Federal Reserve’s Final Rule on “Control”: Observations and Analysis

On January 30, 2020, the Federal Reserve issued a highly-anticipated final rule amending its regulations governing when one company will be deemed to control another.

The final rule will provide greater certainty and transparency by codifying and clarifying a number of principles for analyzing control that have never before been set out in a comprehensive fashion or in formal regulation.

The final rule will have significant implications for banking organizations as well as those structuring investments by or into banking organizations.

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