Agencies revise statement on status of certain investment funds

The OCC, FRB, and FDIC yesterday issued a revised statement to supersede the "Statement Regarding Status of Certain Investment Funds and Their Portfolio Investments for Purposes of Regulation O and Reporting Requirements under Part 363 of FDIC Regulations" issued on December 27, 2019, and set to expire on January 1, 2021.

The revised interagency statement explains that the agencies will continue to exercise discretion not to take action against banks, or against certain asset managers that become principal shareholders of banks (principal shareholder fund complexes), with respect to certain extensions of credit by banks to portfolio companies of the principal shareholder fund complex (fund complex-controlled portfolio companies) that otherwise would violate Regulation O, 12 CFR 215, provided certain eligibility criteria are satisfied. The agencies are providing this temporary relief while the Board, in consultation with the other agencies, considers whether to amend Regulation O to address this issue. This temporary relief will apply until January 1, 2022, unless amended, extended, or superseded in writing before that time.

• OCC Bulletin 2020-110
• FDIC FIL-115-2020