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7/25/24, 11:08 AM FRB: Press Release--Final rule on capital requirements for asset-backed commercial paper programs--July 20, 2004 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of Thrift Supervision Joint Press Release For Immediate Release July 20, 2004 Agencies Issue Final Rule on Capital Requirements for Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Programs The federal banking and thrift regulatory agencies today issued a final rule (393 KB PDF) amending their risk-based capital standards. The rule permits sponsoring banks, bank holding companies, and thrifts (banking organizations) to continue to exclude from their risk-weighted asset base for purposes of calculating the risk-based capital ratios assetbacked commercial paper (ABCP) program assets that are consolidated onto sponsoring banking organizations' balance sheets as a result of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, as revised (FIN 46-R). This provision of the final rule will make permanent an existing interim final rule. The final rule also requires banking organizations to hold risk-based capital against eligible ABCP liquidity facilities with an original maturity of one year or less that provide liquidity support to ABCP by imposing a 10 percent credit conversion factor on such facilities. Eligible ABCP liquidity facilities with an original maturity exceeding one year remain subject to the current 50 percent credit conversion factor. Ineligible liquidity facilities are treated as direct credit substitutes or recourse obligations and are subject to a 100 percent credit conversion factor. The resulting credit equivalent amount is then risk weighted according to the underlying assets, after consideration of any collateral, guarantees, or external ratings, if applicable. All liquidity facilities that provide liquidity support to ABCP will be treated as eligible liquidity facilities for a one-year transition period. The rule, which will be published shortly in the Federal Register, will become effective on September 30, 2004. The Federal Register notice is attached. Attachment (393 KB PDF) Federal Reserve Andrew Williams 202-452-2955 FDIC OCC OTS David Barr Kevin Mukri Erin Hickman 202-898-6992 202-874-5770 202-906-6677 2004 Banking and consumer regulatory policy Home | News and events Accessibility https://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/press/bcreg/2004/20040720/default.htm 1/2 7/25/24, 11:08 AM FRB: Press Release--Final rule on capital requirements for asset-backed commercial paper programs--July 20, 2004 Last update: July 20, 2004 https://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/press/bcreg/2004/20040720/default.htm 2/2