Orders issued under International Banking Act - Legal Developments - New York, New York branch of Hamburgische Landesbank Girozentrale planned

Federal Reserve Bulletin, August, 2002 by Robert DeV. Frierson

(v) Evaluate prudential standards, such as capital adequacy and risk asset exposure, on a worldwide basis. These are indicia of comprehensive, consolidated supervision. No single factor is essential, and other elements may inform the Board's determination.

(4.) See DePfa Bank AG, 87 Federal Reserve Bulletin 710 (2001); RHEINHYP Rheinische Hypothekenbank AG, 87 Federal Reserve Bulletin 558 (2001): Deutsche Hyp Deutsche Hypothekenbank, 86 Federal Reserve Bulletin 658 (2000); Deutsche Bank AG, 85 Federal Reserve Bulletin 509 (1999); Westdeutsche ImmobilienBank, 85 Federal Reserve Bulletin 346 (1999); Commerzbank AG, 85 Federal Reserve Bulletin 336 (1999).

(5.) On May 1,2002, the German Federal Banking Supervisory Office merged with the Federal Insurance Supervisory Office and the Securities Supervisory Office to create a single cross-sector structure for financial supervision.

(6.) Approved by the Director of the Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, with the concurrence of the General Counsel, pursuant to authority delegated by the Board. See 12 C.F.R. 265.7(d)(12).

(7.) The Board's authority to approve the establishment of the proposed representative office parallels the continuing authority of the State of New York to license offices of a foreign bank. The Board's approval of this application does not supplant the authority of the State of New York or its agent, the New York State Banking Department ("Department"), to license the proposed office of Bank in accordance with any terms or conditions that the Department may impose.

ROBERT DEV. FRIERSON
Deputy Secretary of the Board