Interagency statement regarding the impact of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA)

July 6, 2018
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Interagency statement regarding the impact of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and
Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA)
On May 24, 2018, EGRRCPA amended provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) as well as other statutes administered by the Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),
and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the agencies). 1 The amendments
made by EGRRCPA provide for additional tailoring of various provisions of the banking laws while
maintaining the authority of the agencies to ensure the safety and soundness of the institutions they
supervise and to apply the enhanced prudential standards in the Dodd-Frank Act that address financial
stability. Using authorities established by the Dodd-Frank Act and other laws, the agencies jointly
strengthened capital, liquidity, risk management, and other standards for banking organizations in
response to the 2008 financial crisis.
This statement provides information on rules and associated reporting requirements that the
agencies jointly administer and that EGRRCPA immediately affected. The agencies will take the
positions described below in the interim until the agencies amend their regulations to incorporate
EGRRCPA’s changes. Certain amendments took effect on the day of EGRRCPA’s enactment, whereas
other provisions will take effect at a later date.
Company-Run Stress Testing
Eighteen months after EGRRCPA’s enactment, financial companies with total consolidated
assets of less than $250 billion that are not bank holding companies (BHCs) will no longer be subject to
the company-run stress testing requirements in section 165(i)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Act. In contrast, on
EGRRCPA’s date of enactment, BHCs 2 under $100 billion in total consolidated assets were no longer

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Pub. L. No. 115-174, 132 Stat. 1296 (2018).
For purposes of section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act, BHC has the same meaning as in section 2 of the
Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (BHC Act). 12 U.S.C. 1841. A foreign bank or
company treated as a BHC for purposes of the BHC Act, pursuant to section 8(a) of the International
Banking Act of 1978, also is treated as a BHC. See 12 U.S.C. 3106(a).
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subject to section 165(i)(2). The agencies’ regulations implementing company-run stress testing provide
that the agencies may extend any deadline relating to company-run stress testing. 3 In order to avoid
unnecessary burden for depository institutions and to maintain consistency between BHCs and
depository institutions, 4 the agencies are extending the deadlines for all regulatory requirements related
to company-run stress testing for depository institutions with average total consolidated assets of less
than $100 billion until November 25, 2019 (at which time both statutory exemptions will be in effect). 5
Resolution Plans
Consistent with EGRRCPA, the Board and FDIC will not enforce the final rules establishing
resolution planning requirements in a manner inconsistent with the amendments made by EGRRCPA to
section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act. 6
Volcker Rule
EGRRCPA amends section 13 of the BHC Act by narrowing the definition of banking entity and
revising the statutory provisions related to the naming of covered funds, effective on EGRRCPA’s date
of enactment. The agencies will not enforce the final rule implementing section 13 of the BHC Act in a
manner inconsistent with the amendments made by EGRRCPA to section 13 of the BHC Act. 7 The
agencies also intend to address the statutory amendments through a separate rulemaking process.
High Volatility Commercial Real Estate (HVCRE) Exposures
EGRRCPA provides that, effective upon enactment, the agencies may only require a depository
institution to assign a heightened risk weight to an HVCRE exposure if such exposure is an “HVCRE
ADC Loan,” as defined in section 214 of EGRRCPA. Accordingly, a depository institution is permitted

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12 CFR 46.4(a)(1) (OCC), 252.3(b) (Board), 325.1 (FDIC).
Depository institutions include national banks, savings associations, state member banks, and state
non-member banks.
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For purposes of this paragraph, total consolidated assets will be determined in a manner consistent
with the agencies’ regulations implementing the company-run stress testing requirements in
section 165(i)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Act. 12 CFR 46.3(a) (OCC), Part 252 (Board), Part 325 (FDIC).
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For purposes of this paragraph, total consolidated assets will be determined in a manner consistent
with section 2(f) of the agencies’ rules that jointly implement section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Act.
12 CFR Part 243 (Board), Part 381 (FDIC).
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See Proposed Revisions to Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests
in, and Relationships With, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds, __ Fed. Reg. __ (2018), available at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20180530a.htm.
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to risk-weight at 150 percent only those commercial real estate exposures it believes meet the statutory
definition of HVCRE ADC Loan. When reporting HVCRE exposures on Schedule RC-R, Part II of the
Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report), depository institutions may use available
information to reasonably estimate and report only HVCRE ADC Loans. Depository institutions may
refine these estimates in good faith as they obtain additional information but will not be required to
amend previously filed regulatory reports as these estimates are adjusted. Alternatively, a depository
institution may also continue to report and risk-weight HVCRE exposures in a manner consistent with
the current instructions to the Call Report, until the agencies take further action. Furthermore, to avoid
the regulatory burden associated with different definitions for HVCRE exposures within a single
organization, the Board will not take action to require a BHC, savings and loan holding company, or
intermediate holding company of a foreign bank to estimate and report HVCRE on Schedule HC-R,
Part II of the FR Y-9C consistent with the existing regulatory requirements and reporting form
instructions if the holding company reports HVCRE in a manner consistent with its subsidiary
depository institution(s). A holding company may also continue to report and risk-weight HVCRE
exposures in a manner consistent with the current instructions to Schedule HC-R, Part II of the
FR Y-9C.
Examination Cycle
EGRRCPA increases the total asset threshold for well-capitalized insured depository institutions
to be eligible for an 18-month examination cycle from $1 billion to $3 billion, making an 18-month
examination cycle available to a larger number of “1-rated” institutions, and authorizes the agencies to
make corresponding changes for “2-rated” institutions. The agencies intend to engage in rulemaking to
implement these provisions.
Municipal Obligations as High-Quality Liquid Assets (HQLA)
EGRRCPA provides that the agencies shall treat certain municipal obligations as HQLA for
purposes of their final rules establishing a liquidity coverage ratio and in other regulations incorporating
the term HQLA (collectively, liquidity regulations). 8 EGRRCPA also provides that the agencies shall
amend their liquidity regulations to implement these changes no later than 90 days after the enactment of

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See Liquidity Coverage Ratio: Liquidity Risk Measurement Standards, 79 Fed. Reg. 61439
(October 10, 2014), and Liquidity Coverage Ratio: Treatment of U.S. Municipal Securities as HighQuality Liquid Assets, 81 Fed. Reg. 21223 (April 11, 2016).
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EGRRCPA. The agencies intend to engage in rulemaking to address these provisions. In anticipation of
implementing these changes through rulemaking, the agencies will not take action to require an
institution subject to the liquidity regulations to exclude from the definition of HQLA municipal
obligations that it believes meet the statutory criteria for inclusion in HQLA.
Appraisals for Qualifying Rural Transactions
EGRRCPA provides an exemption to the appraisal requirements for certain transactions with
values of less than $400,000 involving real property or an interest in real property that is located in a
rural area, as specified in section 103 of EGRRCPA. This exemption was effective upon EGRRCPA’s
enactment. The agencies are reviewing the statutory provisions to determine whether further action is
necessary.
Other Provisions
A number of other changes made by EGRRCPA require agency implementation either through a
rulemaking or other action; for example, the reduced reporting requirement for certain small depository
institutions. The agencies intend to engage in rulemaking to address these provisions at a later date.
Ongoing Supervisory Expectations
The agencies are taking the actions outlined in this statement consistent with the purpose and
direction of EGRRCPA. In this context, and consistent with the banking laws as amended by
EGRRCPA, the agencies will continue to supervise and regulate financial institutions within their
jurisdictions to ensure the safety and soundness of individual institutions and the stability of the broader
banking system. Thus, for example, while the agencies will not take action to require company-run
stress testing by depository institutions with assets less than $100 billion, the capital planning and risk
management practices of these institutions would continue to be reviewed through the regular
supervisory process.

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