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Articles relating to the FDIC

December 22, 2008

FDIC Hikes Deposit Insurance Premiums

The FDIC has increased its risk-based deposit insurance assessment rates by seven basis points for the first quarter of 2009. see story
08:26:00 -

Bair Warns of Loan-Modification Scams

The FDIC Chairman says the industry’s slowness in offering loan modifications invites crooks to rip off desperate borrowers. see story
08:25:00 -

December 15, 2008

FDIC Clarifies New Fees

The agency will collect fees under its Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program see story
08:49:00 -

December 01, 2008

FDIC Modifies TLGP

The FDIC has approved a number of significant changes to its Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program (TLGP), which the agency had enacted just last month. The program seeks to correct disruptions in the credit market, and particularly in the interbank lending market, which reduces banks’ liquidity and impaired their ability to lend. see story
08:25:00 -

November 03, 2008

FDIC Adopts TLGP Rules

An interim rule gets the Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program off the ground. see story
09:06:26 -

October 20, 2008

FDIC Implements Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program

Emergency program guarantees certain new debt and insures non-interest bearing deposits. see story
08:07:00 -

FDIC Changes Mortgage Servicer Insurance Coverage

The FDIC has simplified the rules for calculating deposit insurance coverage for certain mortgage servicers’ deposits. see story
08:07:00 -

October 13, 2008

As Coverage Increases, FDIC Doubles Assessments

Recent legislation increased deposit insurance coverage to $250,000. Meanwhile, the FDIC board voted to double banks’ assessments. see story
09:33:10 -

September 29, 2008

WaMu Fails; No Cost to Insurance Fund

“At no cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund” — those happy words describe JPMorgan Chase’s acquisition of the banking operations of $307 billion-asset Washington Mutual Bank. see story
10:38:04 -

FDIC Challenges Critical Article

“FDIC May Need $150 Billion Bailout” is misleading, the FDIC says. The agency sought to set the record straight. see story
10:36:46 -

September 22, 2008

Regulators Keeping a Close Eye on Liquidity Risk Management

In these tough times, liquidity risk management is crucial, FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair warns. see story
08:56:00 -

September 08, 2008

As Failures Mount, Bair Says DIF Is Sound

DIF’s drawdowns to cover Integrity and other recent bank failures have not impaired its soundness, FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said in a recent speech to the Florida Bankers Association. see story
08:34:00 -

FDIC Issues Best Practices Guidance for Mortgage Lending

FDIC’s summary of best practices discussed by mortgage lenders says that basic, traditionally underwritten, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages are the most suitable home loan for most low- and moderate-income borrowers. see story
08:30:00 -

September 01, 2008

FDIC Reserves Down, Premium Hike Looms

The FDIC reported that its Deposit Insurance Fund reserve ratio fell in the second quarter, just as insured institutions’ profits did. see story
08:49:00 -

FDIC Warns of Liquidity Risk

Spurred by the most recent bank failure, the FDIC has released urgent guidance on managing liquidity risk. see story
08:49:00 -

August 25, 2008

Loan Mods: Bair Gets Her Turn

FDIC Chairman Sheila C. Bair is getting a chance to practice what she’s been preaching. see story
08:17:00 -

August 18, 2008

Some See Too Few Failures

Are banks failing at too slow a pace? The idea that we are going to have a lot of bank failures in the next few years, so we ought to get them out of the way quickly seems to be taking root in some quarters. see story
11:00:00 -

July 07, 2008

FDIC Issues HELOC Warning

Banks working their way through the subprime crisis face a compliance problem — how to comply with the law while reducing or suspending credit limits on home equity lines of credit (HELOCs). The FDIC has issued guidance. see story
08:31:00 -

Agency Provides ORE Guidance

The FDIC has issued guidance on other real estate (ORE) see story
08:31:00 -

June 23, 2008

Bair, Paulson Warn of “Too Big To Fail” on Wall Street

In separate speeches, the FDIC Chairman and the Treasury Secretary call for action to deal with brokerage firms that post systemic risk to the financial markets. see story
09:02:55 -

FDIC Prepares for Big Bank Failure

The FDIC is preparing for a really big bank failure — just to be on the safe side, you understand. see story
09:00:59 -

June 16, 2008

Enforcement Actions Charge Unfair, Deceptive Practices

Enforcement Actions Charge Unfair, Deceptive Practices see story
08:14:00 -

June 09, 2008

Slow Growth of DIF Reserves Worries Senators

Senators reviewing the state of the industry worry about the Deposit Insurance Fund. see story
08:04:00 -

May 05, 2008

FDIC Drafts Mortgage Relief Program

In a highly unusual move, the FDIC has proposed to Congress a program for the relief of troubled mortgage borrowers. see story
09:38:36 -

April 21, 2008

FDIC Adopts Covered Bond Rule

The FDIC has adopted interim final rules spelling out how it will deal with covered bonds in a receivership or conservatorship. see story
13:31:48 -