Central Banker http://www.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis en-us Copyright 2000 Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis webmaster@stlouisfed.org Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:00:00 CDT Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Banking and Economic Research ]]> ]]> UNRATED: Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Banking Conditions on the Upswing in District, Nation ]]> ]]> RATED: 3.0 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 24:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Can Lessons from the Recent Financial Crisis Help Avoid Future Crises? ]]> ]]> RATED: 1.0 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 24:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Dialogues Bring the Fed and General Public Together ]]> ]]> UNRATED: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 24:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Ever-Higher Taxes or Ever-Higher Debt? Exploring Scenarios and Possible Solutions to the Federal Budget Deficit ]]> ]]> RATED: 1.0 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 24:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ In-Depth Public Discussions Explore the Financial Crisis, Federal Deficit and Unemployment ]]> ]]> UNRATED: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 24:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Rules and Regulations ]]> ]]> UNRATED: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 24:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Statewide Bank Conditions for Third Quarter 2011<sup>1</sup> ]]> ]]> UNRATED: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 24:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ What’s Not Working This Time Around? Third Dialogue Examines Why Unemployment Remains High ]]> ]]> RATED: 2.0 Wed, 28 Dec 2011 24:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Agriculture Banks Are Outperforming Their Peers, But How Long Will It Last? ]]> With soaring commodity prices and farmland values in recent years, banks with an agricultural focus (where at least 25 percent of total loans are production and farmland loans) have outperformed their community bank peers. Find out what risks agriculture banks may face.



]]> RATED: 1.5 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 24:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Board Approves Final Debit Interchange Fee Rule ]]> ]]> UNRATED: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Earnings Growth Stalls in Second Quarter, Asset Quality Is Steady in District ]]> After a large increase in the first quarter of 2011, earnings growth at District banks came to a standstill in the second quarter.



]]> UNRATED: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Much More To Come with the Dodd-Frank Act ]]> ]]> UNRATED: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Multimedia Fall 2011 ]]>
  • What Is Your Home Really Worth?
  • Community Banker Panel Tackles CRA Needs


    • ]]>     UNRATED: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 CDT     <![CDATA[ New Banking and Economic Research ]]>
  • What Caused the 2008 Foreclosure Crisis?
  • Are We Seeing Some Closure on Foreclosures?
  • St. Louis Fed Gets New IDEAS


    • ]]>     UNRATED: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 CDT     <![CDATA[ Recent Accounting Standard Update Clarifies and Adds Guidance to Troubled Debt Restructurings ]]> Although some believe the changes could lead to more loans reported as troubled debt restructurings, the update&rsquo;s purpose is to explain and expand on previous guidance.



    ]]>     RATED: 4.0 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 CDT     <![CDATA[ Rules and Regulations ]]>
  • Fed Sets Regulations for Savings and Loan Holding Companies
  • Exempt Consumer Credit Transaction and Lease Thresholds Now $51,800
  • Regulation Q Officially Disappears


    • ]]>     UNRATED: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 CDT     <![CDATA[ Statewide Bank Conditions for Second Quarter 2011<sup>1</sup> ]]> ]]> UNRATED: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Treasury Ending Paper U.S. Savings Bonds ]]> ]]> UNRATED: Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Unlike Prior Decades, House-Price Changes in Largest District Cities Are Following National Trends ]]> Before the housing boom and bust, changes in local house values appeared to be a local phenomenon. Now, however, the District&rsquo;s house-price changes are mirroring national patterns. Therefore, downward trends in other parts of the country may continue to negatively affect prices in the District.



    ]]>     RATED: 2.0 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:00:00 CDT     <![CDATA[ Bernanke: Fed Adopting “Macroprudential” Approach to Supervision and Regulation ]]> ]]> UNRATED: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ District Banks’ Profits Are Up, Asset Quality Is Not ]]> Bank earnings rose dramatically in the Eighth District and U.S. peer institutions in the first quarter of 2011, primarily because of a sharp drop in funds set aside to cover future loan losses.



    ]]>     UNRATED: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:00:00 CDT     <![CDATA[ First-Quarter 2011 Bank Conditions District-Wide<sup>1</sup> ]]> ]]> UNRATED: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:00:00 CDT <![CDATA[ Most Community Banks Will Pay Lower Premiums under FDIC Assessment Rules ]]> Find out why community banks will benefit from the new FDIC assessment base as called for under the Dodd-Frank Act.&nbsp;



    ]]>     UNRATED: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:00:00 CDT     <![CDATA[ New Banking and Economic Research ]]> ]]> UNRATED: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:00:00 CDT