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7/25/24, 10:31 AM FRB: Press Release -- FRB: Press Release -- Final rules on regulatory capital treatment of equity investments in nonfinancial com… Joint Press Release Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of the Comptroller of the Currency For Immediate Release January 8, 2002 Agencies Adopt Final Rules Concerning the Regulatory Capital Treatment of Nonfinancial Equity Investments The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced the adoption of final rules governing the regulatory capital treatment of equity investments in nonfinancial companies held by banks, bank holding companies and financial holding companies. The agencies' final rules are substantially similar to the revised proposed rules jointly issued for public comment last year. The final rules will become effective on April 1, 2002. The new capital requirements apply symmetrically to equity investments made by banks and their holding companies in nonfinancial companies under the legal authorities specified in the final rules. Among others, these include the merchant banking authority granted by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the authority to invest in small business investment companies (SBICs) granted by the Small Business Investment Act. Covered equity investments will be subject to a series of marginal Tier 1 capital charges, with the size of the charge increasing as the organization's level of concentration in equity investments increases. The highest marginal charge specified in the final rules requires a 25 percent deduction from Tier 1 capital for covered investments that aggregate more than 25 percent of an organization's Tier 1 capital. Equity investments through SBICs will be exempt from the new charges to the extent such investments, in the aggregate, do not exceed 15 percent of the banking organization's Tier 1 capital. The new charges would not apply to individual investments made by banking organizations prior to March 13, 2000. Grandfathered investments made by state banks under section 24(f) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act also are exempted from coverage. The agencies also reiterated their intent to apply heightened supervision to banking organizations as their level of concentration in equity investments increases. Attachment (290 KB) Media Contacts: Federal Reserve: Dave Skidmore (202) 452-2955 OCC: FDIC: Bob Garsson David Barr (202) 874-5770 (202) 898-6992 2002 Banking and consumer regulatory policy https://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/press/boardacts/2002/20020108/default.htm 1/2 7/25/24, 10:31 AM FRB: Press Release -- FRB: Press Release -- Final rules on regulatory capital treatment of equity investments in nonfinancial com… Home | News and events Accessibility Last update: January 8, 2002 https://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/press/boardacts/2002/20020108/default.htm 2/2