May 2023Transmittal 507
Effective: 5/1/2023
Monetary Policy and Reserve Requirements
Regulation A
The Board has adopted final
amendments to its Regulation A to reflect the Board’s approval
of an increase in the rate for primary credit at each Federal Reserve
Bank.
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The
secondary credit rate at each Reserve Bank automatically increased
by formula as a result of the Board’s primary credit rate action.
The final rule is effective March 29, 2023 (Regulation A, Docket R-1803), the same day it was published in the Federal
Register. The rate changes for primary and secondary credit were
applicable on March 23, 2023. Regulation
D
The Board is amending Regulation D (Reserve
Requirements of Depository Institutions) to revise the rate of interest
paid on balances (IORB) maintained at Federal Reserve Banks by or
on behalf of eligible institutions.
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The final amendments specify
that IORB is 4.9 percent, a 0.25 percentage point increase from its
prior level. The amendment is intended to enhance the role of IORB
in maintaining the federal funds rate in the target range established
by the Federal Open Market Committee. The final rule is effective
March 29, 2023 (Regulation D, Docket R-1804), the same day it was published in the Federal
Register. The IORB rate change was applicable on March 23, 2023. Consumer and Community Affairs
CFPB’s Regulations B, E, V, X, Z, and DD
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued
a final rule to make non-substantive corrections and updates to CFPB
and other federal agency contact information found at certain locations
in Regulations B, E, V, X, Z, and DD, including federal agency contact
information that must be provided with Equal Credit Opportunity Act
adverse action notices and the Fair Credit Reporting Act Summary of
Consumer Rights.
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This final rule also revises the chapter heading, makes various
non-substantive changes to Regulations B and V, and provides a CFPB
website address where the public may access certain annual percentage
rate tables referenced in Regulation Z. The final rule is effective
April 19, 2023 (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Regulation B, Regulation E, Regulation V, Regulation X, Regulation Z, and Regulation DD) and was published in the Federal Register on March 20, 2023.
The mandatory compliance date for the amendments to appendix A in
Regulation B and appendix K in Regulation V is March 20, 2024.