The FR 2956 collects detailed data on
depository institutions’ daily transactions trading of marketable
U.S. Treasury securities and transactions trading of the debt and
mortgage-backed securities (MBS) issued by U.S. federal government
agencies including government-sponsored enterprises (agencies).
Every national bank, state member bank, state non-member bank,
savings association, or U.S. branch and agency of a foreign bank
filing a Notice by Financial Institutions of Government Securities
Broker or Government Securities Dealer Activities (Form G-FIN; OMB
No. 7100-0224) with average daily transaction volumes of over $100
million, for U.S. Treasury debt, or over $50 million, for
agency-issued debt and MBS, during the prior fiscal year will be
subject to the implemented reporting requirements. Depository
institutions subject to the reporting requirements of the FR 2956
electronically report transactions through the Board’s data
collection vendor, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(FINRA), utilizing its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine
(TRACE). The report has two parts. Part 1 collects data on
transactions in U.S. Treasury debt and Part 2 collects transactions
in debt and MBS issued by agencies.
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USC 248(a) Name of Law: Federal Reserve Act
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USC 225a Name of Law: Federal Reserve Act
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the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
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