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REGULATION H:
EXAMINATION FREQUENCY CYCLE

To State Member Banks
and Others Concerned
in the Twelfth Federal Reserve District

Final Rule Regarding Examination Frequency Cycle (Docket R-0957)

The Federal Reserve Board, along with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of Thrift Supervision, has issued a final rule to expand the examination frequency cycle for certain financial institutions.

The rule became effective April 2, 1998.

Implementation of this final rule expands the eligibility for the eighteen-month examination cycle for "1" and "2" rated, well-managed banks from the current asset size limit of $100 million to a new limit of $250 million.

The ruling implements section 306 of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994, and section 2221 of the Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996.

Copies

Copies of the Board's notices (Docket R-0957) are available from our Corporate Services Department. To request copies to be sent via mail, please call (415) 974-2748. To request copies to be sent via fax, please call (415) 974-3333, and specify document numbers 4131.

Additional Information

For additional information regarding Regulation H, please contact our Banking Supervision and Regulation Department, at (415) 974-2932.

FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO


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