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F E D 2 RAL RESERVE

BOARD

STAISkiSNT FOR THE PRESS
For imredinte r^lewso

October 12# 1934.

INCREASES IK ADJUSTED DEBIT
BALANCE OF AN OLD ^CCOUNT
RULING HO. 18 INTERPRETING REGULATION T.

In response t o an inquiry the

Federal Reserve Board has advised that, i f the adjusted debit balance
of an account which has been designated as an "old account" pursuant t o
section 7(a) of Regulation T, i s reduced by reason of a s a l e of s e c u r i t i e s
or otherwise, the creditor may not thereafter permit the customer t o make
any transaction which would r e s u l t in an increase i n the adjusted debit
balance except a withdrawal of money made i n conformity with the t h i r d
proviso of s e c t i o n 7(a) of Regulation T.

In t h i s connection the Board

c a l l e d attention t o the fact that a transaction which would r e s u l t i n an
increase i n the adjusted debit balance i f standing alone i s not prohibited
by s e c t i o n 7(a) i f i t i s part of a "combination of transactions" which
r e s u l t s i n no increase i n the adjusted debit balance*