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FEDERAL R ESER V E BAN K OF DALLAS
Station K, Dallas. T e xa s 7 5 2 2 2

Circular No. 84-128
December 21, 1984

TO:

All depository institutions and others concerned
in the Eleventh Federal Reserve District

ATTENTION:

Chief Executive Officer

SUBJECT:

Discount Rate change

DETAILS:

Effective December 24, 1984, the
Board
of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System approved
action by the Board of Directors of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas to decrease the Discount
Rate by one half of one percent. The rates for
other extended credit also were decreased by one
half of one percent.
A footnote has been added concerning procedural
changes in the rates for other extended credit,
reflecting action taken by the Board of Governors
on
November 8, 1984, and by the Board of
Directors of this Bank on December 13, 1984.
Printed on the reverse of this circular is a copy
of Supplement A to Bulletin 2 which contains the
current rate schedule in effect at this Bank.
This supplement should be inserted in volume 1 of
the Regulations binders and the supplement dated
November 21, 1984, should be removed.

MORE INFORMATION:

Loan Department, Extension 6241

ADDITIONAL COPIES:

Public Affairs Department, Extension 6289

B a n k s a n d o t h e r s a r e e n c o u r a g e d to u s e t h e f o l l o w i n g i n c o m i n g W A T S n u m b e r s in c o n t a c t i n g t h is Ba nk: 1-8 0 0 -4 4 2 -7 1 4 0
( in t r a s t a t e ) a n d 1 - 8 0 0 - 5 2 7 - 9 2 0 0 ( in t e r s t a t e ). F o r c a l l s p l a c e d lo c a lly , p l e a s e u s e 651 p lu s t h e e x t e n s i o n refe r re d t o ab o v e .

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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS

BULLETIN 2

Supplement A

RATES FOR DISCOUNTS AND ADVANCES
The following rates with respect to discounts and advances under the Federal Reserve Act and
Regulation A are now in effect at this Bank:
Rates on Discounts and Advances

Per Annum

Effective from

8%

December 24, 1984

First 60 d a y s ...............................................................

8%

December 24, 1984

Next 90 d a y s ...............................................................

9%

December 24, 1984

T hereafter...................................................................

10%

December 24, 1984

Basic rate: short-term adjustment credit under
201.3(a) and seasonal credit under 201.3(b)(1) of
Regulation A1...................................................................
Other extended credit under 201.3(b)(2) of
Regulation A (special circumstances credit and
credit for institutions under sustained
liquidity pressures)2

1This is also the discount rate for 90-day commercial paper and other paper eligible for
discount.
2 At the discretion of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, in cases where credit is anticipated
to be outstanding for prolonged periods and in relatively large amounts, the time period for
each rate in the extended credit rate structure may be shortened. This Bank also may apply
a flexible rate that takes into account rates on market sources of funds. The flexible rate will
not be lower than the basic rate plus one percentage point.

12-21-84

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