Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities
Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities - Exemptions Final Rule
For Further Information Contact: George Sacco, Senior Financial Analyst, Division of Housing Mission and Goals, (202) 649-3276, George.Sacco@fhfa.gov, or Peggy K. Balsawer, Associate
General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, (202) 649-3060, Peggy.Balsawer@fhfa.gov, Federal Housing Finance Agency, Constitution Center, 400 7th St., SW, Washington, DC 20219. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services. Additionally, the TDD 1-(800) number referenced in Rulemaking documents attached to this page is obsolete and the 7-1-1 number should be used.
SUMMARY: The FHFA, OCC, Board, FDIC, and FCA (each an “Agency” and, collectively, the “Agencies”) are adopting exemptions from the initial and variation margin requirements published by the Agencies in November 2015 pursuant to sections 731 and 764 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act” or the “Act”). Pursuant to Title III of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 (“TRIPRA”), this final rule exempts certain noncleared swaps and non-cleared security-based swaps with certain financial and nonfinancial end users that qualify for an exception or exemption from clearing.
This final rule is effective October 1, 2016.