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F ederal

reserve

Bank

DALLAS. TEXAS

of

Dallas

75222

Circular No. 81-196
October 9, 1981

RATES FOR DISCOUNTS AND ADVANCES

TO ALL DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS
AND OTHERS CONCERNED IN THE
ELEVENTH FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT:
Effective October 12, 1981, the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System approved action by the Board of Directors of the Federal
Reserve Bank of Dallas decreasing by one percent the discount rate surcharge
th at applies to large frequent borrowers a t the discount window. No other
rates have been changed.
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 Vol. I of the Regulations Binders and the
supplement dated September 22, 1981, should be removed.
Additional copies of this circular will be furnished upon request to
the Department of Communications, Financial and Community Affairs of this
Bank, Ext. 6289.
Sincerely yours,

Banks and others are encouraged to use the following incoming W ATS numbers in contacting this Bank:
1-800-442-7140 (intrastate) and 1-800-527-9200 (interstate). For calls placed locally, please use 651 plus the
extension referred to above.

This publication was digitized and made available by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Historical Library (FedHistory@dal.frb.org)

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:
Per Annum

Effective from

14%

May 5, 1981

2%

October 12, 1981

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

14%

August 21, 19812

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

15%

August 21, 19812

T h e re a fte r.......................................................................

16%

August 21, 19812

Rates on Discounts and Advances

Basic rate: short-term adjustment credit under
201.3(a) and seasonal credit under 201.3(b)(1) of
Regulation A1..............................................................
Surcharge above the basic rate for depository
institutions with deposits of $500 million or
more borrowing successively in two reserve
weeks or more, or in more than four Reserve weeks
during a moving 13-week period which includes
the current week and the 12 preceding weeks
(applicable to short-term adjustment c r e d it) ...............
Other extended credit under 201.3(b)(2) of
Regulation A (special circumstances credit and
credit for institutions under sustained
liquidity pressures)

1This is also the discount rate for 90-day commercial paper and other paper eligible for
discount.
2 For special circumstances credit (formerly referred to in this supplement as credit involving
“exceptional circumstances or practices involving a particular institution”) the rates are
effective from August 28, 1981.

10-12-81

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