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OF DALLAS

Dallas, Texas, June 26, 1952

AMENDMENT TO REGULATION Q OF THE BOARD OF
GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

To the Member Banks in the
Eleventh Federal Reserve District:
Enclosed is an amendment to Regulation Q, Payment of Interest on
Deposits, effective July 1, 1952, which changes sub-section (d) of Section 3
with respect to the allowance of days of grace in the computation by mem­
ber banks of interest on savings deposits.
Under this amendment a member bank will be permitted to allow a
grace period of 10 business days at the beginning of any calendar month
commencing a regular quarterly or semiannual interest period, a grace
period of 5 business days at the beginning of any other calendar month,
and a grace period of 3 business days at the end of any calendar month
ending a quarterly or semiannual interest period.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has adopted an identical
amendment, also effective July 1, 1952, to its regulations relating to pay­
ment of interest on deposits by insured nonmember banks.
Member banks are requested to file the amendment in the ring binder
containing the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System and the bulletins of this bank.
V e ry tru ly yours,

R. R. GILBERT,
President

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PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON DEPOSITS
AMENDMENT TO REGULATION Q

ISSUED BY THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Regulation Q is hereby amended, effective July 1, 1952, by changing
subsection (d ) of section 3 thereof to read as follows:
(d) Grace periods in computing interest on savings deposits.—
A member bank may pay interest on a savings deposit received
during its first 10 business days of any calendar month commenc­
ing a regular quarterly or semiannual interest period and during
its first 5 business days of any other calendar month at the appli­
cable maximum rate prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) of
this section calculated from the first day of such calendar month
until such deposit is withdrawn or ceases to constitute a savings
deposit under the provisions of this regulation, whichever shall
first occur; and a member bank may pay interest on a savings
deposit withdrawn during its last 3 business days of any calendar
month ending a regular quarterly or semiannual interest period at
the applicable maximum rate prescribed pursuant to subsection
(a) calculated to the end of such calendar month.