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provided to them by the ATP
Participant.
(e) An ATP Participant may undertake
ATP promotional activities directly or
through a domestic or foreign third
party. However, the ATP Participant
shall remain responsible and
accountable to the CCC for all ATP
promotional activities and related
expenditures undertaken by such third
party and shall be responsible for
reimbursing CCC for any funds that CCC
determines should be refunded to the
CCC in relation to such third party’s
promotional activities and expenditures.
§ 1489.29
Property standards.
The ATP Participant shall insure all
ATP-funded property and equipment
acquired in furtherance of program
activities and safeguard such against
theft, damage and unauthorized use.
The Participant shall promptly report
any loss, theft, or damage of property to
the insurance company.
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§ 1489.30
Anti-fraud requirements.
(a) All ATP Participants. (1) All ATP
Participants shall submit to the CCC for
approval a detailed fraud prevention
program. The CCC will notify all new
and existing ATP Participants in writing
in each Participant’s approval letter and
through the FAS website as to
applicable submission dates for and
dates for approvals of fraud prevention
programs. ATP Participants should
review their fraud prevention programs
annually. The fraud prevention program
shall, at a minimum, include an annual
review of physical controls and
weaknesses, a standard process for
investigating and remediation of
suspected fraud cases, and training in
risk management and fraud detection for
all current and future employees. The
ATP Participant shall not conduct or
permit any ATP promotion activities to
occur unless and until the CCC has
communicated in writing approval of
the ATP Participant’s fraud prevention
program.
(2) The ATP Participant, within five
business days of receiving an allegation
or information giving rise to a
reasonable suspicion of
misrepresentation or fraud that could
give rise to a claim by CCC, shall report
such allegation or information in
writing to such USDA personnel as
specified in the Participant’s ATP
program agreement and/or approval
letter. The ATP Participant shall
cooperate fully in any USDA
investigation of such allegation or
occurrence of misrepresentation or
fraud and shall comply with any
directives given by the CCC or USDA to
the ATP Participant for the prompt
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investigation of such allegation or
occurrence.
(b) ATP Participants with brand
programs. (1) The ATP Participant may
charge a fee to brand participants to
cover the cost of the fraud prevention
program.
(2) The ATP Participant shall repay to
the CCC funds paid to a brand
participant through the ATP Participant
on claims that the ATP Participant or
the CCC subsequently determines are
unauthorized or otherwise nonreimbursable expenses within 30 days
of the ATP Participant’s determination
or CCC’s disallowance. The ATP
Participant shall repay CCC by
submitting a check to CCC or by
offsetting the ATP Participant’s next
reimbursement claim. The ATP
Participant shall make such payment in
U.S. dollars, unless otherwise approved
in advance by CCC. An ATP Participant
operating a brand program in strict
accordance with an approved fraud
prevention program, however, will not
be liable to reimburse CCC for ATP
funds paid on such claims if the claims
were based on misrepresentations or
fraud of the brand participant, its
employees or agents, unless the CCC
determines that the ATP Participant was
grossly negligent in the operation of the
brand program regarding such claims.
The CCC shall communicate any such
determination to the ATP Participant in
writing.
§ 1489.31
Program income.
Any revenue or refunds generated
from an activity, e.g., participation fees,
proceeds of sales, refunds of value
added taxes (VAT), the expenditures for
which have been wholly or partially
reimbursed with ATP funds, shall be
used by the ATP Participant in
furtherance of its approved ATP
activities in the program period during
which the ATP funds are available for
obligation by the ATP Participant. The
use of such revenue or refunds shall be
governed by 7 CFR part 1489. Interest
earned on funds advanced by the CCC
is not program income.
§ 1489.32
§ 1489.33 Noncompliance with an
agreement.
If an ATP Participant fails to comply
with any term in its program agreement
or approval letter, the CCC may take one
or more of the enforcement actions in 2
CFR part 200 and, if, appropriate,
initiate a claim against the ATP
Participant, following the procedures set
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forth in this subpart. The CCC may also
initiate a claim against an ATP
Participant if program income or CCCprovided funds are lost due to an action
or omission of the ATP Participant.
§ 1489.34 Suspension, termination, and
closeout of agreements.
A program agreement may be
suspended or terminated in accordance
with the suspension and termination
procedures in 2 CFR part 200. If an
agreement is terminated, the applicable
regulations in 2 CFR part 200 will apply
to the closeout of the agreement.
§ 1489.35 Paperwork reduction
requirements.
The paperwork and record keeping
requirements imposed by this subpart
have been submitted for review by OMB
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1980. OMB has not yet assigned a
control number for this information
collection.
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Robert Stephenson,
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BILLING CODE 3410–10–P
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
12 CFR Parts 217 and 225
[Regulations Q and Y; Docket No. R–1619]
RIN 7100–AF 13
Small Bank Holding Company and
Savings and Loan Holding Company
Policy Statement and Related
Regulations; Changes to Reporting
Requirements
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board).
ACTION: Interim final rule with request
for comment; changes to reporting
requirements.
AGENCY:
The Board invites comment
on an interim final rule that raises the
asset size threshold for determining
applicability of the Board’s Small Bank
Holding Company and Savings and
Loan Holding Company Policy
Statement (Regulation Y, appendix C)
(Policy Statement) to $3 billion from $1
billion of total consolidated assets. The
interim final rule also makes related and
conforming revisions to the Board’s
regulatory capital rule (Regulation Q)
and requirements for bank holding
companies (Regulation Y). In
SUMMARY:
Amendment.
A program agreement may be
amended in writing with the consent of
the CCC and the ATP Participant.
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connection with these changes, the
Board is modifying the respondent
panel for certain holding company
financial reports.
DATES: The interim final rule is effective
August 30, 2018. Comments on the
interim final rule must be received no
later than October 29, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. R–1619 and
RIN No 7100 AF 13, by any of the
following methods:
• Agency website: https://
www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
foia/proposedregs.aspx.
• Email: regs.comments@
federalreserve.gov. Include the docket
number in the subject line of the
message.
• Fax: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452–
3102.
• Mail: Ann Misback, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20551.
All public comments will be made
available on the Board’s website at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/
generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as
submitted, unless modified for technical
reasons or to remove personally
identifiable information at the
commenter’s request. Accordingly,
comments will not be edited to remove
any identifying or contact information.
Public comments may also be viewed
electronically or in paper in Room 3515,
1801 K Street NW (between 18th and
19th Streets NW), between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Constance M. Horsley, Deputy Associate
Director, (202) 452–5239, Cynthia
Ayouch, Manager, (202) 452–2204,
Douglas Carpenter, Senior Supervisory
Financial Analyst, (202) 452–2205,
Vanessa Davis, Supervisory Financial
Analyst, (202) 475–6647, or Kevin Tran,
Supervisory Financial Analyst, (202)
452–2309, Division of Supervision and
Regulation; Laurie Schaffer, Associate
General Counsel, (202) 452–2272;
Benjamin McDonough, Assistant
General Counsel, (202) 452–2036, or
Mark Buresh, (202) 452–5270, Senior
Attorney, Legal Division; Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, 20th and C Streets NW,
Washington, DC 20551.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. The Interim Final Rule
III. Administrative Law Matters
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A. Regulatory Flexibility Act
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
C. Solicitation of Comments on Use of
Plain Language
I. Background
The Board issued the Small Bank
Holding Company and Savings and
Loan Holding Company Policy
Statement (Regulation Y, appendix C)
(Policy Statement) in 1980 to facilitate
the transfer of ownership of small
community-based banks in a manner
consistent with bank safety and
soundness.1 In general, the Board has
discouraged the use of debt by bank
holding companies and savings and
loan holding companies (collectively,
depository institution holding
companies) to finance acquisitions
because high levels of debt can impair
the ability of a depository institution
holding company to serve as a source of
strength to its subsidiary depository
institutions. However, the Board has
recognized that small depository
institution holding companies have less
access to equity financing than larger
depository institution holding
companies and that, therefore, an
acquisition by a small depository
institution holding company often
requires the use of debt.
The Board originally adopted the
Policy Statement to permit the
formation and expansion of small bank
holding companies with debt levels that
are higher than typically permitted for
larger bank holding companies. The
Policy Statement contains several
conditions and restrictions designed to
ensure that a small depository
institution holding company that
operates with the heightened level of
debt permitted under the Policy
Statement does not present an undue
risk to the safety and soundness of its
subsidiary depository institutions.
Currently, the Policy Statement
applies to bank holding companies with
pro forma consolidated assets of less
than $1 billion that: (i) Are not engaged
in significant nonbanking activities
either directly or through a nonbank
subsidiary; (ii) do not conduct
significant off-balance sheet activities
(including securitization and asset
management or administration) either
directly or through a nonbank
subsidiary; 2 and (iii) do not have a
material amount of debt or equity
securities outstanding (other than trust
1 12
CFR part 225, app. C.
examples provided in the Policy Statement
are not exhaustive and simply highlight off-balance
sheet activities that may involve substantial risk.
Other activities than securitization and asset
management or administration may present similar
concerns. See also 71 FR 9897, 9899, fn. 2 (February
28, 2006) (2006 Final Rule).
2 The
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preferred securities) that are registered
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the foregoing enumerated
items referred to hereafter as qualitative
requirements). The Policy Statement
also applies to small savings and loan
holding companies as if they were bank
holding companies.3
The Policy Statement provides that
bank holding companies that meet the
qualitative requirements (qualifying
small holding companies) may use debt
to finance up to 75 percent of the
purchase price of an acquisition (that is,
they may have a debt-to-equity ratio of
up to 3:1). However, a qualifying small
holding company must satisfy
additional ongoing requirements,
including that it: (i) Reduce its debt
such that all debt is retired within 25
years of the debt being incurred; (ii)
reduce its debt-to equity ratio to .30:1 or
less within 12 years of the debt being
incurred; (iii) ensure that each of its
subsidiary insured depository
institutions is well capitalized; and (iv)
refrain from paying dividends until
such time as it reduces its debt-to-equity
ratio to 1.0:1 or less. The Policy
Statement also provides that a
qualifying small holding company may
not use the expedited applications
procedures or obtain a waiver of the
stock redemption filing requirements
applicable to bank holding companies
under the Board’s Regulation Y unless
the bank holding company has a pro
forma debt-to-equity ratio of 1.0:1 or
less.4
II. The Interim Final Rule
New Asset Threshold of $3 Billion
On May 24, 2018, the Economic
Growth, Regulatory Relief, and
Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA)
was enacted.5 Section 207 of EGRRCPA
directs the Board to revise the Policy
Statement to raise the consolidated
assets threshold from $1 billion to $3
billion within 180 days of the enactment
of EGRRCPA. The Board last raised the
asset limit in 2015 when it increased it
from $500 million to $1 billion.6 The
Board is issuing this interim final rule
to increase the asset threshold to $3
billion consistent with EGRRCPA. The
Board is not making any additional
modifications to the Policy Statement at
this time. The final rule applies to small
savings and loan holding companies to
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CFR 238.9.
CFR 225.4(b), 225.14, and 225.23.
5 Public Law 115–174 (May 24, 2018).
6 See 80 FR 20153 (April 15, 2015). In this final
rule, the Board also applied the Policy Statement
to small savings and loan holding companies as if
they were bank holding companies. 80 FR 20153
(April 15, 2015).
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the same extent as small bank holding
companies, by operation of Regulation
LL.
The Board believes it is appropriate to
issue an interim final rule revising the
Policy Statement and making
conforming revisions to Regulation Q
and Regulation Y to apply the
statutorily mandated threshold of $3
billion to qualifying holding companies
consistent with EGRRCPA. Without
such action, qualifying holding
companies that cross $1 billion during
the pendency of the proposal would be
required to incur costs to implement
regulatory capital and financial
reporting systems that would cease to be
necessary upon issuance of the final
rule. In addition, the Board believes that
it is appropriate to allow holding
companies with total consolidated
assets of $1 billion or more but less than
$3 billion to immediately become
subject to reduced regulatory and
reporting requirements, consistent with
the congressionally-mandated increase
in the threshold, so that such firms are
not obligated to incur significant
compliance costs in the interim until
the traditional rulemaking process is
completed.
Conforming Regulation Q Change
For the reasons described previously,
the Board is revising Regulation Q to
conform the language in § 217.1 to
reflect the heightened threshold of the
Policy Statement resulting from the
interim final rule. Specifically,
§ 217.1(c)(1)(iii) is revised to remove the
reference to the $1 billion threshold.
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Other Conforming Amendments
A number of reporting, filing, and
other provisions in Regulation Y are
triggered by the consolidated asset
threshold established by the Policy
Statement. In connection with revising
the threshold under the Policy
Statement, the Board is making
technical and conforming amendments
to these provisions to provide that
qualifying small holding companies
may take advantage of the streamlined
informational, notice, and other
requirements embodied in these rules.
These technical and conforming
amendments will provide regulatory
burden relief to most holding companies
with less than $3 billion of consolidated
total assets. The final rule makes the
following changes:
• In § 225.2(r), footnote 2, the
footnote describing the application of
the definition of ‘‘well-capitalized’’ in
the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR part
225) to entities subject to the Policy
Statement is revised to remove the
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reference to the threshold of $1 billion
under the Policy Statement.
• In § 225.4(b)(2)(iii), the thresholds
for the different pro forma financial
information required of smaller bank
holding companies compared to larger
bank holding companies under
§ 225.4(b)(1) of the Board’s Regulation Y
is revised to refer to total assets of less
than $3 billion rather than total assets
of less than $1 billion.
• In § 225.14(a)(1)(v), the thresholds
for the different pro forma financial
information required of smaller bank
holding companies compared to larger
bank holding companies under § 225.14
of the Board’s Regulation Y is revised to
refer to total assets of less than $3
billion rather than total assets of less
than $1 billion.
• In § 225.17(a)(6), footnote 6, the
total asset threshold for application of
the footnote related to demonstrating
that debt incurred will not unduly
burden the bank holding company is
revised to refer to total assets of less
than $3 billion rather than total assets
of less than $1 billion.
• In § 225.23(a)(1)(iii), the threshold
for the different pro forma financial
information required of smaller bank
holding companies compared to larger
bank holding companies under § 225.23
of the Board’s Regulation Y is revised to
refer to total assets of less than $3
billion rather than total assets of less
than $1 billion.
Regulatory Reporting Changes
The Board requires all depository
institution holding companies to file
certain reports with the Federal Reserve
to monitor the financial condition and
operations of depository institution
holding companies. Those reports
include the Financial Statements for
Holding Companies (FR Y–9 series of
reports; OMB No. 7100–0128).
Depository institution holding
companies with consolidated assets of
less than $1 billion that also meet
qualitative requirements submit
summary parent-only financial data
semiannually on the FR Y–9SP. Bank
holding companies and savings and
loan holding companies with
consolidated assets of $1 billion or
more—or that are otherwise not subject
to the Policy Statement—submit
consolidated financial data on the FR
Y–9C and parent-only financial data on
the FR Y–9LP, both quarterly.
The Board is modifying, effective
immediately, the respondent panel for
the FR Y–9SP, FR Y–9C, and FR Y–9LP
for bank holding companies and savings
and loan holding companies with $1
billion or more but less than $3 billion
in total consolidated assets to align the
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threshold in the Policy Statement. If
these institutions meet the qualitative
requirements, they will not be required
to file the FR Y–9C and the FR Y–9LP
(including regulatory capital
information) and would instead file the
FR Y–9SP. These changes would be
consistent with the final rule’s changes
to the Policy Statement and will reduce
the regulatory reporting burden for these
smaller institutions. Since most bank
holding companies and savings and
loan holding companies with less than
$3 billion in total consolidated assets
have limited activities outside of their
subsidiary banks, the Board believes
relying on summary parent-only
financials from the FR Y–9SP and
detailed depository institution
financials from the Consolidated
Reports of Condition and Income (FFIEC
031, FFIEC 041, FFIEC 051; OMB No.
7100–0036) is sufficient for supervisory
purposes.
Comments
The Board invites comments on all
aspects of this interim final rule.
Interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments on the $3 billion
asset size threshold adjustment, the
revision to Regulation Q, and the related
and conforming amendments to
Regulations Y.
Effective Date/Request for Comments
The Board is issuing this interim final
rule without prior notice and the
opportunity for public comment and the
30-day delayed effective date ordinarily
prescribed by the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA). Pursuant to the
Administrative Procedure Act (APA), at
5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), notice and comment
are not required prior to the issuance of
a final rule if an agency, for good cause,
finds that ‘‘notice and public procedure
thereon are impracticable, unnecessary,
or contrary to the public interest.’’ 7 The
interim final rule implements the
provisions in section 207 of EGRRCPA,
which was enacted on May 24, 2018.
EGRRCPA includes a directive that the
Board revise appendix C to part 225 of
title 12 of the Code of Federal
Regulations within 180 days to raise the
consolidated asset threshold under that
appendix from $1 billion to $3 billion.8
This section of EGRRCPA was effective
upon enactment.
The Board believes that the public
interest is best served by implementing
the statutorily amended thresholds as
soon as possible. Delaying the revisions
to the Policy Statement, Regulation Q,
75
U.S.C. 553(b)(B).
Law 115–174 (May 24, 2018), section
207(b).
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and Regulation Y to complete a
traditional notice and comment
rulemaking process would cause
holding companies with total
consolidated assets of $1 billion or more
and less than $3 billion to expend
significant resources to continue to
comply with Regulation Q and would
subject these firms to heightened
requirements under Regulation Y for the
time necessary for the Board to go
through the notice and comment
rulemaking process. In addition, any
holding companies that qualified under
the Policy Statement and that came to
have $1 billion or more in total
consolidated assets while the
rulemaking process was ongoing would
be required to expend significant
resources to comply with Regulation Q.
The Board believes that providing a
notice and comment period prior to
issuance of the interim final rules is
unnecessary because the Board does not
expect public objection to the interim
final rule being promulgated, as the rule
merely provides the relief that Congress
intended.
The APA also requires a 30-day
delayed effective date, except for (1)
substantive rules which grant or
recognize an exemption or relieve a
restriction; (2) interpretative rules and
statements of policy; or (3) as otherwise
provided by the agency for good cause.9
The Board has concluded that, because
the rule recognizes an exemption, the
interim final rule is exempt from the
APA’s delayed effective date
requirement.10 Additionally, the Board
finds good cause to publish the interim
final rule with an immediate effective
date for the same reasons set forth above
under the discussion of section
553(b)(B) of the APA.
While the Board believes there is good
cause to issue the rules without advance
notice and comment and with an
immediate effective date, the Board is
interested in the views of the public and
request comment on all aspects of the
interim final rule.
III. Administrative Law Matters
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A. Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis
The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5
U.S.C. 601 et seq., applies only to rules
for which an agency publishes a general
notice of proposed rulemaking. Because
the Board has determined for good
cause that a notice of proposed
rulemaking for this rule is unnecessary,
the Regulatory Flexibility Act does not
apply to this final rule.
95
U.S.C. 553(d).
U.S.C. 553(d)(1).
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B. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Board has revised the respondent
panel for each of the FR Y–9SP, FR Y–
9C, and FR Y–9LP in connection with
this final rule. Specifically, the
minimum total consolidated asset
threshold for filing the FR Y–9C and FR
Y–9LP has been increased to $3 billion,
and the FR Y–9SP has been updated to
apply to holding companies with less
than $3 billion in total consolidated
assets. Though the number of total
respondents is not affected, the result of
this modification is to reduce the
aggregate burden for the FR Y–9C, FR
Y–9LP, and FR Y–9SP by 75,233 hours
because more firms will file the less
complex FR Y–9SP.
C. Plain Language
Section 722 of the Gramm-LeachBliley Act requires the Federal banking
agencies to use ‘‘plain language’’ in all
proposed and final rules published after
January 1, 2000. In light of this
requirement, the Board has sought to
present the interim final rule in a simple
and straightforward manner. The Board
invites comments on whether there are
additional steps it could take to make
the rule easier to understand.
List of Subjects
12 CFR Part 217
Administrative practice and
procedure, Banks, Banking, Federal
Reserve System, Holding companies,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Administrative practice and
procedure, Banks, Banking, Federal
Reserve System, Holding companies,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Federal Reserve System
12 CFR Chapter II
Authority and Issuance
For the reasons set forth in the
preamble, chapter II of title 12 of the
Code of Federal Regulations is amended
as set forth below:
PART 217—CAPITAL ADEQUACY OF
BANK HOLDING COMPANIES,
SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING
COMPANIES, AND STATE MEMBER
BANKS (REGULATION Q)
1. The authority citation for part 217
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 12 U.S.C. 248(a), 321–338a,
481–486, 1462a, 1467a, 1818, 1828, 1831n,
1831o, 1831p–l, 1831w, 1835, 1844(b), 1851,
3904, 3906–3909, 4808, 5365, 5368, 5371.
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§ 217.1 Purpose, applicability,
reservations of authority, and timing.
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(c) * * *
(1) * * *
(iii) A covered savings and loan
holding company domiciled in the
United States, other than a savings and
loan holding company that meets the
requirements of 12 CFR part 225,
appendix C, as if the savings and loan
holding company were a bank holding
company and the savings association
were a bank. For purposes of
compliance with the capital adequacy
requirements and calculations in this
part, savings and loan holding
companies that do not file the FR Y–9C
should follow the instructions to the FR
Y–9C.
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PART 225—BANK HOLDING
COMPANIES AND CHANGE IN BANK
CONTROL (REGULATION Y)
3. The authority citation for part 225
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(13), 1818,
1828(o), 1831i, 1831p–1, 1843(c)(8), 1844(b),
1972(1), 3106, 3108, 3310, 3331–3351, 3906,
3907, and 3909; 15 U.S.C. 1681s, 1681w,
6801 and 6805.
4. In § 225.2(r), revise footnote 2 to
read as follows:
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§ 225.2
Definitions.
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2. In § 217.1, revise paragraph
(c)(1)(iii) to read as follows:
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2 For purposes of this subpart and
subparts B and C of this part, a bank
holding company that is subject to the
Small Bank Holding Company and
Savings and Loan Holding Company
Policy Statement in appendix C of this
part will be deemed to be ‘‘wellcapitalized’’ if the bank holding
company meets the requirements for
expedited/waived processing in
appendix C.
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■ 5. In § 225.4, revise paragraph
(b)(2)(iii) to read as follows:
§ 225.4
Corporate practices.
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(iii)(A) If the bank holding company
has consolidated assets of $3 billion or
more, consolidated pro forma risk-based
capital and leverage ratio calculations
for the bank holding company as of the
most recent quarter, and, if the
redemption is to be debt funded, a
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parent-only pro forma balance sheet as
of the most recent quarter; or
(B) If the bank holding company has
consolidated assets of less than $3
billion, a pro forma parent-only balance
sheet as of the most recent quarter, and,
if the redemption is to be debt funded,
one-year income statement and cash
flow projections.
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(a)(1)(v) to read as follows:
§ 225.14 Expedited action for certain bank
acquisitions by well-run bank holding
companies.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
(v)(A) If the bank holding company
has consolidated assets of $3 billion or
more, an abbreviated consolidated pro
forma balance sheet as of the most
recent quarter showing credit and debit
adjustments that reflect the proposed
transaction, consolidated pro forma
risk-based capital ratios for the
acquiring bank holding company as of
the most recent quarter, and a
description of the purchase price and
the terms and sources of funding for the
transaction; or
(B) If the bank holding company has
consolidated assets of less than $3
billion, a pro forma parent-only balance
sheet as of the most recent quarter
showing credit and debit adjustments
that reflect the proposed transaction,
and a description of the purchase price,
the terms and sources of funding for the
transaction, and the sources and
schedule for retiring any debt incurred
in the transaction;
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to read as follows:
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holding company formations.
(a) * * *
(6) * * *
6 For a banking organization with
consolidated assets, on a pro forma
basis, of less than $3 billion (other than
a banking organization that will control
a de novo bank), this requirement is
satisfied if the proposal complies with
the Board’s Small Bank Holding
Company and Savings and Loan
Holding Company Policy Statement
(appendix C of this part).
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(a)(1)(iii) to read as follows:
§ 225.23 Expedited action for certain
nonbanking proposals by well-run bank
holding companies.
(a) * * *
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(iii) If the proposal involves an
acquisition of a going concern:
(A) If the bank holding company has
consolidated assets of $3 billion or
more, an abbreviated consolidated pro
forma balance sheet for the acquiring
bank holding company as of the most
recent quarter showing credit and debit
adjustments that reflect the proposed
transaction, consolidated pro forma
risk-based capital ratios for the
acquiring bank holding company as of
the most recent quarter, a description of
the purchase price and the terms and
sources of funding for the transaction,
and the total revenue and net income of
the company to be acquired;
(B) If the bank holding company has
consolidated assets of less than $3
billion, a pro forma parent-only balance
sheet as of the most recent quarter
showing credit and debit adjustments
that reflect the proposed transaction, a
description of the purchase price and
the terms and sources of funding for the
transaction and the sources and
schedule for retiring any debt incurred
in the transaction, and the total assets,
off-balance sheet items, revenue and net
income of the company to be acquired;
or
(C) For each insured depository
institution whose Tier 1 capital, total
capital, total assets or risk-weighted
assets change as a result of the
transaction, the total risk-weighted
assets, total assets, Tier 1 capital and
total capital of the institution on a pro
forma basis;
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Applicability of Policy Statement,’’
revise the first undesignated paragraph
to read as follows:
Appendix C to Part 225—Small Bank
Holding Company and Savings and
Loan Holding Company Policy
Statement
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1. Applicability of Policy Statement
This policy statement applies only to bank
holding companies with pro forma
consolidated assets of less than $3 billion
that (i) are not engaged in significant
nonbanking activities either directly or
through a nonbank subsidiary; (ii) do not
conduct significant off-balance sheet
activities (including securitization and asset
management or administration) either
directly or through a nonbank subsidiary;
and (iii) do not have a material amount of
debt or equity securities outstanding (other
than trust preferred securities) that are
registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Board may in its discretion
exclude any bank holding company,
regardless of asset size, from the policy
statement if such action is warranted for
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supervisory purposes.1 With the exception of
section 4 (Additional Application
Requirements for Expedited/Waived
Processing), the policy statement applies to
savings and loan holding companies as if
they were bank holding companies.
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By order of the Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, April 24, 2018.
Ann Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
12 CFR Parts 217 and 225
[Regulations Q and Y; Docket No. R-1619]
RIN 7100-AF 13
Small Bank Holding Company and Savings and Loan Holding Company
Policy Statement and Related Regulations; Changes to Reporting
Requirements
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board).
ACTION: Interim final rule with request for comment; changes to
reporting requirements.
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SUMMARY: The Board invites comment on an interim final rule that raises
the asset size threshold for determining applicability of the Board's
Small Bank Holding Company and Savings and Loan Holding Company Policy
Statement (Regulation Y, appendix C) (Policy Statement) to $3 billion
from $1 billion of total consolidated assets. The interim final rule
also makes related and conforming revisions to the Board's regulatory
capital rule (Regulation Q) and requirements for bank holding companies
(Regulation Y). In
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connection with these changes, the Board is modifying the respondent
panel for certain holding company financial reports.
DATES: The interim final rule is effective August 30, 2018. Comments on
the interim final rule must be received no later than October 29, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. R-1619 and
RIN No 7100 AF 13, by any of the following methods:
Agency website: https://www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/proposedregs.aspx.
Email: [email protected]. Include the
docket number in the subject line of the message.
Fax: (202) 452-3819 or (202) 452-3102.
Mail: Ann Misback, Secretary, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20551.
All public comments will be made available on the Board's website
at https://www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as
submitted, unless modified for technical reasons or to remove
personally identifiable information at the commenter's request.
Accordingly, comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or
contact information. Public comments may also be viewed electronically
or in paper in Room 3515, 1801 K Street NW (between 18th and 19th
Streets NW), between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Constance M. Horsley, Deputy Associate
Director, (202) 452-5239, Cynthia Ayouch, Manager, (202) 452-2204,
Douglas Carpenter, Senior Supervisory Financial Analyst, (202) 452-
2205, Vanessa Davis, Supervisory Financial Analyst, (202) 475-6647, or
Kevin Tran, Supervisory Financial Analyst, (202) 452-2309, Division of
Supervision and Regulation; Laurie Schaffer, Associate General Counsel,
(202) 452-2272; Benjamin McDonough, Assistant General Counsel, (202)
452-2036, or Mark Buresh, (202) 452-5270, Senior Attorney, Legal
Division; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th and C
Streets NW, Washington, DC 20551.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Background
II. The Interim Final Rule
III. Administrative Law Matters
A. Regulatory Flexibility Act
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
C. Solicitation of Comments on Use of Plain Language
I. Background
The Board issued the Small Bank Holding Company and Savings and
Loan Holding Company Policy Statement (Regulation Y, appendix C)
(Policy Statement) in 1980 to facilitate the transfer of ownership of
small community-based banks in a manner consistent with bank safety and
soundness.\1\ In general, the Board has discouraged the use of debt by
bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies
(collectively, depository institution holding companies) to finance
acquisitions because high levels of debt can impair the ability of a
depository institution holding company to serve as a source of strength
to its subsidiary depository institutions. However, the Board has
recognized that small depository institution holding companies have
less access to equity financing than larger depository institution
holding companies and that, therefore, an acquisition by a small
depository institution holding company often requires the use of debt.
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The Board originally adopted the Policy Statement to permit the
formation and expansion of small bank holding companies with debt
levels that are higher than typically permitted for larger bank holding
companies. The Policy Statement contains several conditions and
restrictions designed to ensure that a small depository institution
holding company that operates with the heightened level of debt
permitted under the Policy Statement does not present an undue risk to
the safety and soundness of its subsidiary depository institutions.
Currently, the Policy Statement applies to bank holding companies
with pro forma consolidated assets of less than $1 billion that: (i)
Are not engaged in significant nonbanking activities either directly or
through a nonbank subsidiary; (ii) do not conduct significant off-
balance sheet activities (including securitization and asset management
or administration) either directly or through a nonbank subsidiary; \2\
and (iii) do not have a material amount of debt or equity securities
outstanding (other than trust preferred securities) that are registered
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the foregoing enumerated
items referred to hereafter as qualitative requirements). The Policy
Statement also applies to small savings and loan holding companies as
if they were bank holding companies.\3\
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\2\ The examples provided in the Policy Statement are not
exhaustive and simply highlight off-balance sheet activities that
may involve substantial risk. Other activities than securitization
and asset management or administration may present similar concerns.
See also 71 FR 9897, 9899, fn. 2 (February 28, 2006) (2006 Final
Rule).
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The Policy Statement provides that bank holding companies that meet
the qualitative requirements (qualifying small holding companies) may
use debt to finance up to 75 percent of the purchase price of an
acquisition (that is, they may have a debt-to-equity ratio of up to
3:1). However, a qualifying small holding company must satisfy
additional ongoing requirements, including that it: (i) Reduce its debt
such that all debt is retired within 25 years of the debt being
incurred; (ii) reduce its debt-to equity ratio to .30:1 or less within
12 years of the debt being incurred; (iii) ensure that each of its
subsidiary insured depository institutions is well capitalized; and
(iv) refrain from paying dividends until such time as it reduces its
debt-to-equity ratio to 1.0:1 or less. The Policy Statement also
provides that a qualifying small holding company may not use the
expedited applications procedures or obtain a waiver of the stock
redemption filing requirements applicable to bank holding companies
under the Board's Regulation Y unless the bank holding company has a
pro forma debt-to-equity ratio of 1.0:1 or less.\4\
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II. The Interim Final Rule
New Asset Threshold of $3 Billion
On May 24, 2018, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and
Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA) was enacted.\5\ Section 207 of
EGRRCPA directs the Board to revise the Policy Statement to raise the
consolidated assets threshold from $1 billion to $3 billion within 180
days of the enactment of EGRRCPA. The Board last raised the asset limit
in 2015 when it increased it from $500 million to $1 billion.\6\ The
Board is issuing this interim final rule to increase the asset
threshold to $3 billion consistent with EGRRCPA. The Board is not
making any additional modifications to the Policy Statement at this
time. The final rule applies to small savings and loan holding
companies to
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the same extent as small bank holding companies, by operation of
Regulation LL.
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\5\ Public Law 115-174 (May 24, 2018).
\6\ See 80 FR 20153 (April 15, 2015). In this final rule, the
Board also applied the Policy Statement to small savings and loan
holding companies as if they were bank holding companies. 80 FR
20153 (April 15, 2015).
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The Board believes it is appropriate to issue an interim final rule
revising the Policy Statement and making conforming revisions to
Regulation Q and Regulation Y to apply the statutorily mandated
threshold of $3 billion to qualifying holding companies consistent with
EGRRCPA. Without such action, qualifying holding companies that cross
$1 billion during the pendency of the proposal would be required to
incur costs to implement regulatory capital and financial reporting
systems that would cease to be necessary upon issuance of the final
rule. In addition, the Board believes that it is appropriate to allow
holding companies with total consolidated assets of $1 billion or more
but less than $3 billion to immediately become subject to reduced
regulatory and reporting requirements, consistent with the
congressionally-mandated increase in the threshold, so that such firms
are not obligated to incur significant compliance costs in the interim
until the traditional rulemaking process is completed.
Conforming Regulation Q Change
For the reasons described previously, the Board is revising
Regulation Q to conform the language in Sec. 217.1 to reflect the
heightened threshold of the Policy Statement resulting from the interim
final rule. Specifically, Sec. 217.1(c)(1)(iii) is revised to remove
the reference to the $1 billion threshold.
Other Conforming Amendments
A number of reporting, filing, and other provisions in Regulation Y
are triggered by the consolidated asset threshold established by the
Policy Statement. In connection with revising the threshold under the
Policy Statement, the Board is making technical and conforming
amendments to these provisions to provide that qualifying small holding
companies may take advantage of the streamlined informational, notice,
and other requirements embodied in these rules. These technical and
conforming amendments will provide regulatory burden relief to most
holding companies with less than $3 billion of consolidated total
assets. The final rule makes the following changes:
In Sec. 225.2(r), footnote 2, the footnote describing the
application of the definition of ``well-capitalized'' in the Board's
Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225) to entities subject to the Policy
Statement is revised to remove the reference to the threshold of $1
billion under the Policy Statement.
In Sec. 225.4(b)(2)(iii), the thresholds for the
different pro forma financial information required of smaller bank
holding companies compared to larger bank holding companies under Sec.
225.4(b)(1) of the Board's Regulation Y is revised to refer to total
assets of less than $3 billion rather than total assets of less than $1
billion.
In Sec. 225.14(a)(1)(v), the thresholds for the different
pro forma financial information required of smaller bank holding
companies compared to larger bank holding companies under Sec. 225.14
of the Board's Regulation Y is revised to refer to total assets of less
than $3 billion rather than total assets of less than $1 billion.
In Sec. 225.17(a)(6), footnote 6, the total asset
threshold for application of the footnote related to demonstrating that
debt incurred will not unduly burden the bank holding company is
revised to refer to total assets of less than $3 billion rather than
total assets of less than $1 billion.
In Sec. 225.23(a)(1)(iii), the threshold for the
different pro forma financial information required of smaller bank
holding companies compared to larger bank holding companies under Sec.
225.23 of the Board's Regulation Y is revised to refer to total assets
of less than $3 billion rather than total assets of less than $1
billion.
Regulatory Reporting Changes
The Board requires all depository institution holding companies to
file certain reports with the Federal Reserve to monitor the financial
condition and operations of depository institution holding companies.
Those reports include the Financial Statements for Holding Companies
(FR Y-9 series of reports; OMB No. 7100-0128). Depository institution
holding companies with consolidated assets of less than $1 billion that
also meet qualitative requirements submit summary parent-only financial
data semiannually on the FR Y-9SP. Bank holding companies and savings
and loan holding companies with consolidated assets of $1 billion or
more--or that are otherwise not subject to the Policy Statement--submit
consolidated financial data on the FR Y-9C and parent-only financial
data on the FR Y-9LP, both quarterly.
The Board is modifying, effective immediately, the respondent panel
for the FR Y-9SP, FR Y-9C, and FR Y-9LP for bank holding companies and
savings and loan holding companies with $1 billion or more but less
than $3 billion in total consolidated assets to align the threshold in
the Policy Statement. If these institutions meet the qualitative
requirements, they will not be required to file the FR Y-9C and the FR
Y-9LP (including regulatory capital information) and would instead file
the FR Y-9SP. These changes would be consistent with the final rule's
changes to the Policy Statement and will reduce the regulatory
reporting burden for these smaller institutions. Since most bank
holding companies and savings and loan holding companies with less than
$3 billion in total consolidated assets have limited activities outside
of their subsidiary banks, the Board believes relying on summary
parent-only financials from the FR Y-9SP and detailed depository
institution financials from the Consolidated Reports of Condition and
Income (FFIEC 031, FFIEC 041, FFIEC 051; OMB No. 7100-0036) is
sufficient for supervisory purposes.
Comments
The Board invites comments on all aspects of this interim final
rule. Interested parties are encouraged to provide comments on the $3
billion asset size threshold adjustment, the revision to Regulation Q,
and the related and conforming amendments to Regulations Y.
Effective Date/Request for Comments
The Board is issuing this interim final rule without prior notice
and the opportunity for public comment and the 30-day delayed effective
date ordinarily prescribed by the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).
Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), at 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B), notice and comment are not required prior to the issuance of
a final rule if an agency, for good cause, finds that ``notice and
public procedure thereon are impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to
the public interest.'' \7\ The interim final rule implements the
provisions in section 207 of EGRRCPA, which was enacted on May 24,
2018. EGRRCPA includes a directive that the Board revise appendix C to
part 225 of title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations within 180 days
to raise the consolidated asset threshold under that appendix from $1
billion to $3 billion.\8\ This section of EGRRCPA was effective upon
enactment.
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\7\ 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).
\8\ Public Law 115-174 (May 24, 2018), section 207(b).
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The Board believes that the public interest is best served by
implementing the statutorily amended thresholds as soon as possible.
Delaying the revisions to the Policy Statement, Regulation Q,
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and Regulation Y to complete a traditional notice and comment
rulemaking process would cause holding companies with total
consolidated assets of $1 billion or more and less than $3 billion to
expend significant resources to continue to comply with Regulation Q
and would subject these firms to heightened requirements under
Regulation Y for the time necessary for the Board to go through the
notice and comment rulemaking process. In addition, any holding
companies that qualified under the Policy Statement and that came to
have $1 billion or more in total consolidated assets while the
rulemaking process was ongoing would be required to expend significant
resources to comply with Regulation Q. The Board believes that
providing a notice and comment period prior to issuance of the interim
final rules is unnecessary because the Board does not expect public
objection to the interim final rule being promulgated, as the rule
merely provides the relief that Congress intended.
The APA also requires a 30-day delayed effective date, except for
(1) substantive rules which grant or recognize an exemption or relieve
a restriction; (2) interpretative rules and statements of policy; or
(3) as otherwise provided by the agency for good cause.\9\ The Board
has concluded that, because the rule recognizes an exemption, the
interim final rule is exempt from the APA's delayed effective date
requirement.\10\ Additionally, the Board finds good cause to publish
the interim final rule with an immediate effective date for the same
reasons set forth above under the discussion of section 553(b)(B) of
the APA.
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While the Board believes there is good cause to issue the rules
without advance notice and comment and with an immediate effective
date, the Board is interested in the views of the public and request
comment on all aspects of the interim final rule.
III. Administrative Law Matters
A. Regulatory Flexibility Act Analysis
The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., applies only
to rules for which an agency publishes a general notice of proposed
rulemaking. Because the Board has determined for good cause that a
notice of proposed rulemaking for this rule is unnecessary, the
Regulatory Flexibility Act does not apply to this final rule.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
The Board has revised the respondent panel for each of the FR Y-
9SP, FR Y-9C, and FR Y-9LP in connection with this final rule.
Specifically, the minimum total consolidated asset threshold for filing
the FR Y-9C and FR Y-9LP has been increased to $3 billion, and the FR
Y-9SP has been updated to apply to holding companies with less than $3
billion in total consolidated assets. Though the number of total
respondents is not affected, the result of this modification is to
reduce the aggregate burden for the FR Y-9C, FR Y-9LP, and FR Y-9SP by
75,233 hours because more firms will file the less complex FR Y-9SP.
C. Plain Language
Section 722 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires the Federal
banking agencies to use ``plain language'' in all proposed and final
rules published after January 1, 2000. In light of this requirement,
the Board has sought to present the interim final rule in a simple and
straightforward manner. The Board invites comments on whether there are
additional steps it could take to make the rule easier to understand.
List of Subjects
12 CFR Part 217
Administrative practice and procedure, Banks, Banking, Federal
Reserve System, Holding companies, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
12 CFR Part 225
Administrative practice and procedure, Banks, Banking, Federal
Reserve System, Holding companies, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Federal Reserve System
12 CFR Chapter II
Authority and Issuance
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, chapter II of title 12
of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as set forth below:
PART 217--CAPITAL ADEQUACY OF BANK HOLDING COMPANIES, SAVINGS AND
LOAN HOLDING COMPANIES, AND STATE MEMBER BANKS (REGULATION Q)
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1. The authority citation for part 217 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 248(a), 321-338a, 481-486, 1462a, 1467a,
1818, 1828, 1831n, 1831o, 1831p-l, 1831w, 1835, 1844(b), 1851, 3904,
3906-3909, 4808, 5365, 5368, 5371.
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2. In Sec. 217.1, revise paragraph (c)(1)(iii) to read as follows:
Sec. 217.1 Purpose, applicability, reservations of authority, and
timing.
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(c) * * *
(1) * * *
(iii) A covered savings and loan holding company domiciled in the
United States, other than a savings and loan holding company that meets
the requirements of 12 CFR part 225, appendix C, as if the savings and
loan holding company were a bank holding company and the savings
association were a bank. For purposes of compliance with the capital
adequacy requirements and calculations in this part, savings and loan
holding companies that do not file the FR Y-9C should follow the
instructions to the FR Y-9C.
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PART 225--BANK HOLDING COMPANIES AND CHANGE IN BANK CONTROL
(REGULATION Y)
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3. The authority citation for part 225 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(13), 1818, 1828(o), 1831i, 1831p-1,
1843(c)(8), 1844(b), 1972(1), 3106, 3108, 3310, 3331-3351, 3906,
3907, and 3909; 15 U.S.C. 1681s, 1681w, 6801 and 6805.
0
4. In Sec. 225.2(r), revise footnote 2 to read as follows:
Sec. 225.2 Definitions.
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(r) * * *
\2\ For purposes of this subpart and subparts B and C of this part,
a bank holding company that is subject to the Small Bank Holding
Company and Savings and Loan Holding Company Policy Statement in
appendix C of this part will be deemed to be ``well-capitalized'' if
the bank holding company meets the requirements for expedited/waived
processing in appendix C.
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0
5. In Sec. 225.4, revise paragraph (b)(2)(iii) to read as follows:
Sec. 225.4 Corporate practices.
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(b) * * *
(2) * * *
(iii)(A) If the bank holding company has consolidated assets of $3
billion or more, consolidated pro forma risk-based capital and leverage
ratio calculations for the bank holding company as of the most recent
quarter, and, if the redemption is to be debt funded, a
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parent-only pro forma balance sheet as of the most recent quarter; or
(B) If the bank holding company has consolidated assets of less
than $3 billion, a pro forma parent-only balance sheet as of the most
recent quarter, and, if the redemption is to be debt funded, one-year
income statement and cash flow projections.
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6. In Sec. 225.14, revise paragraph (a)(1)(v) to read as follows:
Sec. 225.14 Expedited action for certain bank acquisitions by well-
run bank holding companies.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
(v)(A) If the bank holding company has consolidated assets of $3
billion or more, an abbreviated consolidated pro forma balance sheet as
of the most recent quarter showing credit and debit adjustments that
reflect the proposed transaction, consolidated pro forma risk-based
capital ratios for the acquiring bank holding company as of the most
recent quarter, and a description of the purchase price and the terms
and sources of funding for the transaction; or
(B) If the bank holding company has consolidated assets of less
than $3 billion, a pro forma parent-only balance sheet as of the most
recent quarter showing credit and debit adjustments that reflect the
proposed transaction, and a description of the purchase price, the
terms and sources of funding for the transaction, and the sources and
schedule for retiring any debt incurred in the transaction;
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0
7. In Sec. 225.17(a)(6), revise footnote 6 to read as follows:
Sec. 225.17 Notice procedure for one-bank holding company
formations.
(a) * * *
(6) * * *
\6\ For a banking organization with consolidated assets, on a pro
forma basis, of less than $3 billion (other than a banking organization
that will control a de novo bank), this requirement is satisfied if the
proposal complies with the Board's Small Bank Holding Company and
Savings and Loan Holding Company Policy Statement (appendix C of this
part).
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8. In Sec. 225.23, revise paragraph (a)(1)(iii) to read as follows:
Sec. 225.23 Expedited action for certain nonbanking proposals by
well-run bank holding companies.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
(iii) If the proposal involves an acquisition of a going concern:
(A) If the bank holding company has consolidated assets of $3
billion or more, an abbreviated consolidated pro forma balance sheet
for the acquiring bank holding company as of the most recent quarter
showing credit and debit adjustments that reflect the proposed
transaction, consolidated pro forma risk-based capital ratios for the
acquiring bank holding company as of the most recent quarter, a
description of the purchase price and the terms and sources of funding
for the transaction, and the total revenue and net income of the
company to be acquired;
(B) If the bank holding company has consolidated assets of less
than $3 billion, a pro forma parent-only balance sheet as of the most
recent quarter showing credit and debit adjustments that reflect the
proposed transaction, a description of the purchase price and the terms
and sources of funding for the transaction and the sources and schedule
for retiring any debt incurred in the transaction, and the total
assets, off-balance sheet items, revenue and net income of the company
to be acquired; or
(C) For each insured depository institution whose Tier 1 capital,
total capital, total assets or risk-weighted assets change as a result
of the transaction, the total risk-weighted assets, total assets, Tier
1 capital and total capital of the institution on a pro forma basis;
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9. In appendix C, under the header ``1. Applicability of Policy
Statement,'' revise the first undesignated paragraph to read as
follows:
Appendix C to Part 225--Small Bank Holding Company and Savings and Loan
Holding Company Policy Statement
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1. Applicability of Policy Statement
This policy statement applies only to bank holding companies
with pro forma consolidated assets of less than $3 billion that (i)
are not engaged in significant nonbanking activities either directly
or through a nonbank subsidiary; (ii) do not conduct significant
off-balance sheet activities (including securitization and asset
management or administration) either directly or through a nonbank
subsidiary; and (iii) do not have a material amount of debt or
equity securities outstanding (other than trust preferred
securities) that are registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The Board may in its discretion exclude any bank holding
company, regardless of asset size, from the policy statement if such
action is warranted for supervisory purposes.\1\ With the exception
of section 4 (Additional Application Requirements for Expedited/
Waived Processing), the policy statement applies to savings and loan
holding companies as if they were bank holding companies.
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By order of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, April 24, 2018.
Ann Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
Editorial note: This document was received for publication by
the Office of the Federal Register on August 24, 2018.
[FR Doc. 2018-18756 Filed 8-29-18; 8:45 am]
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