Regulation D Interim Final Rule Summary

Updated 04/29/2020

In January 2019, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced that it would implement a monetary policy consistent with an ā€œample reserves regime.ā€ In light of this shift, the reserve requirements were reduced to 0% effective March 26, 2020. As a result of eliminating the reserve requirements, the FRB determined that the regulatory distinction in Regulation D between reservable ā€œtransaction accountsā€ and non-reservable ā€œsavings depositsā€ was no longer necessary. As separate reasoning for this change, the FRB added that depositors have a more urgent need to access all funds remotely due to ā€œfinancial disruptions arising in connection with the novel coronavirus.ā€
For the reasons above, the FRB announced on April 23, 2020 that it was amending Regulation D to delete the six-transfer limit from the ā€œsavings depositā€ definition. This Rule deletes the provisions in the ā€œsavings depositā€ definition that restrict transfers and withdrawals in excess of the regulatory limit. The Rule also makes conforming changes to other definitions in Regulation D that refer to ā€œsavings depositā€ as necessary.

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