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FRB: Press Release--Written agreement with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.--July 28, 2003

Joint Press Release

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
New York State Banking Department

For release at 12:30 p.m. EDT

July 28, 2003

The Federal Reserve Board and the New York State Banking Department on Monday jointly
announced the execution of a Written Agreement among J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., New
York, New York, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the New York State Banking
Department.
The Written Agreement follows a special review of transactions involving J.P. Morgan
Chase & Co. and its subsidiaries and the Enron Corporation, Houston, Texas.
The Written Agreement requires J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. on its own behalf and on behalf
of its subsidiaries to continue to take measures to strengthen risk-management practices,
particularly those associated with complex structured-finance transactions.
The Federal Reserve Board's and New York State Banking Department's enforcement action
was coordinated with actions being taken today by the New York County District Attorney
and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
A copy of the Written Agreement is attached.
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