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  • 51Regulation J — A regulation set forth by the Federal Reserve. Regulation J establishes the core guidelines for the processing of checks and other cash instruments for Federal Reserve Banks, senders and payers of checks, and recipients and senders of Fedwire… …

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  • 52Regulation U — The Federal Reserve Board regulation that governs loans by banks for the purchase of securities on margin. Regulation U limits the amount of leverage a bank or brokerage can extend to a borrower for the purposes of puchasing stocks, mutual funds… …

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  • 53Regulation W — A Federal Reserve regulation that established terms for transactions between banks and their affiliates. Regulation W was enacted by Congress as part of the Federal Reserve Act and applies to all federally insured depository institutions.… …

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  • 54Regulation B — A regulation intended to prevent discrimination against applicants for consumer credit. Regulation B outlines the rules that lenders must adhere to when obtaining and processing credit information. Lenders are prohibited from discrimination on… …

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  • 55Regulation C — A regulation that implements the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975. Regulation C mandates that depository institutions must annually disclose the communities to which they provided residential mortgages. This allows regulatory authorities to… …

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  • 56Regulation EE — A regulation set forth by the Federal Reserve. Regulation EE, also sometimes referred to as netting eligibility for financial institutions, gives banks permission to settle mutual obligations at their net value instead of their gross value. This… …

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  • 57Regulation G — The Federal Reserve Board regulation that governs the extension of credit for securities transactions by commercial lenders and non financial corporations. The Federal Reserve adopted Regulation G in 1968 as a companion to Regulation U …

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  • 58Regulation I — A regulation set forth by the Federal Reserve. Regulation I stipulates that any bank that becomes a member of the Federal Reserve acquire a certain amount of stock in its Federal Reserve Bank. This regulation states the procedures for banks to… …

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  • 59Regulation O — One of the regulations set forth by the Federal Reserve. Regulation O places limits and stipulations on the credit extension that a member bank can offer to its executive officers, principal shareholders and directors. This regulation also… …

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  • 60Regulation P — One of the regulations set forth by the Federal Reserve. Regulation P addresses standards for all bank hardware and equipment related to security and the holding of cash. This regulation covers security measures, such as bank vaults, and other… …

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