charged by the Federal Reserve Banks. www.federalreserve.gov/aboutthefed/boardmeetings/20170605closed.htm

June 1, 2017 - Foreign Exchange Rates - G.5 - The table below shows the average rates of exchange in MAY 2017 together with comparable figures for other months. Averages are based on daily noon buying rates for cable transfers in New York City certified for customs purposes by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g5/current/default.htm

June 1, 2017 - Emerging Market Nonfinancial Corporate Debt: How Concerned Should We Be? - Daniel Beltran, Keshav Garud, and Aaron Rosenblum - Nonfinancial corporate debt in emerging market economies has tripled since the global financial crisis, reaching roughly $25 trillion, or 112 percent of GDP, in mid-2016. www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/ifdp-notes/emerging-market-nonfinancial-corporate-debt-how-concerned-should-we-be-20170601.htm

June 1, 2017 - Speech by Governor Powell on the normalization of monetary policy Governor Jerome H. Powell At the Economic Club of New York, New York, New York.   www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20170601a.htm

June 1, 2017 - Federal Reserve Board announces schedule for results from Dodd-Frank Act stress tests and Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review -Results from the latest supervisory stress tests conducted as part of the Dodd-Frank Act will be released on Thursday, June 22, and the results from the Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review will be released on Wednesday, June 28, the Federal Reserve Board announced on Thursday. www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20170601a.htm

June 1, 2017 - NCUA - June 7 NCUA Twitter Chat Will Cover New Learning Management Service - Credit unions can share their experiences using the National Credit Union Administration’s new online Learning Management Service during an #NCUAChat scheduled for Wednesday, June 7, beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern. www.ncua.gov/newsroom/Pages/news-2017-june-7-ncua-twitter-chat-cover-new-learning-management-service.aspx

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