Business · 08/07/2010Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

Farm Credit Administration to Consider Capital Standards for Farm Credit System Institutions

Summary

The Farm Credit Administration is seeking comments on proposed Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital standards for Farm Credit System institutions, which would align with the Basel Accord capital structure used by other Federal financial regulatory agencies.

Original source language: Federal Register — Farm Credit AdministrationOpen original release →

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