This supporting statement relates to
an interim final rule that introduces a new notice opt-in
requirement and a requirement for prior approval for distributions.
A a national bank or Federal savings association, when calculating
on-balance sheet assets as of each day of a reporting quarter for
purposes of determining the national bank’s or Federal savings
association’s total leverage exposure, may exclude the balance
sheet carrying value of U.S. Treasury securities and funds on
deposit at a Federal Reserve Bank. Before applying this relief, a
national bank or Federal savings association must first notify the
OCC. During the calendar quarter beginning on July 1, 2020, and
until March 31, 2021, no national bank or Federal savings
association that has opted in to this relief may make a
distribution, or create an obligation to make such a distribution,
without prior OCC approval.
In light of recent
disruptions in economic conditions caused by the coronavirus
disease 2019 and strains in U.S. financial markets, the OCC, the
Board, and the FDIC (together, the agencies) are issuing an interim
final rule that temporarily revises the supplementary leverage
ratio calculation for depository institutions. Under the interim
final rule, any depository institution subsidiary of a U.S. global
systemically important bank holding company or any depository
institution subject to Category II or Category III capital
standards may elect to exclude temporarily U.S. Treasury securities
and deposits at Federal Reserve Banks from the supplementary
leverage ratio denominator. Additionally, under this interim final
rule, any depository institution making this election must request
approval from its primary Federal banking regulator prior to making
certain capital distributions so long as the exclusion is in
effect. The interim final rule is effective as of the date of
Federal Register publication and will remain in effect through
March 31, 2021. The agencies are adopting this interim final rule
to allow depository institutions that elect to opt into this
treatment additional flexibility to act as financial intermediaries
during this period of financial disruption.
US Code:
12 USC 1 et seq. Name of Law: The National Bank Act
US Code:
12 USC 3901-3909 Name of Law: International Lending Supervision
Act
US Code: 12
USC 1464 Name of Law: Homeowners' Loan Act
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with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
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