Summary:
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the “federal banking agencies”) are issuing the attached Interagency Statement, concerning Regulation O 1 and Part 363 2 of the FDIC Regulations, to extend the expiration of a no-action position previously provided in an interagency statement accompanying FIL 115-2020, dated December 22, 2020.
The Interagency Statement can be found on the FDIC website.
Highlights:
- On December 27, 2019, the federal banking agencies issued a temporary no-action position to provide time for the FRB, in consultation with the other federal banking agencies, to consider whether to amend Regulation O to address concerns about unintended consequences of the application of Regulation O to companies that sponsor, manage, or advise investment funds and institutional accounts that invest in voting securities of banking organizations.
- On December 22, 2020, the federal banking agencies revised the interagency statement to extend the expiration of the no-action position until January 1, 2022, and clarify the eligibility criteria for such relief.
- This Statement extends the expiration of the no-action position previously provided until the sooner of January 1, 2023, or the effective date of a final FRB rule having a revision to Regulation O that addresses the treatment of extensions of credit by a bank to fund complex-controlled portfolio companies that are insiders of the bank.
- This FIL supersedes and rescinds FIL 115-2020, dated December 22, 2020.
Suggested Distribution:
FDIC-Supervised Institutions
- 1
12 CFR Part 215, Loans to Executive Officers, Directors, and Principal Shareholders of Member Banks (Regulation O) covers extensions of credit to bank insiders.
- 2
12 CFR Part 363, Annual Independent Audits and Reporting Requirements, pertains to reporting requirements for certain insured depository institutions.