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• Former American Bankers Association chair nominated to Fed post

  - 2007-06-01

  President George W. Bush is nominating former ABA Chairman Betsy A. Duke to fill the final five years of a 14-year term on the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Sys tern. Duke is senior executive vice president and chief operating ofñccr of TowneBank in Portsmouth, Va. She has...

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• 2006: The past year from the pages of BankNews

  - 2007-01-01

  January. AN EXTENSION has been requested by the National Credit Union Administration in the lawsuit challenging NCUA's approval of the application by America First Federal Credit Union to expand to every major metropolitan area in Utah. NCUA also voted to rescind its approval of the America First application, issue a...

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• Fed rate hikes near end, say bank economists

  - 2006-07-31

  The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates a quarter point at the next FOMC meeting in the face of continuing inflationary pressures, the American Bankers Association Economic Advisory Committee said recently. "The Committee forecasts the economy to grow at a 3 percent rate--at best--for the remainder of...

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• New Fed chairman to speak at Stonier.(Ben Bernanke of Federal Reserve Board speaks at meeting of American Bankers Association)(Brief article)

  - 2006-04-01

  New Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke will be the keynote speaker at ABA's Stonier Graduate School of Banking June 12 at Georgetown University. "We are honored that the chairman will be addressing this years students," said Stonie New Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke will...

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• Looking back

  - 2005-01-01

  A month-by-month replay of 2004 from the pages of BANKNEWS Mid-WeekJanuary. TWO FINAL RULES that reflect the federal character of the national banking system have been issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The OCC said the regulations enhance the ability of national banks to plan their...

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• NAR questions reserve board nominee

  - 2002-01-01

  The NAR has voiced concern over the nomination of Mark Olson, former American Bankers Association ABA head, to be a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. The real estate association questions the propriety of the nomination because the Reserve Board and U.S. Treasury are the regulatory bodies considering...

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• The Impact of the Federal Reserve Board's Proposed Revisions to HOEPA on the Number and Characteristics of HOEPA Loans

  BNET - 2001-07-24

  The following report utilizes information from a large population of mortgage loans originated or purchased by the subprime divisions of nine major national lenders to assess the impact of the Board's proposal on the number of loans covered by HOEPA. We also provide information on the types of loans and...

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• Is soft landing here? Not just yet.(Brief Article)

  - 2000-08-01

  THE ECONOMY WILL CONTINUE TO grow solidly, but at a more moderate pace, according to the American Bankers Association Economic Advisory Committee EAC. While higher interest rates will bring moderation, strength in employment and capital spending should ensure continued expansion, the committee said...

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• Recast MMDA in a business image, ABA petitions Fed.(money market deposit account, American Bankers Association, Federal Reserve Board)

  - 1997-07-01

  The American Bankers Assn wants the US Federal Reserve Board to introduce a new money market deposit account for businesses because businesses cannot have negotiable order of withdrawal accounts or NOW accounts. The request was introduced on Jun 4, 1997, The American Bankers Assn wants the US Federal Reserve Board...

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• ABA keeps an eye on payments system policies. (American Bankers Association, Federal Reserve)(ABA Government Relations) (column)

  - 1991-09-01

  Watchdogging the Federal Reserve on payments-system issues is a fulltime job at ABA. Recent association comment letters and other efforts have nearly matched the steady flow of paperwork out of the nation's central bank. Daylight overdrafts. The dayl Watchdogging the Federal Reserve on payments-system issues is...

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