Federal Reserve Amends Regulation O to Allow Insider Loans Under Employee Benefit Plans

Summary

The Federal Reserve is updating its Regulation O to permit bank insiders and their affiliates to borrow from company-wide employee benefit plans, aligning with the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996, which was recently passed by Congress.

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