Temporary Supplementary Leverage Ratio Changes to Expire as Scheduled

News Release 2021-35 | March 19, 2021

Joint Release

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

The federal bank regulatory agencies today announced that the temporary change to the supplementary leverage ratio, or SLR, for depository institutions issued on May 15, 2020, will expire as scheduled on March 31, 2021. The temporary change was made to provide flexibility for depository institutions to provide credit to households and businesses in light of the COVID-19 event.

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Federal Reserve Eric Kollig (202) 452-2955
FDIC Julianne Fisher Breitbeil (202) 898-6895
OCC Bryan Hubbard (202) 649-6870
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