Federal Reserve Board Amends Regulation A to Reflect Discount Rate Change

Summary

The Federal Reserve Board has updated its Regulation A to reflect the approval of a decrease in the basic discount rate at each Federal Reserve Bank, following a request from the Boards of Directors of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks.

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