Statements and Speeches of Mark Walter Olson

2002

• February 7, 2002 - Observations on the evolution of the financial services industry and public policy : remarks at the Center for the Study of Mergers and Acquisitions, University of Miami School of Law, Sixth Annual Institute on Mergers and Acquisitions, Miami, Florida (56.5K)

• February 8, 2002 - Implementing the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: two years later : remarks before the American Law Institute and American Bar Association, Washington, D.C. (51.4K)

• March 12, 2002 - Current industry issues : remarks before the Government Affairs Conference of America's Community Bankers, Washington, D.C. (48.8K)

• March 14, 2002 - Testimony before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives (45.0K)

• March 26, 2002 - Career development in a changing economy : remarks before the School of Business and Industry, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, Florida (48.5K)

• April 30, 2002 - Risk management in a changing economic environment : remarks before The Bank Administration Institute, Phoenix, Arizona (44.4K)

• May 17, 2002 - Financing options for small business : remarks at the Small Business Development Conference, Cleveland, Ohio (47.8K)

• May 21, 2002 - A look at the banking industry in 2002 : remarks before the 107th Annual Convention of the Maryland Bankers Association, Palm Beach, Florida (42.0K)

• May 22, 2002 - Testimony before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives (46.8K)

• May 31, 2002 - The dual banking system and the current condition of the banking industry : remarks before the Annual Meeting and Conference of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Salt Lake City, Utah (37.3K)

• July 8, 2002 - Financial markets regulation in the United States : comments before the Second Financial Summit: Challenges and Emerging Risks Facing the Financial Industry , Madrid, Spain (38.6K)

• July 26, 2002 - Economic change in rural America : remarks before the Fergus Falls Rotary Club, Fergus Falls, Minnesota (43.9K)

• October 22, 2002 - Urban revitalization : shared responsibilities : remarks before the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Conference : Rays of Hope : A New Day for America's Distressed Urban Areas , East St. Louis, Illinois (49.8K)

• November 12, 2002 - The banking industry in 2002 after a decade of change : remarks before the First Annual Convention of the Ohio Bankers League, Columbus, Ohio (45.1K)

• November 18, 2002 - Overcoming challenges and seizing opportunities in Indian Country : remarks before the System's Sovereign Lending Conference : Banking Opportunities in Indian Country, Scottsdale, Arizona (144.1K)

• December 13, 2002 - The importance of market structure : remarks before the Annual Conference of the Central Bank of Chile, Santiago, Chile (55.2K)

2003

• February 6, 2003 - The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and corporate misbehavior: coincidence or contributor? : remarks before the American Law Institute and the American Bar Association, Implementation of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Washington, D.C. (56.9K)

• March 13, 2003 - Community bank performance in the twenty-first century : remarks at the Conference on Whither the Community Bank , Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (48.3K)

• March 27, 2003 - Testimony before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives (47.6K)

• April 10, 2003 - Basel II: its implications for second-tier and community-size banks : remarks at the 2003 Banking Institute, Center for Banking and Finance, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina (41.1K)

• May 22, 2003 - Assessing prospects for economic growth in the United States : remarks before the Chambers of Commerce of Bloomington, Eden Prairie, and Edina, Bloomington, Minnesota (46.5K)

• June 26, 2003 - Bank management challenges in a low-interest-rate environment : remarks before the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 outreach meeting, St. Louis, Missouri (83.5K)

• September 22, 2003 - Increased availability of financial products and the need for improved financial literacy : remarks before the America's Community Bankers 2003 National Compliance and Attorneys' Conference and Marketplace, San Antonio, Texas (54.1K)

• October 20, 2003 - Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives (50.4K)

• November 22, 2003 - Functional regulation and financial modernization : remarks at the Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators, Santa Fe, New Mexico (51.0K)

2004

• February 27, 2004 - A regulator's view of emerging issues in community banking : remarks at the 118th Assembly for Bank Directors, Las Croabas, Puerto Rico (40.8K)

• March 1, 2004 - U.S. banking industry performance highlights, 2003 : remarks at the annual conference of the Institute of International Bankers, Washington, D.C. (36.9K)

• April 26, 2004 - Preview of the redesigned series 2004 U.S. $50 note : remarks at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Western Currency Facility, Forth Worth, Texas (29.1K)

• May 5, 2004 - The Federal Open Market Committee and the formation of monetary policy : remarks at the 26th Conference of the American Council of Gift Annuities, Orlando, Florida (52.2K)

• May 6, 2004 - The competitive edge of community banks : remarks at the Fortieth Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition, sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (45.8K)

• June 10, 2004 - Regulatory update : banking industry, insurance, and securities activities : remarks at the Bank Insurance and Securities Association's Legislative, Regulatory and Compliance Seminar, Washington, D.C. (45.6K)

• June 15, 2004 - Economic outlook : remarks at the Annual Meeting of the Charlotte Regional Partnership, Charlotte, North Carolina (43.9K)

• September 8, 2004 - Testimony before the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives (52.2K)

• November 15, 2004 - Recent economic experience and outlook : remarks at the Fraser Institute Roundtable Luncheon, Toronto, Canada (47.6K)

2005

• February 28, 2005 - Loan quality and how it reflects the overall economy : remarks at the Government Affairs Conference of the Credit Union National Association, Washington, D.C. (68.6K)

• May 16, 2005 - Basel II : remarks at the annual Washington Briefing Conference of the Financial Women's Association, Washington, D.C. (50.0K)

• May 19, 2005 - The Federal Reserve in an electronic world : remarks at the 2005 Payments Conference, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (51.3K)

• June 3, 2005 - The health of the banking industry : remarks at the annual meeting of the Conference of State Banking Supervisors, San Antonio (43.9K)

• June 21, 2005 - Testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate (82.7K)

• June 23, 2005 - Revisiting traditional paths to ownership : remarks before the Community Development Policy Summit, Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of an Ownership Society, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio (55.9K)

• September 16, 2005 - Business trends and management challenges for the banking industry : remarks at the annual Economic Outlook Conference, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (56.1K)

• September 22, 2005 - Testimony before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives (68.3K)

• October 12, 2005 - Update on the U. S. economy and fiscal outlook : remarks at the Fraser Institute's roundtable luncheon, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (52.9K)
  Governor Mark W. Olson presented identical remarks at the Albers School of Business and Economics, Executive Speakers Series, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington, on October 13, 2005

• October 13, 2005 - Update on the U. S. economy and fiscal outlook : remarks at the Albers School of Business and Economics, Executive Speakers Series, Seattle University, Seattle, Washington (53.0K)
  Governor Mark W. Olson presented identical remarks at the Fraser Institute Roundtable Luncheon, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on October 12, 2005

• November 7, 2005 - A look at fair lending through the lens of the new HMDA data : remarks before the Consumer Bankers Association, 2005 Fair Lending Conference, Arlington, Virginia (47.3K)

• November 15, 2005 - Perspectives on the development of a unified national payments system in the United States : remarks at the first EU/US Retail Banking Forum Conference, Brussels, Belgium (44.3K)

• December 5, 2005 - Economic growth: lessons from the Sioux Falls experience : remarks at a Rotary Club luncheon, Sioux Falls, South Dakota (42.9K)

2006

• March 13, 2006 - Are banks still special? : remarks at the annual Washington conference of the Institute of International Bankers, Washington, D.C. (93.6K)

• April 10, 2006 - Enterprise-wide compliance-risk management : remarks at the Fiduciary and Investment Risk Management Association's twentieth anniversary training conference, Washington, D.C. (94.3K)

• April 13, 2006 - Remarks at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas (87.7K)

• May 16, 2006 - Compliance risk management in a diversified environment : remarks to the Financial Services Roundtable and the Morin Center for Banking and Financial Services, Washington, D.C. (88.6K)

• May 25, 2006 - Community development and the bigger picture : remarks at the Social Compact Visionary Awards, Washington, D.C. (93.6K)

• June 12, 2006 - What are examiners looking for when they examine banks for compliance? : remarks before the American Bankers Association's Regulatory Compliance Conference, Orlando, Florida (145.5K)

• June 13, 2006 - Testimony before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives (121.5K)