Financial Stability Oversight Board (FSOB)

The FSOB evaluates the Treasury Secretary’s policy and the effectiveness of  “preserving home ownership, stabilizing financial markets, and protecting taxpayers.”  Must importantly, the FSOB has the power to make recommendations – this is the only oversight board with this statutory power.  The Board meets at least monthly and has regularly meet more frequently. 

REPORTS:     Quarterly s. 104(g)

Membership:

Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Ben Bernanke
Secretary of the Treasury
Timothy Geithner
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency
James Lockhart
Chairman of the Securities Exchange Commission
Mary Shapiro
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Shaun Donovan

Enacted under s. 104

Reports

• 12/31/08 – First Quarterly Report s. 104(g)

Minutes

• 01/15/2009
• 01/08/2009
• 12/19/2008
• 12/10/2008
• 11/09/2008
• 10/22/2008
• 10/13/2008
• 10/07/2008

Procedural Rules

• Bylaws
• FOIA Request Information

Public Reading Room

Freedom of Information Office of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
20th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20551

To schedule an appoint call (202) 452-3684 or 3685

Press Releases

01/28/09 – Treasury Announces New Policy To Increase Transparency in Financial Stability Program