On June 19, the Federal Reserve adopted a final rule that sets overall single counterparty credit limits for global systemically important banking entities (GSIBs) and US bank holding companies with at least $250 billion in total consolidated assets.
The new rule implements section 165(e) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which requires the Federal Reserve to impose limits on the amount of credit exposure that such a bank holding company or foreign banking organization can have to an unaffiliated company in order to reduce the risks arising from the company’s failure.
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