Editorial Note on Part 249
Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 249 appear at 79 FR 61539, Oct. 10, 2014.

§ 249.3 Definitions. For the purposes of this part: *Affiliated depository institution* means with respect to a Board-regulated institution that is a depository institution, another depository institution that is a consolidated subsidiary of a bank holding company or savings and loan holding company of which the Board-regulated institution is also a consolidated subsidiary.
*Asset exchange* means a transaction in which, as of the calculation date, the counterparties have previously exchanged non-cash assets, and have each agreed to return such assets to each other at a future date. Asset exchanges do not include secured funding and secured lending transactions.
*Average weighted short-term wholesale funding* means the average of the weighted short-term wholesale funding for each of the four most recent calendar quarters as reported quarterly on the FR Y-15 or, if the Board-regulated institution has not filed the FR Y-15 for each of the four most recent calendar quarters, for the most recent quarter or averaged over the most recent quarters, as applicable.
*Bank holding company* is defined in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1841 *et seq.*).
*Board* means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
*Board-regulated institution* means a state member bank, covered depository institution holding company, U.S. intermediate holding company, or covered nonbank company.
*Brokered deposit* means any deposit held at the Board-regulated institution that is obtained, directly or indirectly, from or through the mediation or assistance of a deposit broker as that term is defined in section 29 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831f(g)) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's regulations.
*Brokered reciprocal deposit* means a brokered deposit that a Board-regulated institution receives through a deposit placement network on a reciprocal basis, such that: ( 1 ) For any deposit received, the Board-regulated institution (as agent for the depositors) places the same amount with other depository institutions through the network; and
( 2 ) Each member of the network sets the interest rate to be paid on the entire amount of funds it places with other network members.
*Calculation date* means, for subparts B through J of this part, any date on which a Board-regulated institution calculates its liquidity coverage ratio under § 249.10, and for subparts K through N of this part, any date on which a Board-regulated institution calculates its net stable funding ratio under § 249.100.
*Call Report* means the Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income.
*Carrying value* means, with respect to an asset, NSFR regulatory capital element, or NSFR liability, the value on the balance sheet of the Board-regulated institution, each as determined in accordance with GAAP.
*Category II Board-regulated institution* means: ( 1 ) A covered depository institution holding company that is identified as a Category II banking organization pursuant to 12 CFR 252.5 or 12 CFR 238.10;
( 2 ) A U.S. intermediate holding company that is identified as a Category II banking organization pursuant to 12 CFR 252.5;
( 3 ) ( i ) A state member bank that: ( A ) Is a consolidated subsidiary of: ( 1 ) A company described in paragraph (1) or (2) of this definition; or
( 2 ) A depository institution that meets the criteria in paragraph (4)(ii)(A) or (B) of this definition; and
( B ) That has total consolidated assets, calculated based on the average of the state member bank's total consolidated assets for the four most recent calendar quarters as reported on the Call Report, equal to $10 billion or more.
( ii ) If the state member bank has not filed the Call Report for each of the four most recent calendar quarters, total consolidated assets is calculated based on its total consolidated assets, as reported on the Call Report, for the most recent quarter or the average of the most recent quarters, as applicable. After meeting the criteria under this paragraph (3), a state member bank continues to be a Category II Board-regulated institution until the state member bank has less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets, as reported on the Call Report, for each of the four most recent calendar quarters, or the state member bank is no longer a consolidated subsidiary of a company described in paragraph (3)(i)(A)(*1*) or (*2*) of this definition; or
( 4 ) A state member bank that: ( i ) Is not a subsidiary of a depository institution holding company; and
( ii ) ( A ) Has total consolidated assets, calculated based on the average of the depository institution's total consolidated assets for the four most recent calendar quarters as reported on the Call Report, equal to $700 billion or more. If the depository institution has not filed the Call Report for each of the four most recent calendar quarters, total consolidated assets is calculated based on its total consolidated assets, as reported on the Call Report, for the most recent quarter or the average of the most recent quarters, as applicable; or
( B ) Has: ( 1 ) Total consolidated assets, calculated based on the average of the depository institution's total consolidated assets for the four most recent calendar quarters as reported on the Call Report, of $100 billion or more but less than $700 billion. If the depository institution has not filed the Call Report for each of the four most recent calendar quarters, total consolidated assets means its total consolidated assets, as reported on the Call Report, for the most recent quarter or the average of the most recent quarters, as applicable; and
( 2 ) Cross-jurisdictional activity, calculated based on the average of its cross-jurisdictional activity for the four most recent calendar quarters, of $75 billion or more. Cross-jurisdictional activity is the sum of cross-jurisdictional claims and cross-jurisdictional liabilities, calculated in accordance with the instructions to the FR Y-15 or equivalent reporting form.
( iii ) After meeting the criteria in paragraphs (4)(i) and (ii) of this definition, a state member bank continues to be a Category II Board-regulated institution until the state member bank: ( A ) ( 1 ) Has less than $700 billion in total consolidated assets, as reported on the Call Report, for each of the four most recent calendar quarters; and
( 2 ) Has less than $75 billion in cross-jurisdictional activity for each of the four most recent calendar quarters. Cross-jurisdictional activity is the sum of cross-jurisdictional claims and cross-jurisdictional liabilities, calculated in accordance with the instructions to the FR Y-15 or equivalent reporting form;
( B ) Has less than $100 billion in total consolidated assets, as reported on the Call Report, for each of the four most recent calendar quarters; or
( C ) Is a GSIB depository institution.
*Category III Board-regulated institution* means: ( 1 ) A covered depository institution holding company that is identified as a Category III banking organization pursuant to 12 CFR 252.5 or 12 CFR 238.10, as applicable;
( 2 ) A U.S. intermediate holding company that is identified as a Category III banking organization pursuant to 12 CFR 252.5;
( 3 ) ( i ) A state member bank that is: ( A ) A consolidated subsidiary of: ( 1 ) A company described in paragraph (1) or (2) of this definition; or
( 2 ) A depository institution that meets the criteria in paragraph (4)(ii)(A) or (B) of this definition; and
( B ) Has total consolidated assets, calculated based on the average of the state member bank's total consolidated assets for the four most recent calendar quarters as reported on the Call Report, equal to $10 billion or more.
( ii ) If the state member bank has not filed the Call Report for each of the four most recent calendar quarters, total consolidated assets means its total consolidated assets, as reported on the Call Report, for the most recent quarter or the average of the most recent quarters, as applicable. After meeting the criteria under this paragraph (3), a state member bank continues to be a Category III Board-regulated institution until the state member bank has less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets, as reported on the Call Report, for each of the four most recent calendar quarters, or the state member bank is no longer a consolidated subsidiary of a company described in paragraph (3)(i)(A)(*1*) or (*2*) of this definition; or
( 4 ) A state member bank that: ( i ) Is not a depository institution holding company; and
( ii ) ( A ) Has total consolidated assets, calculated based on the average of the depository institution's total consolidated assets in the four most recent quarters as reported on the most recent Call Report, equal to $250 billion or more. If the depository institution has not filed the Call Report for each of the four most recent calendar quarters, total consolidated assets means its total consolidated assets, as reported on the Call Report, for the most recent quarter or the average of the most recent quarters, as applicable; or
( B ) Has: ( 1 ) Total consolidated assets, calculated based on the average of the depository institution's total consolidated assets in the four most recent calendar quarters as reported on the most recent Call Report, of $100 billion or more but less than $250 billion. If the depository institution has not filed the Call Report for each of the four most recent calendar quarters, total consolidated assets means its total consolidated assets, as reported on the Call Report, for the most recent quarter or the average of the most recent quarters, as applicable; and
( 2 ) At least one of the following in paragraphs (4)(ii)(B)(*2*)(*i*) through (*iii*) of this definition, each measured as the average of the four most recent calendar quarters, or if the depository institution has not filed the FR Y-9LP or equivalent reporting form, Call Report, or FR Y-15 or equivalent reporting form, as applicable, for each of the four most recent calendar quarters, for the most recent quarter or the average of the most recent quarters, as applicable: ( i ) Total nonbank assets, calculated in accordance with instructions to the FR Y-9LP or equivalent reporting form, equal to $75 billion or more;
( ii ) Off-balance sheet exposure, calculated in accordance with the instructions to the FR Y-15 or equivalent reporting form, minus the total consolidated assets of the depository institution, as reported on the Call Report, equal to $75 billion or more; or
( iii ) Weighted short-term wholesale funding, calculated in accordance with the instructions to the FR Y-15 or equivalent reporting form, equal to $75 billion or more.
( iii ) After meeting the criteria in paragraphs (4)(i) and (ii) of this definition, a state member bank continues to be a Category III Board-regulated institution until the state member bank: ( A ) ( 1 ) Has less than $250 billion in total consolidated assets, as reported on the Call Report, for each of the four most recent calendar quarters;
( 2 ) Has less than $75 billion in total nonbank assets, calculated in accordance with the instructions to the FR Y-9LP or equivalent reporting form, for each of the four most recent calendar quarters;
( 3 ) Has less than $75 billion in off-balance sheet exposure for each of the four most recent calendar quarters. Off-balance sheet exposure is a state member bank's total exposure, calculated in accordance with the instructions to the FR Y-15 or equivalent reporting form, minus the total consolidated assets of the state member bank, as reported on the Call Report; and
( 4 ) Has less than $75 billion in weighted short-term wholesale funding, calculated in accordance with the instructions to the FR Y-15 or equivalent reporting form, for each of the four most recent calendar quarters;
( B ) Has less than $100 billion in total consolidated assets, as reported on the Call Report, for each of the four most recent calendar quarters;
( C ) Is a Category II Board-regulated institution; or
( D ) Is a GSIB depository institution.
*Category IV Board-regulated institution* means: ( 1 ) A covered depository institution holding company that is identified as a Category IV banking organization pursuant to 12 CFR 252.5 or 12 CFR 238.10, as applicable; or
( 2 ) A U.S. intermediate holding company that is identified as a Category IV banking organization pursuant to 12 CFR 252.5.
*Client pool security* means a security that is owned by a customer of the Board-regulated institution that is not an asset of the Board-regulated institution, regardless of a Board-regulated institution's hypothecation rights with respect to the security.
*Collateralized deposit* means: ( 1 ) A deposit of a public sector entity held at the Board-regulated institution that is required to be secured under applicable law by a lien on assets owned by the Board-regulated institution and that gives the depositor, as holder of the lien, priority over the assets in the event the Board-regulated institution enters into receivership, bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding;
( 2 ) A deposit of a fiduciary account awaiting investment or distribution held at the Board-regulated institution for which the Board-regulated institution is a fiduciary and is required under 12 CFR 9.10(b) (national banks), 12 CFR 150.300 through 150.320 (Federal savings associations), or applicable state law (state member and nonmember banks, and state savings associations) to set aside assets owned by the Board-regulated institution as security, which gives the depositor priority over the assets in the event the Board-regulated institution enters into receivership, bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding; or
( 3 ) A deposit of a fiduciary account awaiting investment or distribution held at the Board-regulated institution for which the Board-regulated institution's affiliated insured depository institution is a fiduciary and where the Board-regulated institution under 12 CFR 9.10(c) (national banks), 12 CFR 150.310 (Federal savings associations), or applicable state law (state member and nonmember banks, state savings associations) has set aside assets owned by the Board-regulated institution as security, which gives the depositor priority over the assets in the event the Board-regulated institution enters into receivership, bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding.
*Committed* means, with respect to a credit or liquidity facility, that under the terms of the facility, it is not unconditionally cancelable.
*Company* means a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, depository institution, business trust, special purpose entity, association, or similar organization.
*Consolidated subsidiary* means a company that is consolidated on the balance sheet of a Board-regulated institution or other company under GAAP.
*Controlled subsidiary* means, with respect to a company or a Board-regulated institution, a consolidated subsidiary or a company that otherwise meets the definition of “subsidiary” in section 2(d) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841(d)).
*Covered depository institution holding company* means a top-tier bank holding company or savings and loan holding company domiciled in the United States other than: ( 1 ) A top-tier savings and loan holding company that is: ( i ) A grandfathered unitary savings and loan holding company as defined in section 10(c)(9)(A) of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1461 *et seq.*); and
( ii ) As of June 30 of the previous calendar year, derived 50 percent or more of its total consolidated assets or 50 percent of its total revenues on an enterprise-wide basis (as calculated under GAAP) from activities that are not financial in nature under section 4(k) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843(k));
( 2 ) A top-tier depository institution holding company that is an insurance underwriting company;
( 3 ) ( i ) A top-tier depository institution holding company that, as of June 30 of the previous calendar year, held 25 percent or more of its total consolidated assets in subsidiaries that are insurance underwriting companies (other than assets associated with insurance for credit risk); and
( ii ) For purposes of paragraph (3)(i) of this definition, the company must calculate its total consolidated assets in accordance with GAAP, or if the company does not calculate its total consolidated assets under GAAP for any regulatory purpose (including compliance with applicable securities laws), the company may estimate its total consolidated assets, subject to review and adjustment by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; or
( 4 ) A U.S. intermediate holding company.
*Covered Federal Reserve Facility Funding* means a non-recourse loan that is extended as part of the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility or Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility authorized by the Board pursuant to section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act.[1]
*Covered nonbank company* means a designated company that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has required by separate rule or order to comply with the requirements of 12 CFR part 249.
*Credit facility* means a legally binding agreement to extend funds if requested at a future date, including a general working capital facility such as a revolving credit facility for general corporate or working capital purposes. A credit facility does not include a legally binding written agreement to extend funds at a future date to a counterparty that is made for the purpose of refinancing the debt of the counterparty when it is unable to obtain a primary or anticipated source of funding. *See liquidity facility.*
*Customer short position* means a legally binding written agreement pursuant to which the customer must deliver to the Board-regulated institution a non-cash asset that the customer has already sold.
*Deposit* means “deposit” as defined in section 3(*l*) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(*l*)) or an equivalent liability of the Board-regulated institution in a jurisdiction outside of the United States.
*Depository institution* is defined in section 3(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c)).
*Depository institution holding company* means a bank holding company or savings and loan holding company.
*Deposit insurance* means deposit insurance provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 *et seq.*).
*Derivative transaction* means a financial contract whose value is derived from the values of one or more underlying assets, reference rates, or indices of asset values or reference rates. Derivative contracts include interest rate derivative contracts, exchange rate derivative contracts, equity derivative contracts, commodity derivative contracts, credit derivative contracts, forward contracts, and any other instrument that poses similar counterparty credit risks. Derivative contracts also include unsettled securities, commodities, and foreign currency exchange transactions with a contractual settlement or delivery lag that is longer than the lesser of the market standard for the particular instrument or five business days. A derivative does not include any identified banking product, as that term is defined in section 402(b) of the Legal Certainty for Bank Products Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 27(b)), that is subject to section 403(a) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 27a(a)).
*Designated company* means a company that the Financial Stability Oversight Council has determined under section 113 of the Dodd-Frank Act (12 U.S.C. 5323) shall be supervised by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and for which such determination is still in effect.
*Dodd-Frank Act* means the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Public Law 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376 (2010).
*Eligible HQLA* means a high-quality liquid asset that meets the requirements set forth in § 249.22.
*Encumbered* means, with respect to an asset, that the asset: ( 1 ) Is subject to legal, regulatory, contractual, or other restriction on the ability of the Board-regulated institution to monetize the asset; or
( 2 ) Is pledged, explicitly or implicitly, to secure or to provide credit enhancement to any transaction, not including when the asset is pledged to a central bank or a U.S. government-sponsored enterprise where: ( i ) Potential credit secured by the asset is not currently extended to the Board-regulated institution or its consolidated subsidiaries; and
( ii ) The pledged asset is not required to support access to the payment services of a central bank.
*Fair value* means fair value as determined under GAAP.
*Financial sector entity* means an investment adviser, investment company, pension fund, non-regulated fund, regulated financial company, or identified company.
*Foreign withdrawable reserves* means a Board-regulated institution's balances held by or on behalf of the Board-regulated institution at a foreign central bank that are not subject to restrictions on the Board-regulated institution's ability to use the reserves.
*FR Y-9LP* means the Parent Company Only Financial Statements for Large Holding Companies.
*FR Y-15* means the Systemic Risk Report.
*GAAP* means generally accepted accounting principles as used in the United States.
*Global systemically important BHC* means a bank holding company identified as a global systemically important BHC pursuant to 12 CFR 217.402.
*GSIB depository institution* means a depository institution that is a consolidated subsidiary of a global systemically important BHC and has total consolidated assets equal to $10 billion or more, calculated based on the average of the depository institution's total consolidated assets for the four most recent calendar quarters as reported on the Call Report. If the depository institution has not filed the Call Report for each of the four most recent calendar quarters, total consolidated assets means its total consolidated assets, as reported on the Call Report, for the most recent calendar quarter or the average of the most recent calendar quarters, as applicable. After meeting the criteria under this definition, a depository institution continues to be a GSIB depository institution until the depository institution has less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets, as reported on the Call Report, for each of the four most recent calendar quarters, or the depository institution is no longer a consolidated subsidiary of a global systemically important BHC.
*High-quality liquid asset (HQLA)* means an asset that is a level 1 liquid asset, level 2A liquid asset, or level 2B liquid asset, in accordance with the criteria set forth in § 249.20.
*HQLA amount* means the HQLA amount as calculated under § 249.21.
*Identified company* means any company that the Board has determined should be treated for the purposes of this part the same as a regulated financial company, investment company, non-regulated fund, pension fund, or investment adviser, based on activities similar in scope, nature, or operations to those entities.
*Individual* means a natural person, and does not include a sole proprietorship.
*Investment adviser* means a company registered with the SEC as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80b-1 *et seq.*) or foreign equivalents of such company.
*Investment company* means a person or company registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 *et seq.*) or foreign equivalents of such persons or companies.
*Liquid and readily-marketable* means, with respect to a security, that the security is traded in an active secondary market with: ( 1 ) More than two committed market makers;
( 2 ) A large number of non-market maker participants on both the buying and selling sides of transactions;
( 3 ) Timely and observable market prices; and
( 4 ) A high trading volume.
*Liquidity facility* means a legally binding written agreement to extend funds at a future date to a counterparty that is made for the purpose of refinancing the debt of the counterparty when it is unable to obtain a primary or anticipated source of funding. A liquidity facility includes an agreement to provide liquidity support to asset-backed commercial paper by lending to, or purchasing assets from, any structure, program or conduit in the event that funds are required to repay maturing asset-backed commercial paper. Liquidity facilities exclude facilities that are established solely for the purpose of general working capital, such as revolving credit facilities for general corporate or working capital purposes. If a facility has characteristics of both credit and liquidity facilities, the facility must be classified as a liquidity facility. *See credit facility.*
*Multilateral development bank* means the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the African Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund, the Nordic Investment Bank, the Caribbean Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank, the Council of Europe Development Bank, and any other entity that provides financing for national or regional development in which the U.S. government is a shareholder or contributing member or which the Board determines poses comparable risk.
*Municipal obligation* means an obligation of: ( 1 ) A state or any political subdivision thereof; or
( 2 ) Any agency or instrumentality of a state or any political subdivision thereof.
*Non-regulated fund* means any hedge fund or private equity fund whose investment adviser is required to file SEC Form PF (Reporting Form for Investment Advisers to Private Funds and Certain Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors), other than a small business investment company as defined in section 102 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 *et seq.*).
*Nonperforming exposure* means an exposure that is past due by more than 90 days or nonaccrual.
*NSFR liability* means any liability or equity reported on a Board-regulated institution's balance sheet that is not an NSFR regulatory capital element.
*NSFR regulatory capital element* means any capital element included in a Board-regulated institution's common equity tier 1 capital, additional tier 1 capital, and tier 2 capital, in each case as defined in § 217.20 of Regulation Q (12 CFR part 217), prior to application of capital adjustments or deductions as set forth in § 217.22 of Regulation Q (12 CFR part 217), excluding any debt or equity instrument that does not meet the criteria for additional tier 1 or tier 2 capital instruments in § 217.22 of Regulation Q (12 CFR part 217) and is being phased out of tier 1 capital or tier 2 capital pursuant to subpart G of Regulation Q (12 CFR part 217).
*Operational deposit* means short-term unsecured wholesale funding that is a deposit, unsecured wholesale lending that is a deposit, or a collateralized deposit, in each case that meets the requirements of § 249.4(b) with respect to that deposit and is necessary for the provision of operational services as an independent third-party intermediary, agent, or administrator to the wholesale customer or counterparty providing the deposit.
*Operational services* means the following services, provided they are performed as part of cash management, clearing, or custody services: ( 1 ) Payment remittance;
( 2 ) Administration of payments and cash flows related to the safekeeping of investment assets, not including the purchase or sale of assets;
( 3 ) Payroll administration and control over the disbursement of funds;
( 4 ) Transmission, reconciliation, and confirmation of payment orders;
( 5 ) Daylight overdraft;
( 6 ) Determination of intra-day and final settlement positions;
( 7 ) Settlement of securities transactions;
( 8 ) Transfer of capital distributions and recurring contractual payments;
( 9 ) Customer subscriptions and redemptions;
( 10 ) Scheduled distribution of customer funds;
( 11 ) Escrow, funds transfer, stock transfer, and agency services, including payment and settlement services, payment of fees, taxes, and other expenses; and
( 12 ) Collection and aggregation of funds.
*Pension fund* means an employee benefit plan as defined in paragraphs (3) and (32) of section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 *et seq.*), a “governmental plan” (as defined in 29 U.S.C. 1002(32)) that complies with the tax deferral qualification requirements provided in the Internal Revenue Code, or any similar employee benefit plan established under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction.
*Public sector entity* means a state, local authority, or other governmental subdivision below the U.S. sovereign entity level.
*Publicly traded* means, with respect to an equity security, that the equity security is traded on: ( 1 ) Any exchange registered with the SEC as a national securities exchange under section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78f); or
( 2 ) Any non-U.S.-based securities exchange that: ( i ) Is registered with, or approved by, a national securities regulatory authority; and
( ii ) Provides a liquid, two-way market for the security in question.
*QMNA netting set* means a group of derivative transactions with a single counterparty that is subject to a qualifying master netting agreement and is netted under the qualifying master netting agreement.
*Qualifying master netting agreement* means a written, legally enforceable agreement provided that: ( 1 ) The agreement creates a single legal obligation for all individual transactions covered by the agreement upon an event of default following any stay permitted by paragraph (2) of this definition, including upon an event of receivership, conservatorship, insolvency, liquidation, or similar proceeding, of the counterparty;
( 2 ) The agreement provides the Board-regulated institution the right to accelerate, terminate, and close-out on a net basis all transactions under the agreement and to liquidate or set-off collateral promptly upon an event of default, including upon an event of receivership, conservatorship, insolvency, liquidation, or similar proceeding, of the counterparty, provided that, in any such case: ( i ) Any exercise of rights under the agreement will not be stayed or avoided under applicable law in the relevant jurisdictions, other than: ( A ) In receivership, conservatorship, or resolution under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, Title II of the Dodd-Frank Act, or under any similar insolvency law applicable to GSEs, or laws of foreign jurisdictions that are substantially similar[2] to the U.S. laws referenced in this paragraph (2)(i)(A) in order to facilitate the orderly resolution of the defaulting counterparty;
( B ) Where the agreement is subject by its terms to, or incorporates, any of the laws referenced in paragraph (2)(i)(A) of this definition; and
( ii ) The agreement may limit the right to accelerate, terminate, and close-out on a net basis all transactions under the agreement and to liquidate or set-off collateral promptly upon an event of default of the counterparty to the extent necessary for the counterparty to comply with the requirements of subpart I of the Board's Regulation YY (part 252 of this chapter), part 47 of this title, or part 382 of this title, as applicable;
*Regulated financial company* means: ( 1 ) A depository institution holding company or designated company;
( 2 ) A company included in the organization chart of a depository institution holding company on the Form FR Y-6, as listed in the hierarchy report of the depository institution holding company produced by the National Information Center (NIC) website,[3] provided that the top-tier depository institution holding company is subject to a minimum liquidity standard under this part;
( 3 ) A depository institution; foreign bank; credit union; industrial loan company, industrial bank, or other similar institution described in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1841 *et seq.*); national bank, state member bank, or state non-member bank that is not a depository institution;
( 4 ) An insurance company;
( 5 ) A securities holding company as defined in section 618 of the Dodd-Frank Act (12 U.S.C. 1850a); broker or dealer registered with the SEC under section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78o); futures commission merchant as defined in section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 1a); swap dealer as defined in section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a); or security-based swap dealer as defined in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
( 6 ) A designated financial market utility, as defined in section 803 of the Dodd-Frank Act (12 U.S.C. 5462);
( 7 ) A U.S. intermediate holding company; and
( 8 ) Any company not domiciled in the United States (or a political subdivision thereof) that is supervised and regulated in a manner similar to entities described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of this definition (*e.g.,* a foreign banking organization, foreign insurance company, foreign securities broker or dealer or foreign financial market utility).
( 9 ) A regulated financial company does not include: ( i ) U.S. government-sponsored enterprises;
( ii ) Small business investment companies, as defined in section 102 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 661 *et seq.*);
( iii ) Entities designated as Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) under 12 U.S.C. 4701 *et seq.* and 12 CFR part 1805; or
( iv ) Central banks, the Bank for International Settlements, the International Monetary Fund, or multilateral development banks.
*Reserve Bank balances* means: ( 1 ) Balances held in a master account of the Board-regulated institution at a Federal Reserve Bank, less any balances that are attributable to any respondent of the Board-regulated institution if the Board-regulated institution is a correspondent for a pass-through account as defined in section 204.2(l) of Regulation D (12 CFR 204.2(l));
( 2 ) Balances held in a master account of a correspondent of the Board-regulated institution that are attributable to the Board-regulated institution if the Board-regulated institution is a respondent for a pass-through account as defined in section 204.2(l) of Regulation D;
( 3 ) “Excess balances” of the Board-regulated institution as defined in section 204.2(z) of Regulation D (12 CFR 204.2(z)) that are maintained in an “excess balance account” as defined in section 204.2(aa) of Regulation D (12 CFR 204.2(aa)) if the Board-regulated institution is an excess balance account participant; or
( 4 ) “Term deposits” of the Board-regulated institution as defined in section 204.2(dd) of Regulation D (12 CFR 204.2(dd)) if such term deposits are offered and maintained pursuant to terms and conditions that: ( i ) Explicitly and contractually permit such term deposits to be withdrawn upon demand prior to the expiration of the term, or that
( ii ) Permit such term deposits to be pledged as collateral for term or automatically-renewing overnight advances from the Federal Reserve Bank.
*Retail customer or counterparty* means a customer or counterparty that is: ( 1 ) An individual;
( 2 ) A business customer, but solely if and to the extent that: ( i ) The Board-regulated institution manages its transactions with the business customer, including deposits, unsecured funding, and credit facility and liquidity facility transactions, in the same way it manages its transactions with individuals;
( ii ) Transactions with the business customer have liquidity risk characteristics that are similar to comparable transactions with individuals; and
( iii ) The total aggregate funding raised from the business customer is less than $1.5 million; or
( 3 ) A living or testamentary trust that: ( i ) Is solely for the benefit of natural persons;
( ii ) Does not have a corporate trustee; and
( iii ) Terminates within 21 years and 10 months after the death of grantors or beneficiaries of the trust living on the effective date of the trust or within 25 years, if applicable under state law.
*Retail deposit* means a demand or term deposit that is placed with the Board-regulated institution by a retail customer or counterparty, other than a brokered deposit.
*Retail mortgage* means a mortgage that is primarily secured by a first or subsequent lien on one-to-four family residential property.
*Savings and loan holding company* means a savings and loan holding company as defined in section 10 of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1467a).
*SEC* means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
*Secured funding transaction* means any funding transaction that is subject to a legally binding agreement that gives rise to a cash obligation of the Board-regulated institution to a wholesale customer or counterparty that is secured under applicable law by a lien on securities or loans provided by the Board-regulated institution, which gives the wholesale customer or counterparty, as holder of the lien, priority over the securities or loans in the event the Board-regulated institution enters into receivership, bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding. Secured funding transactions include repurchase transactions, securities lending transactions, other secured loans, and borrowings from a Federal Reserve Bank. Secured funding transactions do not include securities.
*Secured lending transaction* means any lending transaction that is subject to a legally binding agreement that gives rise to a cash obligation of a wholesale customer or counterparty to the Board-regulated institution that is secured under applicable law by a lien on securities or loans provided by the wholesale customer or counterparty, which gives the Board-regulated institution, as holder of the lien, priority over the securities or loans in the event the counterparty enters into receivership, bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, resolution, or similar proceeding. Secured lending transactions include reverse repurchase transactions and securities borrowing transactions. Secured lending transactions do not include securities.
*Securities Exchange Act* means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a *et seq.*).
*Sovereign entity* means a central government (including the U.S. government) or an agency, department, ministry, or central bank of a central government.
*Special purpose entity* means a company organized for a specific purpose, the activities of which are significantly limited to those appropriate to accomplish a specific purpose, and the structure of which is intended to isolate the credit risk of the special purpose entity.
*Stable retail deposit* means a retail deposit that is entirely covered by deposit insurance and: ( 1 ) Is held by the depositor in a transactional account; or
( 2 ) The depositor that holds the account has another established relationship with the Board-regulated institution such as another deposit account, a loan, bill payment services, or any similar service or product provided to the depositor that the Board-regulated institution demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Board would make deposit withdrawal highly unlikely during a liquidity stress event.
*State* means any state, commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, or the United States Virgin Islands.
*State member bank* means a state bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System.
*Structured security* means a security whose cash flow characteristics depend upon one or more indices or that has embedded forwards, options, or other derivatives or a security where an investor's investment return and the issuer's payment obligations are contingent on, or highly sensitive to, changes in the value of underlying assets, indices, interest rates, or cash flows.
*Structured transaction* means a secured transaction in which repayment of obligations and other exposures to the transaction is largely derived, directly or indirectly, from the cash flow generated by the pool of assets that secures the obligations and other exposures to the transaction.
*Sweep deposit* means a deposit held at the Board-regulated institution by a customer or counterparty through a contractual feature that automatically transfers to the Board-regulated institution from another regulated financial company at the close of each business day amounts identified under the agreement governing the account from which the amount is being transferred.
*Two-way market* means a market where there are independent bona fide offers to buy and sell so that a price reasonably related to the last sales price or current bona fide competitive bid and offer quotations can be determined within one day and settled at that price within a relatively short time frame conforming to trade custom.
*U.S. government-sponsored enterprise* means an entity established or chartered by the Federal government to serve public purposes specified by the United States Congress, but whose debt obligations are not explicitly guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States government.
*U.S. intermediate holding company* means a top-tier company that is required to be established pursuant to 12 CFR 252.153.
*Unconditionally cancelable* means, with respect to a credit or liquidity facility, that a Board-regulated institution may, at any time, with or without cause, refuse to extend credit under the facility (to the extent permitted under applicable law).
*Unsecured wholesale funding* means a liability or general obligation of the Board-regulated institution to a wholesale customer or counterparty that is not a secured funding transaction. Unsecured wholesale funding includes wholesale deposits. Unsecured wholesale funding does not include asset exchanges.
*Unsecured wholesale lending* means a liability or general obligation of a wholesale customer or counterparty to the Board-regulated institution that is not a secured lending transaction or a security. Unsecured wholesale lending does not include asset exchanges.
*Wholesale customer or counterparty* means a customer or counterparty that is not a retail customer or counterparty.
*Wholesale deposit means* a demand or term deposit that is provided by a wholesale customer or counterparty.
[79 FR 61523, 61539, Oct. 10, 2014, as amended at 79 FR 78296, Dec. 30, 2014; 81 FR 21232, Apr. 11, 2016; 82 FR 42919, Sept. 12, 2017; 83 FR 44455, Aug. 31, 2018; 84 FR 59272, Nov. 1, 2019; 85 FR 26841, May 6, 2020; 86 FR 9211, Feb. 11, 2021] Footnotes -
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[1] The Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility was authorized on March 18, 2020, and the Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility was authorized on April 6, 2020.
[2] The Board expects to evaluate jointly with the OCC and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation whether foreign special resolution regimes meet the requirements of this paragraph.
[3] *http://www.ffiec.gov/nicpubweb/nicweb/NicHome.aspx .*