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Finance & markets · 08/10/2009

Federal Reserve Proposes Rule to Regulate Credit Rating Agencies for Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility

The Federal Reserve Board is seeking public comment on a proposed amendment to Regulation A that would allow the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to evaluate the eligibility of credit rating agencies and their ratings for use in the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, a program maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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Finance & markets · 9/14/2026

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve Board, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Jointly Issue Interim Final Rule on Examination Cycle for Small Insured Depository Institutions and Foreign Banks

The OCC, Board, and FDIC are jointly requesting public comment on an interim final rule that raises the asset threshold for certain small insured depository institutions to qualify for an 18-month on-site examination cycle, and makes parallel changes to the regulations governing the on-site examination cycle for U.S. branches and agencies of foreign banks, consistent with the International Banking Act of 1978.

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Finance & markets · 8/4/2026

Federal Reserve Proposes Updates to Regulation O on Insider Loans

The Federal Reserve is seeking public comment on proposed amendments to Regulation O, which governs loans to executive officers, directors, and principal shareholders of member banks and their affiliates, with the aim of increasing transparency, reducing regulatory burden, and modernizing the regulation.

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