A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets, and for other purposes.
This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require certain municipal obligations to be treated as level 2B liquid assets if they are investment grade, liquid, and readily marketable. Under current law, corporate debt securities and publicly traded common-equity shares, but not municipal obligations, may be treated as level 2B liquid assets (which are considered to be high-quality assets).
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationDepartment of the TreasuryFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Federal Reserve SystemFinancial services and investmentsSecuritiesState and local finance
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to treat certain municipal obligations as level 2B liquid assets, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-828| Senate
| Updated: 4/5/2017
This bill amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to require certain municipal obligations to be treated as level 2B liquid assets if they are investment grade, liquid, and readily marketable. Under current law, corporate debt securities and publicly traded common-equity shares, but not municipal obligations, may be treated as level 2B liquid assets (which are considered to be high-quality assets).
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBank accounts, deposits, capitalBanking and financial institutions regulationDepartment of the TreasuryFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)Federal Reserve SystemFinancial services and investmentsSecuritiesState and local finance