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F E D E R A L RESERVE B A N K OF D A L L A S
DALLAS. T E X A S

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C ir c u la r No. 78-28
March 7, 1978

AMENDMENT TO REGULATION O
Loans to E x ecu tiv e Officers of Member Banks

TO ALL MEMBER BANKS IN THE
ELEVENTH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT:
T h e Board of G o v e rn o rs of th e F e d e ra l R e s e rv e System h a s
a m e n d e d , effective March 24, 1978, its R egulation O, "Loans to E x ecu tive
O fficers of Member B a n k s , " to in c r e a s e from $1,000 to $5,000 the limit im­
po sed upon m em ber b a n k s ' e x te n s io n s of c r e d i t to t h e ir own e x e c u tiv e
o ffice rs th r o u g h the u s e of b a n k c r e d i t c a r d s a n d s im ila r p l a n s .
Member b a n k s sh o u ld file th e c o p y of th e am end m ent, w hich is
p r i n t e d on the r e v e r s e of th is c i r c u l a r , in th e ir R egulations B in d e r s . If
you h a v e a n y q u e s tio n s r e g a r d i n g Regulation O, p le a se co n tact Mr. Marvin
C. McCoy o r Mr. William C. R ed d ick , J r . , in th e Bank S u p e rv is io n a n d
R eg u latio n s D e p artm en t, Ext. 6275.
Additional c o p ie s of the a m en d m en t will be f u r n i s h e d upon
r e q u e s t to th e S e c r e t a r y 's Office of th is B an k , Ext. 6267.
S in c e re ly y o u r s ,
R o b ert H . Boykin
F ir s t Vice P r e s id e n t

Banks and others are encouraged to use the following incoming W A T S numbers in contacting this Bank:
1-8 00 -492 -440 3 (intrastate) and 1-800 -527 -497 0 (interstate). For calls placed locally, please use 651 plus
the extension referred to above.

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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

LOANS TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF MEMBER BANKS

AMENDMENT TO REGULATION Of

Effective March 24, 1978, section 215.2(c) (iv)
is amended to read as follows:
SECTION 215.2 — D EFIN ITIONS
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(c) “Extension of credit” and “extend cred”* * *
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Such terms, however, do not include:
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ments to or on behalf of participants in a bank
credit card plan, check credit plan, or similar plan,
except that this subdivision (iv) shall not apply to
indebtedness of an executive officer to his own
bank to the extent that the aggregate amount there­
of exceeds $5,000 or to any such indebtedness to
his own bank that involves prior individual clear­
ance or approval by the bank other than for the
purpose of determining whether his participation
in the arrangement is authorized or whether any
dollar limit under the arrangement has been or
would be exceeded.

(iv) Indebtedness arising by reason of general
arrangements under which a bank (a) acquires
charge or time credit accounts or (b) makes pay­

t F o r this Regulation to be complete as amended March 24, 1978, retain:
1) Printed Regulation pamphlet as amended March 15, 1968;
2) This slip sheet

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