The FR 2052a collects quantitative information on selected assets, liabilities, funding activities, and contingent liabilities of certain large financial firms on a consolidated basis and by material legal entity. Currently, bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies subject to the Liquidity Coverage Ratio rule (LCR rule) (U.S. firms) with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more and foreign banking organizations (FBOs) with combined U.S. assets of $50 billion or more submit FR 2052a data, with the frequency based on the asset size of the firm and whether it has been identified as a Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee (LISCC) firm.
The FR 2052a is used to monitor the overall liquidity profile of institutions supervised by the Board. These data provide detailed information on the liquidity risks within different business lines (e.g., financing of securities positions, prime brokerage activities). In particular, these data serve as part of the Boardâs supervisory surveillance program in its liquidity risk management area and provide timely information on firm-specific liquidity risks during periods of stress. Analyses of systemic and idiosyncratic liquidity risk issues are then used to inform the Boardâs supervisory processes, including the preparation of analytical reports that detail funding vulnerabilities.
The Board has revised the FR 2052a report effective immediately. These revisions arise from the Boardâs amendment of the LCR rule in accordance with the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA). As required by section 403 of EGRRCPA, the Board has amended its LCR rule within 90 days of the enactment of EGRRCPA to treat investment grade municipal obligations that are liquid and readily-marketable as level 2B HQLA for purposes of their liquidity regulations. Therefore, the Board has revised the asset categories in the FR 2052a instructions to enable institutions to report certain municipal obligations that meet all the requirements for inclusion as HQLA under section 20 of the LCR rule, as amended. Specifically, the Board has amended the Assets Category Table in Appendix III of the FR 2052a instructions such that the description of the asset classification code âIG2-Qâ is sufficiently inclusive of municipal obligations that may qualify as HQLA under the LCR rule.
In order for the FR 2052a to reflect section 403 of EGRRCPA and the recent amendments to the LCR rule, the Board cannot comply with the normal clearance process and still receive the data in a timely manner. Therefore, the Board has determined that the revisions to the FR 2052a described above must be instituted quickly and public participation in the approval process would substantially interfere with the Boardâs ability to perform its statutory obligations arising from EGRRCPA.
US Code:
12 USC 1844
Name of Law: Bank Holding Company Act
US Code:
12 USC 3106
Name of Law: International Banking Act
US Code:
12 USC 5365
Name of Law: Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
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