December 1, 2017

Federal Reserve, OCC, and FDIC Announce Final Rule Extending the 2017 Regulatory Capital Treatment for Certain Items Under the Regulatory Capital Rules

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The Federal Reserve Board, OCC, and the FDIC adopted a final rule, applicable to banking organizations that are not subject to the “advanced approaches” under the US regulatory capital rules. The final rule will extend the 2017 regulatory capital treatment for certain items, including mortgage servicing assets, certain deferred tax assets, certain significant and non-significant investments in the capital of unconsolidated financial institutions, and certain minority interests. Under the final rule, banking organizations that are not subject to the “advanced approaches” capital rules will continue to evaluate these items in accordance with the risk weight and deduction treatment that was applicable in 2017. This extension does not apply to banking organizations that are subject to the “advanced approaches” capital rules, which will continue to be subject to the transition provisions for these items currently established under the regulatory capital rules. The agencies explicitly noted that the final rule was being issued to prevent different rules from taking effect while the agencies consider a broader simplification of the capital rules which the agencies announced that they intended to do as part of the recent review of regulations under the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act. The final rule takes effect on January 1, 2018.

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