Treasury Department, Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are adopting a final rule that lowers the community bank leverage ratio (CBLR) requirement from 9 percent to 8 percent, consistent with the lower bound provided in section 201 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The final rule also extends the length of time that certain depository institutions and depository institution holding companies can remain in the CBLR framework while not meeting all of the qualifying criteria for the CBLR framework from two consecutive quarters to four consecutive quarters, subject to a limit of eight quarters in the previous five- year period.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 12 CFR Part 3 [Docket ID OCC-2025-0141] RIN 1557-AF33 Federal Reserve System 12 CFR Part 217 [Docket No. R-1876] RIN 7100-AH08 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 12 CFR Part 324 RIN 3064-AG17 AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury; the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation are adopting a final rule that lowers the community bank leverage ratio (CBLR) requirement from 9 percent to 8 percent, consistent with the lower bound provided in section 201 of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The final rule also extends the length of time that certain depository institutions and depository institution holding companies can remain in the CBLR framework while not meeting all of the qualifying criteria for the CBLR framework from two consecutive quarters to four consecutive quarters, subject to a limit of eight quarters in the previous five-year period. DATES: The final rule is effective July 1, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OCC: Benjamin Pegg, Technical Expert, Capital Policy, (202) 649-6370; or Carl Kaminski, Assistant Director, Ron Shimabukuro, Senior Counsel, Daniel Perez, Counsel, or Scott Burnett, Counsel, Bank Advisor…
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Citation: 91 FR 22973
