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FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
O F NEW YORK

r Circular N o. 3 8 3 9 "I
A pril 8, 1952
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CONSUMER CREDIT

Amendment No. 8 to Regulation W of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, Effective April 8, 1952

To all Persons Concerned with Regulation W
in the Second Federal Reserve D istrict:

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has
adopted Amendment No. 8 to Regulation W , effective April 8, 1952.
Following is the text of the Board’s statement released today:
The Board of Governors has amended Regulation W effective immedi­
ately to exempt from down payment requirements all regulated articles
costing less than $100. The exemption previously applied to articles costing
less than $50.
This change will simplify administration of the regulation without
substantially affecting the volume of consumer instalment credit out­
standing.

A copy of Amendment No. 8 to Regulation W is enclosed; addi­
tional copies may be obtained upon request.




A

llan

S pboul,

President.

CONSUMER CREDIT
AM ENDM ENT NO. 8 TO REGULATION W
ISSUED B Y T H E BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF T H E FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

Regulation W is hereby amended in the follow in g respect, effective
A p ril 8, 1952:
1. B y changing “ $50” to “ $100” in the introductory sentence
o f P art 1 o f the Supplement.




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