Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s meeting with His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla bin Saoud Al Thani of Qatar Doha – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin met with His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla bin Saoud Al Thani, Qatari Central Bank Governor. The Secretary reaffirmed the strong economic relationship between the U.S. and Qatar. Secretary […]
Monthly Archives: November 2019
Counterfeit Official Checks and Fictitious Cashier’s Checks of First Federal Savings Bank, Ottawa, Ill.
Alert 2019-9| November 4, 2019 Share This Page: To Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations; All State Banking Authorities; Chair, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (Districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsels; and All Examining Personnel The […]
Remarks to the SEC Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee
Nov. 4, 2019 Thank you, Michael [Heaney]. Good morning everyone. Thank you all for being here and for traveling to our offices in New York.[1] Today’s agenda is full and important. You have assembled expert panels on (1) structured disclosures by municipal issuers, (2) rating agency compensation models, (3) index construction, (4) government securities trading […]
Community Bank Leverage Ratio Framework
FIL-66-2019 November 4, 2019 Community Bank Leverage Ratio Framework Printable Format: FIL-66-2019 – PDF (PDF Help) Summary: The federal banking agencies jointly issued a final rule that provides for an optional, simplified measure of capital adequacy, the community bank leverage ratio framework, for qualifying community banking organizations, consistent with Section 201 of the Economic Growth, […]
Revised Effective Date for Simplifications to the Capital Rule
FIL-67-2019 November 4, 2019 Revised Effective Date for Simplifications to the Capital Rule Printable Format: FIL-67-2019 – PDF (PDF Help) Summary: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Board (the agencies) jointly issued a final rule that permits insured depository institutions and depository institution holding companies […]
FTC Announces January Workshop to Examine Voice Cloning Technologies
The staff of the Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop on January 28, 2020 to examine voice cloning technologies, which enable users to make near-perfect reproductions of a real person’s voice. “You Don’t Say: An FTC Workshop on Voice Cloning Technologies” will examine both the benefits and potential misuses of voice cloning technologies. […]
Treasury Designates Supreme Leader of Iran’s Inner Circle Responsible for Advancing Regime’s Domestic and Foreign Oppression
Action coincides with 40th anniversary of the Iran hostage crisis WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took action today against Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff and nine individuals who are appointees of, or have acted for or on behalf of, Ali Khamenei, the Iranian regime’s unelected Supreme […]
Apple commits $2.5 billion to combat housing crisis in California
Apple’s commitment to the state of California includes: $1 billion affordable housing investment fund: The $1 billion commitment to the state of California is a first-of-its-kind affordable housing fund that will provide the state and others with an open line of credit to develop and build additional new, very low- to moderate-income housing faster and […]
Readouts from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s Meetings in Qatar on November 3, 2019
Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s meeting with His Excellency Ali Shareef al-Emadi of Qatar Doha – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin met with His Excellency Ali Shareef al-Emadi, Qatari Minister of Finance. The Secretary emphasized the strong bilateral relationship between the U.S. and Qatar. Secretary Mnuchin discussed efforts to counter […]
Readouts from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s Meetings in India and Qatar on November 2, 2019
Readout from a Treasury Spokesperson on Secretary Mnuchin’s meeting with Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das Mumbai – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin met with Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das. During the meeting, Secretary Mnuchin and Governor Das discussed issues related to monetary policy and the financial sector, cooperation on anti-money […]