Board Actions

Actions taken during the week ending October 26, 2019

Advisory Councils

Community Advisory Council -- announcement of four new members of the council.
-Announced, October 24, 2019

Personnel

Monetary Affairs -- appointment of Dan Li, Giovanni Favara, Michiel De Pooter, and Etienne Gagnon as assistant directors.
-Approved, October 23, 2019

Supervision and Regulation -- appointment of Brent L. Richards as assistant director.
-Approved, October 18, 2019
(A/C)

Regulations and Policies

Capital Rules -- interagency final rules to (1) establish a simple measure of capital adequacy for community banking organizations (known as the community bank leverage ratio, or CBLR), consistent with the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act; and (2) allow for the earlier adoption by qualifying institutions of certain aspects of the July 2019 capital simplification rule.
-Approved, October 7, 2019
(A/C)

Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities -- publication for comment of an interagency notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the swap margin provision of the Board's Regulation KK (Swap Margin Rule).
-Approved, October 11, 2019
(A/C)