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2000 Notice Summaries

December 2000
00-82	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System requested public comment on amendments to Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure).
00-81	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of Thrift Supervision published final insurance consumer protection rules for the sale of insurance products.
00-80	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision requested public comment on a proposal to amend their capital standards for banks, bank holding companies, and savings associations.
00-79	The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council issued guidance on financial institutions' management of risk arising from technology services supplied by outside firms.
00-78	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued an interim rule and requested public comment on an amendment to their market risk rules.
00-77	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System requested public comment on agency information collection proposals.
00-76	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System published a final rule amending the staff commentary that interprets the requirements of Regulation Z (Truth in Lending).
00-75	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System amended Regulation D (Reserve Requirements of Depository Institutions) to decrease from $44.3 million to $42.8 million the amount of net transaction accounts subject to a reserve requirement ratio of three percent in 2001.
00-74	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued local and national fee schedules for 2001.

November 2000
00-73	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System approved price service fee changes for 2001, which will become effective January 2, 2001.
00-72	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of Thrift Supervision requested public comment on a simplified regulatory capital framework for non-complex banks and thrifts.
00-71	The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council announced approval of revisions to the reporting requirements for the Reports of Condition and Income, effective with the March 31, 2001 filing.
00-70	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System approved a new approach to pricing automated clearinghouse transactions exchanged with private-sector ACH operators.
00-69	The Federal Reserve System announced its Check Modernization initiative, which involves standardizing and reengineering of check-related activities.
00-68	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced the availability of the 2000 Eleventh District Salary Survey Reports.
00-67	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision requested public comment on proposed regulations implementing the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

October 2000
00-66	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced the results of the election of directors.
00-65	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation released data showing continued increase in adversely classified syndicated bank loans.
00-64	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System adopted a final rule amending Regulation Z (Truth in Lending) to revise the disclosure requirements for credit and charge card solicitations and applications.
00-63	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of Thrift Supervision requested public comment on a proposal to amend their capital adequacy standards for banks, bank holding companies and thrifts.
00-62	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced the availability of Keys to Vehicle Leasing: A Consumer Resource, a computer program designed to help consumers learn more about vehicle leasing.
00-61	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced the appointment of chairmen and deputy chairmen of the 12 Reserve Banks for 2001.
00-60	The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council announced the availability of the June Uniform Bank Performance Reports.
00-59	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced the voting procedures for the election of directors.

September 2000
00-58	The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued guidance on managing settlement risk arising from foreign exchange transactions. Also, the committee issued two papers providing guidance on credit risk in banking.
00-57	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision requested public comment on a proposed policy statement for banks and saving institutions.
00-56	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced a series of cooperative steps the Federal Reserve and the private sector can take to remove barriers to the development of electronic check presentment in the United States.
00-55	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of Thrift Supervision requested public comment on proposed insurance consumer protection rules.

August 2000
00-54	The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council announced the availability of data on small business, small farm, and community development lending reported by commercial banks and savings associations subject to the Community Reinvestment Act.
00-53	The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council announced the availability of data on 1999 mortgage lending transactions at individual lenders in metropolitan statistical areas throughout the nation.
00-52	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced nomination procedures for the election of directors whose terms expire December 2000.
00-51	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued the 2001 Eleventh District holiday schedule.
00-50	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, requested public comment on a proposed rule that allows a financial holding company to act as a "finder" to bring together buyers and sellers.
00-49	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System published a pamphlet for Regulation P (Privacy of Consumer Financial Information), effective November 13, 2000.

July 2000
00-48	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System published slip-sheet amendments to Regulation A (Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks), effective May 16, 2000, and the Official Staff Commentary to Regulation Z (Truth in Lending), effective March 24, 2000. Also, the Board published slip-sheet amendments along with corrections to Regulation Y (Bank Holding Companies and Change in Bank Control), effective March 17, 2000.
00-47	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System published slip-sheet amendments to Regulation H (Membership of State Banking Institutions in the Federal Reserve System), effective March 14, 2000, and Regulation Z (Truth in Lending), effective March 24, 2000. Also, the Board published a revised pamphlet for Regulation L (Management Official Interlocks), effective January 1, 2000
00-46	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System requested public comment on proposed revisions to Regulation E (Electronic Fund Transfers).
00-45	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System requested public comment on a proposal to revise the Official Staff Commentary to Regulation E (Electronic Fund Transfers).
00-44	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of Thrift Supervision requested public comment on proposed guidelines establishing standards for safeguarding customer information and rescission of Year 2000 standards for safety and soundness.
00-43	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issued examination guidance identifying sound practices for equity investment and merchant banking.
00-42	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision, together with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, issued a revised Suspicious Activity Report form.
00-41	The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council announced the availability of the March 2000 Uniform Bank Performance Reports.

June 2000
00-40	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System solicited nominations for the Consumer Advisory Council.
00-39	The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, on behalf of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision, issued revisions to the Uniform Retail Credit Classification and Account Management Policy.
00-38	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System requested public comment on proposed amendments to Regulation Z (Truth in Lending).
00-37	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System requested additional public comment on modifying Federal Reserve ACH deposit deadlines and pricing practices relative to private-sector ACH operators.
00-36	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of Thrift Supervision published a final privacy rule in accordance with section 504 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
00-35	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued fee schedules for Same-Day Settlement, which were inadvertently omitted in Notice 2000-34.
00-34	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced changes to check collection service charges and expansion of the High-Dollar Group Sort Culls, both effective July 3, 2000.

May 2000
00-33	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued its 2000 telephone directory for the Eleventh Federal Reserve District.
00-32	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued an update on the Golden Dollar Coin.
00-31	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of Thrift Supervision requested comment on a proposed rule that implements provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
00-30	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced the reissue of a brochure titled A Guide to Business Credit for Women, Minorities, and Small Businesses.
00-29	The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council announced that Uniform Bank Performance Reports are available in electronic format on its Web site.
00-28	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Department of the Treasury issued a joint interim rule and requested public comment on merchant banking investments made by financial holding companies.

April 2000
00-27	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System published slip-sheet amendments to Regulations A (Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks) and Y (Bank Holding Companies and Change in Bank Control).
00-26	The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, bank, thrift, and credit union regulators issued a document titled Lessons Learned from the Year 2000 Project urging financial institutions to incorporate the knowledge gained from that experience into future project and technology risk management.
00-25	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued host state loan-to-deposit ratios.
00-24	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced revisions to the Official Staff Commentary to Regulation Z (Truth in Lending).
00-23	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Department of the Treasury issued an interim rule and requested public comment on an alternative to the debt requirement for financial subsidiaries.

March 2000
00-22	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced the addition of surcharges for Forward Check Collection to offset increases in transportation costs.
00-21	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System adopted an interim rule and requested public comment on Regulation Y (Bank Holding Companies and Change in Bank Control).
00-20	The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of Thrift Supervision requested public comment on proposed changes to their risk-based capital standards. The changes address the regulatory capital treatment of recourse obligations and direct credit substitutes that expose banks, bank holding companies, and thrifts to credit risk.
00-19	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issued three interim rules with requests for public comments regarding permissible financial activities; financial subsidiaries; and securities underwriting, dealing, or market-making activities.
00-18	The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council announced the availability of the December 1999 Uniform Bank Performance Reports.
00-17	The United States Mint and the Federal Reserve announced a program to provide direct shipments of Golden Dollars to community banks, credit unions, and savings and loans across the country.
00-16	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Department of the Treasury released a report titled The Use and Counterfeiting of United States Currency Abroad.
00-15	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of Thrift Supervision requested public comment on proposed privacy rules published in accordance with section 504 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.
00-14	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued 2000 pricing packets with service and fee information for all financial services offered by the Federal Reserve.

February 2000
00-13	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas issued an update on distribution of the Golden Dollar Coin.
00-12	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System published a revised pamphlet for Regulation BB (Community Reinvestment) and slip-sheet amendments to Regulation A (Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks), Regulation H (Membership of State Banking Institutions in the Federal Reserve System), and Regulation K (International Banking Operations).
00-11	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced the update and availability of the Selected Interest Rates booklet.
00-10	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System requested public comment on a proposed exception to the anti-tying restrictions of section 106 of the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970 and the Board’s Regulation Y.
00-09	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System adopted on an interim basis and requested public comment on a rule that establishes procedures for bank holding companies and some foreign banks to elect to become financial holding companies.
00-08	The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, on behalf of the Office of the Comptroller, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of Thrift Supervision, issued an advisory letter on consumer credit reporting practices.

January 2000
00-07	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced the appointment of seven new members to its Consumer Advisory Council. Also, the Board designated a new chair and vice chair of the council for 2000.
00-06	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced the introduction of the new U.S. Golden Dollar Coin.
00-05	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System published preliminary figures on the operating income of the Federal Reserve Banks during 1999.
00-04	The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas announced priced service fee changes for 2000.
00-03	To improve endorsement quality and reduce the risks associated with return item processing, the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas requested that each depository institution review its endorsement practice to ensure compliance with the established standard.
00-02	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System published a final rule amending the staff commentary that interprets the requirements of Regulation C (Home Mortgage Disclosure).
00-01	The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System announced the appointment of four new members to its Thrift Institutions Advisory Council. Also, the Board designated a new president and vice president of the council for 2000.