press releases · February 17, 2016
Press Release
February 18, 2016
Federal Reserve Board issues interim final rule regarding dividend payments on Reserve Bank capital stock
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The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday issued an interim final rule that amends Regulation I to implement provisions of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. The FAST Act reduced the dividend rate applicable to Reserve Bank depository institution stockholders with total assets of more than $10 billion (large member banks) to the lesser of 6 percent or the most recent 10-year Treasury auction rate prior to the dividend payment. The dividend rate for other member banks remains at 6 percent. Reserve Banks typically pay dividends to member banks in June and December each year.
The interim final rule also adjusts the treatment of accrued dividends when a Reserve Bank issues or cancels capital stock owned by a large member bank.
The interim final rule is effective upon publication in the Federal Register . The Board will accept comments on the interim final rule for 60 days after publication in the Federal Register .
For media inquiries, call 202-452-2955.
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@misc{wtfs_press_release_20160218_federal_reserve_board_announces_termination_of,
author = {Federal Reserve},
title = {Press Release},
year = {2016},
month = {Feb},
howpublished = {Press Releases, Federal Reserve},
url = {https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/press_release_20160218_federal_reserve_board_announces_termination_of},
note = {Retrieved via When the Fed Speaks corpus}
}