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Business Definition for: FRB

  • Federal Reserve Board

Additional Resources

Creative recruitment: employers think of new ways to attract top talent.(NorthCoast 99)
Last March, the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland FRB needed to fill 25 positions in a four-week period for an expanding operational department. At the FRB, it's necessary to go through an extensive background and reference check before being hired Last March, the Federal Reserve Bank...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board, talent
Research articles 2005-09-01
Evaluating international economic policy with the Federal Reserve's global model - includes related articles
FRB/Global is a large-scale macroeconomic model developed and maintained by the staff of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The model contains the equations of the FRB/US model (discussed in the April 1997 issue of the Federal Reserve Bulletin) to represent the macroeconomic structure of the U.S....
Tags: depreciation, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, inflation, investment, OPEC, salary, tax, U.S.
Research articles 1997-10-01
FRB Proposes Interpretation and Issues Guidance Regarding Anti-Tying Rules Expanding "Traditional Bank Product" Exception.
The FRB proposed the adoption of an interpretation (the "FRB Interpretation") of the anti-tying restrictions of Section 106 of the Bank Holding Company Act ("Section 106") and issued related supervisory guidance clarifying (1) the scope and purposes of Se The FRB proposed the adoption of...
Tags: bank, Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2003-09-03
DPAC Technologies Retains FRB / Weber Shandwick to Expand Investor Relations Program
Business Editors & High-Tech Writers GARDEN GROVE, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--May 3, 2002 DPAC Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq:DPAC), a provider of products and services for the Integration Age, today announced that it has retained FRB / Weber Shandwick, Financial Communications, the largest firm in the U.S. dedicated to investor relations. ...
Tags: Company, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, financial, MARKETING
Research articles 2002-05-03
FRB official states quota bill could trigger capital outflow. (Federal Reserve Board vice chairman Manuel H. Johnson)
FRB official states quota bill could trigger capital outflow FRB official states quota bill could trigger capital outflow
Tags: Federal Reserve Board, quota
Research articles 1990-08-06
Keep an eye on the Fed. (monetary policy of Federal Reserve Board on housing)
The Federal Reserve Board FRB plans to enforce economic policies that will reduce the rate of price inflation by 1% for 1996. The tightening of the country's monetary policy by the FRB has produced to the recession of the housing market during the earlyThe Federal Reserve Board FRB plans to...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 1996-09-01
Varig tries to go on with merger.
Brazil, Jul 8, 2003 (Gazeta Mercantil/SABI via COMTEX) The Brazilian air company Varig and its controller FRB Fundacao Ruben Berta appealed to the Brazilian Justice against a preliminary verdict that resinstate in FRB control the members who are not favorable to the merger between...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, Investment, merger, verdict
Research articles 2003-07-08
FRB Honors NY Student Fuel Cell Program Participants
The New York Daily News recently reported that a group of seventh graders from Intermediate School IS 201 in Hunts Point won first place in the Federal Reserve Bank's FRB 2004 Econ Bowl last week. According to the paper, the students researched both the positive and negative outcomes of...
Tags: Federal Reserve Bank, Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2004-06-18
Creditors to seize Varig' assets.
Brazil, Aug 16, 2002 The directors of the foundation FRB Fundacao Ruben Berta has one week to reach an agreement concerning the new CEO of Brazilian air transportation group Varig and outline the restructuring plan proposed by its creditors. The creditors proposed the seizure...
Tags: asset, creditor, Federal Reserve Board, Strategy, Transportation
Research articles 2002-08-19
FRB Proposes Amendments to Regulation E Affecting Payroll Cards and ECK Transactions
The FRB requested public comment on certain proposed amendments to Regulation E ("Reg E"), which implements the Electronic Funds Transfer Act ("EFTA"), and to Reg E's official commentary. Among other things, the proposed revisions to Reg E would provide: The FRB requested public comment...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board, payroll
Research articles 2004-09-22
Financial Services Alert.
FRB, OCC and FDIC Finalize Amendments to Interstate Branch Deposit Production Prohibition The FRB, OCC and FDIC finalized amendments to their rules prohibiting interstate branches from being used primarily for deposit production to reflect changes required by the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act of 1999 (the "GLBA"). Historically, these rules...
Tags: bank, banking, Bulletin, financial, FTC, Government, Regulations, SEC, security, Treasury
Research articles 2002-06-12
Fitch Ratings Affirms PNC Financial
Business Editors CHICAGO--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 31, 2002 Fitch Ratings has affirmed all ratings of PNC Financial PNC and its affiliates, following the forced restatement of 2001 earnings. The Rating Outlook remains Stable. A complete list of ratings follows at the end of this report. PNC has announced that...
Tags: asset, deposit, earnings, Federal Reserve Board, Fitch
Research articles 2002-01-31
FRB Approves Final Rule Modifying Regulation Y with Respect to Permissible Derivatives Activities for Bank Holding Companies
The FRB issued a final rule (the "Rule") that modifies Regulation Y to permit bank holding companies ("BHCs") to enter into derivative contracts that involve the taking and making delivery of title to, but not physical possession of, certain commodities o The FRB issued a...
Tags: bank, derivatives, Federal Reserve Board, Regulation
Research articles 2003-07-09
Financial Services Alert Quarterly Review
February 26, 2002 - Overview SEC Issues Statement on Compliance Date for the Bank Exceptions to Broker-Dealer Registration in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act FRB Issues Merchant Banking Opinion FRB Permits Bank Stock Acquisition to Hedge Equity Derivatives; OCC Expands This...
Tags: bank, Banking, FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, Government, Regulations, SEC
Research articles 2002-05-22
What's new in the federal guide
Identify theft and pretext calling: OCC, FRB, OTS and FDIC Guidance Joint agency advisory on brokered and rate-sensitive deposits Federal Reserve Board * Applicability of Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act: FRB interim and final rules * Legal Interpretation and Supervision and Regulation Letter *...
Tags: E-mail, Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2001-09-01
Techniclone International retains Financial Relations Board to enchance investor relations efforts
TUSTIN, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 14, 1996--Techniclone International Corp. (NASDAQ: TCLN), a biotechnology company engaged in the research and development of drug delivery systems based on monoclonal antibodies, announced today that it has retained Financial Relations Board Inc. FRB to handle outside Investor Relations.This move will be in addition to Techniclone's existing...
Tags: biotechnology, Federal Reserve Board, FINANCE, financial
Research articles 1996-08-14
Retail biz improving in many areas: FRB. (Federal Reserve Board reports on retail business outlook) (Brief Article)
WASHINGTON FNS -- Retailers in many parts of the country say sales are improving, but stores in the Northeast and southern California are continuing to show problems, according to a Federal Reserve Board FRB report released Wednesday. The Los Angeles riots will effect...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board, Retail, SALES
Research articles 1992-06-18
FRB Finalizes Regulation CC Amendments to Implement Check 21
The FRB finalized amendments to Regulation CC that add a new subpart D, with commentary, to implement the Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act ("Check 21") and clarify some existing provisions of Regulation CC and its commentary. Under Check 21 and the amendments to Regulation CC ("Check 21 as...
Tags: asset, bank, FDIC, Federal Reserve Board, regulation, SEC
Research articles 2004-08-25
Brazil: FRB changes Varig's management structure.
Brazil: The FRB Fundacao Ruben Berta Participacoes holding will change Varig's management structure in order to manage the group's air transportation operations directly. Besides, the move will prepare theVarig group for a future capital increa Brazil: The FRB Fundacao Ruben Berta Participacoes...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2000-01-18
Diverging measures of capacity utilization: an explanation; The differences between the federal reserve board and the institute for supply management measures are more apparent than real
In the wake of the recent recovery in manufacturing production, the capacity utilization rates published by the Federal Reserve Board FRB have rebounded much more slowly than those published by the Institute for Supply Management ISM. As a result, some observers have speculated that the manufacturing sector may have considerably...
Tags: board, Federal Reserve Board, industry, ISM, Manufacturing, MARKETING, survey
Research articles 2005-10-01