Board Actions

Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities -- (1) interagency final rule to establish minimum margin and capital requirements for swaps and security-based swaps that are not cleared through a clearinghouse, in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Act, and (2) request for comment on interim final rule to exempt from margin requirements certain non-cleared swaps, such as those used for hedging purposes by commercial end-user counterparties.
-Approved, October 30, 2015

Regulations Q and YY -- publication for comment of proposed rule to require U.S. global systemically important banking organizations and the U.S. operations of systemically important foreign banks to meet a new long-term debt requirement and a new total loss-absorbing capacity requirement.
-Approved, October 30, 2015