March 19, 2021

Temporary supplementary leverage ratio changes to expire as scheduled

  • Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
  • Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

For release at 9:00 a.m. EDT

The federal bank regulatory agencies today announced that the temporary change to the supplementary leverage ratio, or SLR, for depository institutions issued on May 15, 2020, will expire as scheduled on March 31, 2021. The temporary change was made to provide flexibility for depository institutions to provide credit to households and businesses in light of the COVID-19 event.

Media Contacts:
Federal Reserve
Eric Kollig
(202) 452-2955
FDIC
Julianne Breitbeil
(202) 898-6895
OCC
Bryan Hubbard
(202) 649-6870
Last Update: March 19, 2021