Final Rule—Amendment To Regulation A - Brief Article

Federal Reserve Bulletin, July, 2001

The Board of Governors is amending 12 C.F.R. Part 201, its Regulation A (Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks; Change in Discount Rate), to reflect its approval of a decrease in the basic discount rate at each Federal Reserve Bank. The Board acted on requests submitted by the Boards of Directors of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks.

Effective May 15, 2001, 12 C.F.R. Part 201 is amended as follows:

Part 201--Extensions of Credit by Federal Reserve Banks (Regulation A)

1. The authority citation for 12 C.F.R. Part 201 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 12 U.S.C. 343 et seq., 347a, 374b, 347c, 347d, 348 et seq., 357, 374, 374a and 461.

Section 201.51 is revised to read as follows:

Section 201.51--Adjustment credit for depository institutions

The rates for adjustment credit provided to depository institutions under section 201.3(a) are:

Federal Reserve Bank   Rate   Effective

Boston                 3.5    May 16, 2001
New York               3.5    May 15, 2001
Philadelphia           3.5    May 17, 2001
Cleveland              3.5    May 17, 2001
Richmond               3.5    May 15, 2001
Atlanta                3.5    May 16, 2001
Chicago                3.5    May 15, 2001
St. Louis              3.5    May 16, 2001
Minneapolis            3.5    May 17, 2001
Kansas City            3.5    May 16, 2001
Dallas                 3.5    May 16, 2001
San Francisco          3.5    May 15, 2001