US Federal Reserve Board Unveils Final Guidelines Used When Reviewing Request...

US Federal Reserve Board Unveils Final Guidelines Used When Reviewing Request...

The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has said it has released the final guidelines which are set to be used by Reserve Banks when “reviewing requests to access Federal Reserve accounts and payment services.” According to the board, the final guidelines will become effective as soon as they are published in the Federal Register. New Guidelines Aimed at Establishing a Transparent and Consistent Set of Factors for Reserve Banks The board of the U.S. Federal Reserve recently announced what it called the “final guidelines which establish a transparent, risk-based, and....


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