6/2/14 -- CRA: As Providence RI Sues Santander, Wider Disparities Noted. Federal Reserve Gets Protest of Midland Change in Bank Control Act filing. Bank Beat: BNP Paribas gamed Sudan sanctions, now defended in France: Mistral, anyone? UN - Global: On Rapes & Drones, Ladsous Refusal to Answer Implicates UN Spox & Scribes. Enviro: Cali comment period extended. Bronx: Hotel gentrification?

5/26/14 -- CRA: First timely comment on the application by Valley National Bank to acquire 1st United Bank. Federal Reserve's crocodile tears about housing. Bank Beat: IMF Answers ICP on Serbia, Says Talking with Bosnia & Yemen. UN - Global: Press & Public Banned from UN Communications Group, Accreditation Mulled, Free UN Coalition for Access (FUNCA) Objects. Enviro: Detroit and demolitions. Bronx: Show about ownership of land benefiting the few

5/19/14 -- CRA: As US Bank Gets Rubber-Stamp to Buy & Close Royal Bank of Scotland Branches, FOIA Pends. Federal Reserve: Down to three Governors? Bank Beat: Deals we're looking at. UN - Global: On “UN” Copter in Ukraine, UN Tells ICP Kyiv Contacted by UN Peacekeeping - more on Beacon Reader here. Enviro: Petroleum coal in Chicago. Bronx: Bobby Sanabria at City Lore

5/5/14 -- CRA: On US Bank, FOIA Appeal, and appeal for info on predatory investment in hedge funds. Federal Reserve's Yellen at Nerdprom, Umpqua not so much. Bank Beat: On Ukraine, IMF Will "Take Stock" Of Keeping In Crimea Data- "Until Recognition;" Hudson City's Plan B. UN - Global: On Syria, If Morjane Replaces Brahimi, Ben Ali Crony'd Seek Assad's Ouster. Enviro: Gina McCarthy's pitch. Bronx: Week, schedule

4/28/14 -- CRA: US Bank would close 13 of Royal Bank of Scotland's branches, ICP learns through Freedom of Information Act request, and comments. Federal Reserve asks Old National about public benefit, but bank delays response. Bank Beat: Mercantile CEO lashes out again. UN - Global: As Ethiopia Jails Bloggers, US Talks Free Press Elsewhere, Files Risen Brief. Enviro: Chevron, heavy oil and tar sands. Bronx: Question on City Island Don Coqui

4/21/14 -- CRA: Fight with HMDA Rogue Mercantile in Michigan by ICP. Federal Reserve get ICP's Request for Reconsideration on Umpqua. Bank Beat: Bahrain merger on horizon. UN - Global: On Western Sahara, Outgoing French PR Gerard Araud's "Word" Belied by Acts in 2011 & 2010 MINURSO Renewals. Enviro: Garcia from NY to EPA and onward. Bronx: US Postal Service disparate impact discrimination

4/14/14 -- CRA: Protests to three BancorpSouth proposals, as Federal Reserve delays information 2 weeks. Bank Beat: Mercantile of Michigan is a rogue on HMDA. UN - Global: Week After Burundi Cable on Arming Young, SC Press Statement, What Action? Enviro: Comments for safer chemicals. Bronx: Style Wars revisited

4/7/14 -- CRA: In 2013 Disparities Continued at Citi, Chase, BofA & Wells as Fed Lax on M&T, US Bank & Smaller. Federal Reserve Order on Umpqua. Bank Beat: Royal Bank of Scotland products dropped? UN - Global: On Syria, Kessab Issues Hits LA & DC, UNSC Delay, Why Not Kardashian Arria, more here on Beacon Reader. Environmental Justice issues of moving auto business to Bronx, Hunts Point fights back?

3/31/14 -- CRA: Royal Bank of Scotland Sale of 93 Branches to US Bank Stalled, Info Withheld, CRA Protests. Federal Reserve: HSBC and Santander can't move dividends out of US. Bank Beat: Sumitomo Mitsui on the prowl? UN - Global: On Ukraine, IMF Answers ICP on Gas Price 50% Rise, Citing Kyiv. Enviro: Lawsuit against Kinder Morgan. Bronx: Rights Applied to NY City Council, Haiti Cholera Test, Bronx Scores Low

3/24/14 -- CRA: Payday lending hearing moved to Country Music Hall of Fame. Federal Reserve hits new low on M&T. Bank Beat: Old National WARN Act layoffs. UN - Global: In Ukraine, List of Parties UN's Ban Met Still UNdisclosed, Visa Ban. Enviro: Lead paint in Sri Lanka. Bronx: Sad memorial of Happy Land Social Club fire

3/17/14 -- CRA: Umpqua Bank commits to commit: but will Federal Reserve make it public? Bank Beat: On Ukraine, IMF Defers Most Press Questions While Mission “In Field,” Insiders? Evans Bank NA under scrutiny. UN - Global: Of French Mistrals to Russia, US Urges Restraint on Sale, Of Mayotte Analogy. Enviro: North Dakota crude halted in Albany. Bronx: Hearken back to occupations of Lincoln Hospital.

3/3/2014 -- CRA: State Bank in North Dakota, maybe Montana; UK looks at CRA. Federal Reserve says no jurisdiction over Bitcoin. Bank Beat: Ocwen affiliates under scrutiny in NY. UN - Global: Myanmar Invited for UN Peacekeeping by Nambiar, UN Silent on Law (for ICP's Ukraine coverage, click here). Enviro: Ellison and Grijalva want EJ in Climate Action Plan. Bronx: Sushi shootout on 187th Street.

2/24/14 -- CRA: US Bank - Royal Bank of Scotland, 3d comment. Umpqua responds again, Mercantile is in denial, CFO Christmas in February. Federal Reserve by not commenting, enables? Bank Beat: Huntington spins Ohio branch closing to OCC. UN - Global: In Ukraine, Yanukovych Heads East, Putin - Obama Talk, Hagel Gets His Call. Enviro: GSA quashes probe in Buffalo, where we look at M&T: CRA & EJ. Bronx: Cheap tricks by Paris politician cited

2/17/14 -- CRA: Now Mercantile Bank Grilled by FDIC. Federal Reserve is asked to focus on regulating banks: how 'bout mergers? Bank Beat: M&T to close 10 branches. UN - Global: On FSA Child Soldiers, Amos Says Use Leverage, US Left UNanswered, Until Now. Enviro: Protest in San Antonio old Kelly AFP. Bronx: Mayor at Sanitation Garage

2/10/14 -- CRA: Second Comment on US Bank - Royal Bank of Scotland. Federal Reserve: Third questions to Umpqua - Sterling. Bank Beat: Kearny into Brooklyn? UN - Global: On Nuland & Feltman, UN Tells ICP It Might Be a Third Jeff, Or Geoff Pyatt. Enviro: Crude oil in Albany. Bronx: Tale of two, charter school defense and Osborne Association

1/27/14 -- CRA: Stegman Says Obama Wants To Repeal Affordable Housing Goals; First Franklin Andy Pollock is back. Federal Reserve, are they watching off-shore leaks? Bank Beat: Old National's response to ICP/Fair Finance Watch. UN - Global: Syria Represented by Ja'afari in Geneva, Annan to Iran After Ban Disinvitation. Enviro: Chevron in Richmond, Cali. Bronx: FOX's the following gums up Belmont.

1/20/14 -- CRA: Here's why press for disclosure of branch closings before a merger. Federal Reserve puts questions to Umpqua after ICP protest. Bank Beat: ICP comments on Old National. UN - Global: On Mali Gang Rapes, Chad Tells UN Probe's Finished, But Not Result: Longer form, with Video link, here via Beacon Reader.  Enviro: Abuses in Bangladesh's shrimp industry. Bronx: Metro-North redlines; sale of General Post Office?

1/6/14 -- CRA: Now Mercantile Bank is sued for discrimination, 3 get Needs to Improve from FDIC. Federal Reserve recruits new DCCA chief: groups should play role. Bank Beat: South Sudan plays hard ball. UN - Global: For South Sudan, Ladsous Cited Troops from Haiti, UN Wouldn't Answer, Morocco Follow Ups. Enviro: TPP would undercut protections. Bronx: De Blasio, Farina and Mark-Viverito

12/30/13 -- CRA: Enforcement against PNC, Ocwen and Ally; industry talk. Federal Reserve conditions on United VCB. Bank Beat: Rockville discloses which branches it would close, a long mile. UN - Global: On Killers Armed from Kiir's Armory, UN's Johnson Says It Was Broken Into. Enviro: Ex dry cleaner with tetrachloroethene (PCE). Bronx: Representing at NYC inauguration

12/23/13 -- CRA: After ICP protest, Huntington-Advantage "re-publish," comment to Jan 8. Federal Reserve vice chair from Citigroup? Bank Beat: FIG Partners on Mercantile, listening to management. UN - Global: In South Sudan As Civilians Threatened in Yuai, UN Evacuates Troops, No Briefings, FUNCA protests. Enviro: Critique of Obama climate plan. Bronx: Bloomberg brags about hot-sheet motels?

12/16/13 -- CRA: Mercantile Bank asks borrowers of color for letters. Federal Reserve reviews FirstBank merger application. Bank Beat: Old National closes branches, flies under Dodd Frank. UN - Global: In Mali, UN Peacekeepers Guarding Bank in Kidal Killed by Car Bomb, Questions for Ladsous. Enviro: Koch in Corpus Christi. Bronx: Abu Dhabi sheik and First Gulf Bank want 153rd Street, tax free bonds

12/3/13 -- CRA: Challenge to Mercantile - FirstBank reported, to SEC. Federal Reserve and Wal-Mart, Green Dot a mark of shame? Bank Beat: United Bancshares hires Sullivan & Cromwell for still delayed Virginia Commerce Bancshares (VCBI) proposal. UN - Global: UN Admits No Mission Has a Claims Commission, Like on Haiti Cholera, No Remedy. Enviro: Disparate Impact survives settlement in Mount Holly case. Bronx: Celebrating brewery, forgeting #AskJPM?

11/25/13 -- CRA: Protest to Talmer's proposal to acquire Michigan Commerce, Bank of Las Vegas, Community Bank of Indiana & Sunrise Bank of Albuquerque. Federal Reserve hears plea from Mercantile Bank, on New Years. Bank Beat: IMF in Sri Lanka Ignoring CHOGM Issues Unanswered, Sudan Ignored. UN - Global: Evading Haiti Cholera Case, UN Won't Confirm Refusing Papers, DRC Reprisals. Enviro: In Warsaw, Amid Dispute on Loss & Damage, Ban Says It's Up to (Some?) States. Bronx: Don Delillo, Martin Scorsese, Herman Wouk, & Theodore Dreiser - but what since?

11/18/13 -- CRA: Challenge to Umpqua bid to buy Sterling, 20% owned by Warburg Pincus where Geithner's going. Federal Reserve withholds Mercantile exhibits, secret calls? Bank Beat: JP Morgan Chase Gets Asked of Predatory Lending & Even Tony Blair, Cancels Q&A. UN - Global: UN Peacekeepers for Syria Floated by Ladsous, Copters to Mali, Rape Stonewall. Enviro: Dry eyes in the city, ophthalmology. Bronx: Friday at Family Dollar

11/11/13 -- CRA: Challenges from St. Louis to Spokane to Michigan, as after Fair Finance Watch protest, Federal Reserve asks Mercantile - FirstBank some questions. Bank Beat: Royal Bank of Scotland / Greenwich Capital Markets settles some predatory underwriting charges. Deal-watch. UN - Global: On Sri Lanka, Swire Silent on What UK Does in UNSC or UNHRC. Enviro: Most polluted cities, California dreaming? Hardly. Bronx: Museum of hip hip, by Melle Mel?