Business · 16/04/2003Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

Farm Credit Administration Amends Capital Adequacy Regulations

Summary

The Farm Credit Administration has updated its capital adequacy regulations to clarify the calculation of total liabilities, limit the inclusion of term preferred stock, and waive disclosure requirements for certain Farm Credit System institutions, making several nonsubstantive technical changes to the regulations.

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