http://www.frbatlanta.org/rss/ Announcements of news, policy, and guidance from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. en-us http://www.frbatlanta.org/ http://www.frbatlanta.org/images/rss-logo.gif http://www.frbatlanta.org/rss/ http://www.frbatlanta.org//banking/circulars/130521a.cfm Tue, 21 May 2013 00:05:00 EST On May 20, 2013, the Federal Reserve conducted a fixed-rate offering of term deposits with full allotment of tenders through its Term Deposit Facility. http://www.frbatlanta.org//banking/circulars/130515a.cfm Wed, 15 May 2013 00:05:00 EST On May 20, 2013, the Federal Reserve will conduct a fixed-rate offering of term deposits with full allotment of tenders through its Term Deposit Facility (TDF). The Federal Reserve will offer 28-day term deposits with an interest rate of 0.26000 percent and a maximum tender amount of $1,250,000,000. http://www.frbatlanta.org//banking/circulars/130513a.cfm Mon, 13 May 2013 00:05:00 EST Eighteen large U.S. bank holding companies are required to submit the results of their company-run, midyear stress tests to the Federal Reserve on July 5, the Federal Reserve said in instructions to those firms Monday. http://www.frbatlanta.org//banking/circulars/130501a.cfm Wed, 01 May 2013 00:05:00 EST Although U.S. economic activity and labor markets have improved modestly, downside risks to the economic outlook remain, said the Federal Open Market Committee following its latest policy meeting. The Committee also announced that it would continue its current monetary policy stance. http://www.frbatlanta.org//banking/circulars/130429a.cfm Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:04:00 EST Payments to more than 220,000 borrowers whose mortgages were serviced by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are scheduled to begin on Friday, May 3 following an agreement announced earlier this year by the Federal Reserve Board. http://www.frbatlanta.org//banking/circulars/130426a.cfm Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:04:00 EST The Federal Reserve plans to conduct fixed-rate offerings of term deposits with full allotment of tenders under the Term Deposit Facility (TDF) as part of the ongoing program of small-value offerings. http://www.frbatlanta.org//banking/circulars/130424a.cfm Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:04:00 EST The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced that the redesigned 100 dollar note will begin circulating on October 8, 2013. This note, which incorporates new security features such as a blue, 3-D security ribbon, will be easier for the public to authenticate but more difficult for counterfeiters to replicate. http://www.frbatlanta.org//banking/circulars/130417a.cfm Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:04:00 EST The paying agent for checks being sent to borrowers under the Independent Foreclosure Review has assured the Federal Reserve Board that early problems with some checks have been corrected and that funds are available to cash all checks. http://www.frbatlanta.org//banking/circulars/130416a.cfm Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:04:00 EST The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Monday announced the release of additional guidance, clarification, and direction for the first group of institutions filing their resolutions plans pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act. http://www.frbatlanta.org//banking/circulars/130415a.cfm Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:04:00 EST The Federal Reserve Board on Monday invited comment on a proposal to establish an annual assessment of bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies with $50 billion or greater in total consolidated assets and for nonbank financial companies designated by the Financial Stability Oversight Council for supervision by the Federal Reserve.