Joint Release/Agencies Finalize Swap Margin Rule — 2015-10-30

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Farm Credit Administration Joint Release Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Federal Housing Finance Agency Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Agencies Finalize Swap Margin Rule Five federal agencies have issued a final rule to establish capital and margin requirements for swap dealers, major swap participants, security-based swap dealers, and major security-based swap participants regulated by one of the agencies ("covered swap entities"), as required by the Dodd-Frank Act. The final rule, issued by the Farm Credit Administration (FCA), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), the Federal Reserve, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), establishes minimum margin requirements for swaps and security-based swaps that are not cleared through a clearinghouse. The margin requirements help ensure the safety and soundness of swap trading in light of the risk to the financial system associated with non-cleared swaps activity.