Daily regulatory update

November 24, 2009

Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
No New Information

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
No New Information

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
No New Information

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
FDIC-Insured Institutions Earned $2.8 Billion in the Third Quarter of 2009: Loan Balances Declined for Fifth Straight Quarter

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal and State Agencies Target Mortgage Relief Scams

Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)
No New Information

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)
No New Information

Financial Industry Regulation Authority (FINRA)
FINRA Fines Terra Nova Financial $400,000; Firm Made Over $1 Million in Improper Soft Dollar Payments

The Government Accountability Office (GAO)
No New Information

House Committee on Financial Services
No New Information

National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC)
No New Information

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
OCC Reminds Consumers To Read Fine Print on Gift Cards

Department of the Treasury
U.S. International Reserve Position

Office of Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Loan Mods Continue to Grow
Federal Housing Finance Agency Reports Mortgage Interest Rates
House Prices Increase Slightly in Third Quarter

Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)
No New Information

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
No New Information

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
FINRA: Order Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Section 1(c) of Schedule A to the FINRA By-Laws to Amend the Personnel Assessment and Gross Income Assessment
NASDAQ OMX BX: Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Amend the $1.00 Strike Program to Allow Low-Strike LEAPS on the Boston Options Exchange Facility
NYSE: Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change to Increase the Ceiling on Its Equity Ownership Interest in BIDS Holdings L.P. to Less Than 10%

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
No New Information

National Credit Union Administration
Media Release – Temporary Corporate Credit Union Share Guarantee Program Extended

CA State Banking Department
No New Information

IL State Banking Department
No New Information

NC State Banking Department
No New Information

NY State Banking Department
No New Information

TX State Banking Department
No New Information