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7/25/24, 9:40 AM FRB: Press Release -- Low reserve tranche adjustment -- November 24, 1998 Release Date: November 24, 1998 For immediate release The Federal Reserve Board today announced a decrease from $47.8 million to $46.5 million in the net transaction accounts to which a 3 percent reserve requirement will apply in 1999. This adjustment is known as the low reserve tranche adjustment. The Board also changed from $4.7 million to $4.9 million the amount of reservable liabilities of each depository institution that is subject to a reserve requirement of zero percent. Additionally, the Board increased the deposit cutoff levels that are used in conjunction with the exemption level to determine the frequency and detail of deposit reporting required for each institution from $78.9 million to $81.9 million for nonexempt depository institutions and from $50.7 million to $52.6 million for exempt depository institutions. For depository institutions that report weekly, the low reserve tranche adjustment and the reservable liabilities exemption adjustment will apply to the reserve computation period that begins Tuesday, December 1, 1998, and the corresponding reserve maintenance period that begins Thursday, December 31, 1998. For institutions that report quarterly, the low reserve tranche adjustment and the reservable liabilities exemption adjustment will apply to the reserve computation period that begins Tuesday, December 15, 1998, and the corresponding reserve maintenance period that begins Thursday, January 14, 1999. The Board's notice is attached. Summary only | Summary and final rule (20 KB PDF) 1998 Banking and consumer regulatory policy Home | News and events Accessibility Last update: November 24, 1998, 5:00 PM https://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/press/boardacts/1998/19981124/ 1/1