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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York seeks to promote the safety, soundness and vitality of regional, national and international financial systems through its works as supervisor, economic policy advisor and financial service provider in the Second District.

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Extended Custodial Inventory Program: Request for Information The New York Fed is asking depository institutions to propose one or more new geographic sites for possible inclusion in its Extended Custodial Inventory (ECI) program or, if applicable, to propose the addition of a new ECI operation to an existing geographic location. The ECI program, which is designed to facilitate the distribution of U.S. currency in overseas markets, allows selected depository institutions to hold U.S. currency in their overseas vaults but to carry the inventory on the books of the Federal Reserve. If you are interested in learning more about responding to this request for information, contact David Duttenhofer.

Federal Reserve Announces National Minority-Owned Bank Program June 18, 2008

Federal Reserve Consumer Help A new centralized resource that consolidates and streamlines the Federal Reserve’s consumer complaint and inquiry program, FRCH will assist you in filing complaints against a financial institution, answer questions about banking or financial institution practices and offer help in understanding federal consumer protection laws.

Recent Speeches

Regulatory Restructuring Testimony of Chairman Ben S. Bernanke before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives July 10, 2008

Financial Regulation and Financial Stability Remarks by Chairman Ben S. Bernanke at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Forum on Mortgage Lending for Low and Moderate Income Households, Arlington, Virginia July 8, 2008

Risk Management and Its Implications for Systemic Risk Testimony of Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn before the Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate June 19, 2008

Condition of the Banking System Remarks by Vice Chairman Donald L. Kohn before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate June 5, 2008

Research Highlights

Hedge Funds, Financial Intermediation, and Systemic Risk The authors acknowledge that various market failures, such as the events surrounding the 1998 collapse of hedge fund Long-Term Capital Management, may make CCRM imperfect. However, CCRM has improved significantly since then, and it remains the appropriate starting point for limiting the potential for hedge funds to generate systemic disruptions. By John Kambhu, Til Schuermann, and Kevin J. Stiroh, Economic Policy Review, Forthcoming

Public Disclosure, Risk, and Performance at Bank Holding Companies This paper examines the relationship between the amount of information disclosed by bank holding companies (BHCs) and their subsequent risk profile and performance. By Beverly Hirtle, Staff report 293, July 2007

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