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F e d e r a l

R eser ve

B a n k

OF DALLAS

Dallas, Texas, November 30,1964

QUESTIONS REGARDING CHANGES IN MAXIMUM INTEREST RATES ON DEPOSITS

To All Member Banks in the
Eleventh Federal Reserve District:

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fo llo w s

R e g u la t io n
T h e

fo llo w in g

m a x im u m
th e

te x t

o f th e

T im e
p e r io d
J u ly

ra te s

d e s ir e d , to

1, 1965, m a y

W h ile
ra te
th e

a re

in t e n d e d
th e

b e a r in t e r e s t u p

th e

to

th a t

be

r e v is e d

d a te .

am ended

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im p o s e d

d e p o s it w i t h
m e a n in g

24,

b y

b y

th e

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new

a m a t u r it y

o f

th e

to

b e a r

Q

p a y

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o f

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r e g a r d in g

in

on

c o n n e c tio n
tim e

becam e

w it h

changes

in

s a v in g s

and

d e p o s its

u n d e r

e ffe c tiv e

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24,

th e

1964.

th e

ra te s

a re

n o t

a t a ra te

to

up

n o t m o re

th a n

n o t b e a r in te r e s t a t a r a te
th a t,

if

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r e m a in e d

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a

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s h o u ld

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p a y

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in

and

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s a v in g s

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o f

w it h

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ra te s

1964,

ce n t fo r

w o u ld

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be

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m a t u r in g
a n y

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fix e s

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to

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m a x im u m

o f le s s t h a n

p r o v is io n s

R e g u la t io n

“ tim e

and,

90 days,

o f R e g u la t io n
d e p o s it”

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it

Q.

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m e t

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a d e m a n d d e p o s it u p o n w h ic h

c o n s t it u t e

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in te r e s t
S ta te

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a re

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such

p r io r to

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to

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s u b j e c t a ls o
ra te s

to
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tim e
be

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p a id

1964,

to

p ro ­

p r o v is io n s

in t e r e s t
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to

has

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th e n

th a t

b e a r in te r e s t

d e p o s it.

m a x im u m

on

la w

o f

1964, m a y

c a s e s S t a t e - p r e s c r ib e d

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n o t p a y
b y

in

s a v in g s d e p o s it

p e r io d , in t e r e s t m a y

p r e s c r ib e

d e p o s its , a n d

a u th o r iz e d

p e r io d

m e m be r b an ks
th a t

a

N o ve m b e r 24,

c e n t f o r a n y p e r io d

1 2 -m o n th

S ta te

C o n s e q u e n tly ,

a n y

p e r c e n t fro m

m a y

1,

4y2 p e r

o f

th e

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n o t c o n s t it u t e

p r io r to

Sy2 p e r

r a te s p r e s c r ib e d b y th e

h ig h e s t r a t e

w o u ld

r e t r o a c t iv e .

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n a t io n a l b a n k s

o f th e

30 d a ys

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d e p o s it,
4

ra te

c o n n e c tio n

4 p e r ce n t fo r

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m a x im u m

d a te d

p e r m is s ib le .

excess o f

fo r

m in d

r e g u la tio n s

th a n

excess

b a n k

o f n o t m o re
b o rn e

in

s a v in g s

th e

m a y

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a

th a n

in

s e c tio n

be

to

n o te d ,

d e p o s it h a v in g

d e p o s it w o u ld

n o t

in c r e a s e d

c e r tific a te

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re a d

o f

a

la w .)

o n a n y tim e

d e p o s it, th e

a p p lic a b le

h e re a fte r

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w o u ld

m a x im u m

new

in te r e s t u p

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lik e

p r o v is io n s

in te r e s t

th e

e x a m p le ,

o f le s s t h a n

d e p o s it f o r le s s

has

q u e s t io n s
m a y

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to

a p p lic a b le

r e m a in e d o n

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is s u e d

a n s w e r c e r ta in

F o r

1964.

S u p p le m e n t,

o f a s a v in g s

p a y m e n t o f

5.

to

B o a rd ’s

o f in t e r e s t t h a t m a y b e p a id

d e f in it io n

It

in te r p r e ta tio n s

S u p p le m e n t m u s t, o f c o u rs e , b e

th e

4.

o f

o f in te r e s t t h a t m e m b e r b a n k s

subsequent

r e s tr ic tio n s

3.

s e r ie s

S u p p le m e n t t o

s u b s e q u e n t to

A

a

c e r t if ic a t e s o f d e p o s it is s u e d p r i o r t o N o v e m b e r 2 4 , 1 9 6 4 , m a y b e a m e n d e d b y a m e m b e r

b a n k, if

2.

o f

c o m m e n ts

p e r m is s ib le

r e v is io n
1.

th e

Q :

s a v in g s
upon

d e p o s its

such

a t

d e p o s its

o f

th e y

be

le s s

F e d e ra l

a

ra te

b y

in

S ta te

o r t r u s t c o m p a n ie s .

s h o u ld

m a x im u m

be

e m p h a s iz e d

ra te s

M e m b e r b an ks

o f
a re

th a t

in te r e s t

th e

th a t

S u p p le m e n t
m e m b e r

fre e , o f c o u rs e , to

p a y

to

ban ks

th e
m a y

B o a rd ’s
p a y

R e g u la t io n

on

lo w e r in t e r e s t r a te s

tim e
if

Q

p r e s c r ib e s

a n d s a v in g s

th e y

so

o n ly

d e p o s its .

d e s ir e .

Yours very truly,
W a tro u s

H .

Iro n s
P r e s id e n t

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