2008 News Releases

Date	ID	Title
01/09/2008	NR 2008-1	John Hardage Named Director for Congressional Liaison
01/14/2008	NR 2008-2	Comptroller of the Currency Announces Community Bank Directors Workshops for 2008
01/14/2008	NR 2008-3	OCC Enforcement Actions
01/14/2008	NR 2008-4	OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 26 National Banks
01/22/2008	NR 2008-5	Comptroller of the Currency Hosts Workshop for New Community Bank Directors in Phoenix
01/23/2008	NR 2008-6	Tim Long and Jennifer Kelly Named to Key Supervision Posts
01/25/2008	NR 2008-7	OCC Closes Douglass National Bank and Appoints FDIC Receiver
01/31/2008	NR 2008-9	Comptroller Dugan Expresses Concern About Commercial Real Estate Concentrations
01/31/2008	NR 2008-8	Comptroller Dugan Supports Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Awareness Day
02/07/2008	NR 2008-11	OCC Encourages National Banks to Work with Customers Affected by Tornadoes
02/07/2008	NR 2008-10	OCC Focuses on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Program
02/08/2008	NR 2008-12	The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Names Larry Hattix to be Ombudsman
02/11/2008	NR 2008-13	OCC Issues Suspension Notice Against the Chairman of the Board of Directors of First National Community Bank
02/12/2008	NR 2008-14	Comptroller Dugan Urges Action to Help Communities Suffering from Effects of Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis
02/13/2008	NR 2008-15	OCC Deputy Comptroller for Compliance Policy Testifies Before House Financial Services Committee
02/14/2008	NR 2008-16	Comptroller Dugan Responds to Governor Spitzer
02/14/2008	NR 2008-17	OCC Chief Information Officer Bajinder Paul Named to Fed 100
02/15/2008	NR 2008-18	Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Provides Consumer Tips At National Consumer Protection Week Event on Capitol Hill
02/19/2008	NR 2008-19	Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Lowers Assessment Fees for National Banks
02/20/2008	NR 2008-20	OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 26 National Banks
02/21/2008	NR 2008-21	OCC Enforcement Actions
02/27/2008	NR 2008-22	Comptroller Dugan Outlines Steps In Response to Losses by Banks and Investors Holding Tranches of Securities Considered Safe
02/29/2008	NR 2008-23	OCC Issues Second Quarter 2008 CRA Examination Schedule
02/29/2008	NR 2008-24	OCC to Require Data from Large Bank Mortgage Servicers
02/29/2008	NR 2008-25	Statement of Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan Following Tour of Harlem and the Bronx
03/03/2008	NR 2008-26	Comptroller Dugan Tells International Bankers that Basel II U.S. Implementation on a Prudent, Deliberate Path
03/03/2008	NR 2008-27	OCC Statement On Reporting Of Securitized Subprime Adjustable Rate Residential Mortgages
03/04/2008	NR 2008-28	Comptroller Dugan Tells Senate Industry is Fundamentally Sound, Credit Market Disruptions and Economic Slowdown Test Banks
03/06/2008	NR 2008-29	Senior Supervisors Group Issues Report on Risk Management Practices
03/14/2008	NR 2008-30	Comptroller of the Currency Hosts Workshop for New Community Bank Directors in Fort Myers, Florida
03/17/2008	NR 2008-31	OCC Enforcement Actions
03/21/2008	NR 2008-32	Agencies Release Proposed Revisions to Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Flood Insurance
03/21/2008	NR 2008-33	OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 32 National Banks
03/26/2008	NR 2008-34	William Haas Named Deputy Comptroller for Midsize Banks
03/31/2008	NR 2008-35	Statement of Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan On the Department of Treasury Blueprint for a Stronger Regulatory Structure
04/02/2008	NR 2008-37	OCC Names Delora Jee Head of New International Supervision Group; L. Brosnan Rejoins OCC as Large Bank Deputy Comptroller
04/02/2008	NR 2008-36	OCC Reports Fourth Quarter Bank Trading Loss of $9.97 Billion
04/09/2008	NR 2008-38	Comptroller Comments on Proposed FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008
04/11/2008	NR 2008-39	Senior Supervisors Group Issues Report on Leading-Practice Disclosures for Selected Exposures
04/14/2008	NR 2008-40	Financial Stability Forum Issues Report on Enhancing Market and Institutional Resilience
04/14/2008	NR 2008-41	OCC Enforcement Actions
04/15/2008	NR 2008-42	OCC Deputy Comptroller for Community Affairs Testifies Before House Financial Services Committee
04/16/2008	NR 2008-43	Comptroller of the Currency Hosts Community Bank Directors Workshops in Indianapolis
04/16/2008	NR 2008-44	Lessons Learned from Last Downturn Will Help OCC Deal with Problems in the Current Environment
04/17/2008	NR 2008-45	OCC Chief Counsel Julie Williams Testifies Before House Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee
04/23/2008	NR 2008-46	OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 34 National Banks
04/24/2008	NR 2008-47	OCC Issues Final Rule Reducing Regulatory Burden and Updating its Rules
04/25/2008	NR 2008-48	OCC Directs Wachovia to Make Restitution to Consumers Harmed by the Bank's Relationships with Telemarketers and Payment Processors
04/28/2008	NR 2008-49	FinCEN and OCC Assess Civil Money Penalties Against the New York Branch of the United Bank for Africa
04/28/2008	NR 2008-50	Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Promotes Financial Literacy at Capitol Hill Event
05/01/2008	NR 2008-51	Preserving Affordable Multifamily Rental Housing: How Banks Help Sustain the Nation's Supply of Affordable Rental Housing
05/09/2008	NR 2008-52	OCC Closes ANB Financial, National Association and Appoints FDIC Receiver
05/12/2008	NR 2008-53	OCC Names Ned Pollock Deputy Comptroller Overseeing Retail and Commercial Credit Risk
05/15/2008	NR 2008-54	OCC Enforcement Actions
05/16/2008	NR 2008-55	OCC Offers Consumer Tips to Avoid Foreclosure Rescue Scams
05/16/2008	NR 2008-56	OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 32 National Banks
05/22/2008	NR 2008-58	Comptroller Dugan Tells Lenders that Unprecedented Home Equity Loan Losses Show Need for Higher Reserves and Return to Stronger Underwriting Practices
05/22/2008	NR 2008-57	Federal Financial Regulators Issue Final Illustrations of Consumer Information for Hybrid Adjustable Rate Mortgage Products
05/28/2008	NR 2008-59	OCC and Idaho Agree to Share Consumer Complaints
05/30/2008	NR 2008-60	Agencies Release List of Distressed or Underserved Nonmetropolitan Middle-Income Geographies
05/30/2008	NR 2008-62	OCC Closes First Integrity Bank, N.A. and Appoints FDIC Receiver
05/30/2008	NR 2008-61	OCC Issues Third Quarter 2008 CRA Examination Schedule
06/05/2008	NR 2008-63	Comptroller Dugan Testifies Before Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
06/09/2008	NR 2008-64	Federal Banking Agencies Announce Third Annual Interagency Minority Depository Institutions National Conference
06/11/2008	NR 2008-65	Comptroller Dugan Unveils New OCC Mortgage Metrics Report
06/12/2008	NR 2008-67	OCC Allows National Bank Offices Affected by Severe Weather in Midwest to Close
06/12/2008	NR 2008-66	OCC Survey Finds Bank Underwriting Standards Tighten
06/13/2008	NR 2008-68	OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 28 National Banks
06/16/2008	NR 2008-69	OCC Enforcement Actions
06/18/2008	NR 2008-70	OCC and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Co-Sponsor Community Stabilization Symposium
06/26/2008	NR 2008-71	Banking Agencies Issue Host State Loan-to-Deposit Ratios
06/27/2008	NR 2008-72	Basel Committee Issues Revised Principles for Sound Liquidity Risk Management Supervision
07/02/2008	NR 2008-73	Comptroller Dugan Comments on Hope Now Data
07/07/2008	NR 2008-76	Comptroller Dugan Tells OCC Examiners that Agency Must Continue to Focus on Consumer Compliance
07/07/2008	NR 2008-75	OCC Approves Basel II Standardized Approach Proposal
07/07/2008	NR 2008-74	OCC Reports First Quarter Bank Trading Revenue of $1.13 Billion
07/08/2008	NR 2008-77	Agencies Issue Statement on Basel II Advanced Approaches Qualification Process
07/08/2008	NR 2008-78	Comptroller Dugan Supports Responsible Mortgage Lending For Low- and Moderate-Income Households
07/09/2008	NR 2008-79	OCC Deputy Comptroller Before Senate Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
07/15/2008	NR 2008-81	Agencies Issue Final Guidance on Supervisory Review Process (Pillar 2) Related to Implementation of Basel II Advanced Approaches
07/15/2008	NR 2008-80	OCC Deputy Comptroller for Community Affairs Addresses the Stabilizing Communities Symposium
07/16/2008	NR 2008-82	OCC Hosts Conference on Fair Lending in New Orleans, September 9-10
07/17/2008	NR 2008-83	Comptroller Dugan Addresses the Interagency Minority Depository Institutions National Conference
07/17/2008	NR 2008-84	OCC Hosts Web and Telephone Seminar on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Funds on September 10
07/17/2008	NR 2008-85	OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 21 National Banks
07/23/2008	NR 2008-86	OCC Allows National Bank Offices Affected by Hurricane Dolly to Close
07/25/2008	NR 2008-88	OCC Closes First Heritage Bank, N.A., Newport Beach, CA and Appoints FDIC Receiver
07/25/2008	NR 2008-87	OCC Closes First National Bank of Nevada and Appoints FDIC Receiver
07/28/2008	NR 2008-89	OCC Enforcement Actions
07/28/2008	NR 2008-90	Statement of Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan On Covered Bonds
07/30/2008	NR 2008-91	Beth Castro Named Director of Community Development
07/30/2008	NR 2008-92	Statement of Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan On Enactment of Housing Legislation
07/31/2008	NR 2008-93	Joint Forum Release of Credit Risk Transfer Paper
08/06/2008	NR 2008-94	Comptroller of the Currency Hosts Community Bank Directors Workshops in San Antonio
08/12/2008	NR 2008-95	OCC Enforcement Actions
08/18/2008	NR 2008-96	OCC Allows National Bank Offices Affected by Hurricane Fay to Close
08/21/2008	NR 2008-97	OCC Interim Final Rule Encourages Public Welfare Investments by National Banks
08/25/2008	NR 2008-98	OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 27 National Banks
08/29/2008	NR 2008-99	OCC Allows National Bank Offices Affected by Hurricane Gustav to Close
08/29/2008	NR 2008-100	OCC Issues Fourth Quarter 2008 CRA Examination Schedule
09/03/2008	NR 2008-101	OCC Allows National Bank Offices Affected by Tropical Storm Hanna to Close
09/07/2008	NR 2008-102	Federal Banking Agencies Issue Joint Release on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
09/10/2008	NR 2008-103	Comptroller Dugan Emphasizes Importance of Fair Lending at New Orleans Conference
09/11/2008	NR 2008-104	OCC Allows National Bank Offices Affected by Hurricane Ike to Close
09/12/2008	NR 2008-105	Agencies Release Joint Mortgage Metrics Report For the Second Quarter of 2008
09/15/2008	NR 2008-107	Federal Banking Agencies Evaluating FASB's Accounting Proposals
09/15/2008	NR 2008-106	OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 19 National Banks
09/18/2008	NR 2008-108	OCC Focuses on the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) Loan Guarantee Program
09/19/2008	NR 2008-110	OCC Approves Interim Final Rule on Bank Purchases of ABCP from Money Market Mutual Funds
09/19/2008	NR 2008-109	OCC Publishes Newsletter Highlighting Multibank Community Development Corporations
09/22/2008	NR 2008-112	OCC Approves Application of Morgan Stanley Bank to Convert to a National Bank
09/22/2008	NR 2008-111	OCC Enforcement Actions
09/24/2008	NR 2008-113	OCC Updates Policy Statement On Minority-Owned National Banks
09/26/2008	NR 2008-114	OCC Approves Applications for JPMorgan Chase Bank
09/26/2008	NR 2008-115	OCC Reports Second Quarter Bank Trading Revenue of $1.6 Billion
09/29/2008	NR 2008-116	Citigroup Agrees To Purchase Wachovia
10/03/2008	NR 2008-117	Statement by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
10/07/2008	NR 2008-119	Agencies Seek Public Comment On Proposed Rulemaking To Lower Risk Weights for Claims on, or Guaranteed by, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
10/07/2008	NR 2008-118	OCC Deputy Comptroller for Community Affairs Addresses the Summit on Housing
10/08/2008	NR 2008-120	Shared National Credits Program Reports Large Increase in Credit Volume and Significant Deterioration in Credit Quality
10/14/2008	NR 2008-121	Comptroller of the Currency Issues Statement on U.S. Banking Plan
10/16/2008	NR 2008-122	Deputy Comptroller for International Banking Supervision Addresses the International Association of Insurance Supervisors
10/17/2008	NR 2008-124	Decision on Impact of Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Preferred Stock
10/17/2008	NR 2008-123	OCC Enforcement Actions
10/20/2008	NR 2008-125	Agencies Encourage Participation in Treasury’s Capital Purchase Program, FDIC’s Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program
10/24/2008	NR 2008-126	Comptroller Dugan Details OCC Response to Extraordinary Market Events and Offers Lessons Learned
10/28/2008	NR 2008-127	Comptroller Dugan Responds to Congressman LaTourette
10/28/2008	NR 2008-128	OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 24 National Banks
10/31/2008	NR 2008-129	Agencies Announce Decision on Impact of Tax Change on Indirect Investments in Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Preferred Stock
11/05/2008	NR 2008-130	OCC Releases Newsletter Focusing on Gulf Coast Redevelopment
11/12/2008	NR 2008-131	Interagency Statement on Meeting the Needs of Creditworthy Borrowers
11/12/2008	NR 2008-132	OCC Responds on Credit Card Proposal
11/13/2008	NR 2008-133	Agencies Seek Comment on Proposed Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines
11/17/2008	NR 2008-134	OCC Allows National Bank Offices Affected by Fires in Southern California to Close
11/17/2008	NR 2008-135	OCC Enters Into Cease and Desist Order With Vernon W. Hill, II
11/19/2008	NR 2008-136	Comptroller Dugan Says CRA not Responsible for Subprime Lending Abuses
11/21/2008	NR 2008-137	OCC Conditionally Approves First National Bank Shelf Charter to Expand Pool of Qualified Bidders for Troubled Institutions
11/21/2008	NR 2008-138	OCC Enforcement Actions
11/25/2008	NR 2008-139	OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 38 National Banks
11/26/2008	NR 2008-140	OCC Focuses on Historic Tax Credit Program
11/28/2008	NR 2008-141	OCC Issues First Quarter 2009 CRA Examination Schedule
12/08/2008	NR 2008-142	Comptroller Dugan Highlights Re-default Rates on Modified Loans
12/11/2008	NR 2008-143	OCC, Wachovia Enter Revised Agreement to Reimburse Consumers Directly
12/16/2008	NR 2008-145	Agencies Approve Final Rule on Deduction of Goodwill from Tier 1 Capital
12/16/2008	NR 2008-144	OCC Releases CRA Evaluations For 17 National Banks
12/17/2008	NR 2008-146	Agencies Release Annual CRA Asset-Size Threshold Adjustments for Small and Intermediate Small Institutions
12/17/2008	NR 2008-147	Corrected: OCC Alerts Banks to Issuance of Wachovia Restitution Checks
12/19/2008	NR 2008-148	OCC Allows National Bank Offices in the District of Columbia to Close for the Presidential Inauguration
12/19/2008	NR 2008-149	OCC Enforcement Actions
12/22/2008	NR 2008-150	Agencies Release Joint Mortgage Metrics Report For the Third Quarter of 2008
12/22/2008	NR 2008-151	Federal Financial Regulators Issue Revised Identity Theft Brochure
12/29/2008	NR 2008-152	OCC Reports Third Quarter Bank Trading Revenue of $6.0 Billion