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FED ER A L RESERVE BANK
O F N E W YORK

r Circular No. 7 5 9 8 1
L March 31, 1975 J

INTERPRETATION OF REGULATION Y
Computer Output Microfilm Services by Bank Holding Companies

To A ll B atik H o ld in g Companies, and O th ers Concerned,
in the S econd F ederal R eserve D istric t:

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has amended an
interpretation of its Regulation Y, “Bank H olding Companies,” regarding activi­
ties closely related to banking.
The amendment, effective M arch 7, 1975, adds a new subparagraph (4 ) to
section 225.123(e) of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations, relating to the
offering of computer output microfilm services by bank holding companies. In sub­
m itting the amendment for publication in the Federal Register, the Board stated that
subsection 4 was being added to § 225.123(e) to indicate that computer output micro­
film services by themselves are not permissible data processing w ithin the meaning
of § 2 2 5 .4 (a )(8 ) of the B oard’s Regulation Y (12 C FR 2 2 5 .4 ( a ) ( 8 ) ) . The Board
viewed the offering of computer output microfilm services by a bank holding company
or a subsidiary of a bank holding company to be a permissible activity within the con­
fines of § 225.4(a) (8 ) when offered only as an output option for data otherwise be­
ing permissibly processed by the bank holding company or the subsidiary of the bank
holding company and not as a separate line of endeavor.
Enclosed is a copy of that interpretation. Additional copies will be furnished
upon request.




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