Federal Home Loan Banks' Financial Strength Continues to Lend Stability to U.S. Banking System

WASHINGTON, DC,, Feb. 21, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) today reported strong profits in their preliminary unaudited year-end 2013 combined operating highlights.

IMF to Boster Financial Oversight, But Won't Become Global Policy Arbiter

The International Monetary Fund said Friday it plans to bolster its oversight of the global banking system, but the IMF isn't likely to soon replace the other institutions such as the Financial Stability Board as the global arbiter of industry policy, as some in the fund had hoped.

Bernanke Says Promoting Financial Stability Is Key Fed Role

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the central bank must increase its focus on maintaining financial stability in order to prevent a repeat of the crisis that triggered the worst recession since the 1930s.