Lincoln Amendment

Fed Comes to the Rescue: Interim Final Rule for Foreign Banks under Lincoln Amendment

In a move that will be welcomed by the U.S. foreign bank community and its clients, the Federal Reserve Board yesterday issued an interim final rule that accords foreign banks’ uninsured U.S. branches and agencies parity with...more

The Other Lincoln Amendment: Will The Fed Go Soft On Derivatives?

It what is widely seen as a correction of an oversight, the U.S. Federal Reserve is debating whether to allow foreign banks to avoid expensive regulation. The issue stems from an amendment to the Dodd-Frank Act named after...more