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U.S. Department of the Treasury
Office of Public Affairs
Press Release:
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March 6, 2019
Treasury Public Affairs, (202) 622-2960

Readout of Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting
Washington – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin today convened a meeting of the
Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) in executive and open sessions at the U.S.
Department of the Treasury.
During the executive session, the Council heard a presentation from staff of the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Office of Financial Research regarding U.S.
nonfinancial corporate credit. Council members discussed trends in credit quality and
outstanding debt volumes and potential vulnerabilities.
The Council also discussed the development of proposed amendments to its interpretive
guidance on nonbank financial company designations, and next steps after the Council’s vote on
the proposed guidance in the open session of the meeting.
In the open session, the Council voted to approve proposed amendments to its interpretive
guidance on nonbank financial company designations. The notice of proposed interpretive
guidance, which includes numerous questions for the public, will be available for public
comment for 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. In addition, the Council voted to
adopt a final rule requiring the Council to provide the public with notice and an opportunity to
comment before amending or rescinding its interpretive guidance on nonbank financial company
designations.
The Council also voted to approve the minutes of its previous meeting on December 19, 2018.
Additional information regarding the Council, its work, the proposed interpretive guidance, the
final rule adopted by the Council, and the Council’s meeting minutes is available at
http://www.fsoc.gov.
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