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OCC Bulletin July 3, 2006	Prohibition Against Interstate Deposit Production Description: Annual Loan-to-Deposit Ratios An updated host-state loan-to- deposit ratios that banking agencies will use to determine compliance with section 109 of the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 (Interstate Act) is now available.
FDIC FYI June 12, 2002	Better Deposit Data Show BIF Below Target in First Quarter Estimated insured deposits of the Bank Insurance Fund (BIF) increased by $75 billion during the first quarter. The increase is noteworthy because it caused the ratio of the BIF to insured deposits to decline to 1.24 percent, below the 1.25-percent Designated Reserve Ratio target.
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