Fed approves TLAC conversion trigger for IHCs

This story appeared in Bank Digest.

The Fed has sent letters to several intermediate bank holding company subsidiaries of foreign global systemically important banking organizations communicating the Fed’s approval, under Regulation YY, of a contractual provision that must be included in certain debt issued by U.S. intermediate holding companies of foreign GSIBs under the Fed’s regulation regarding total loss-absorbing capacity or TLAC Rule.

The letters were sent to UBS Americas Holding, LLC; MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation; HSBC North America Holdings, Inc.; DB USA Corporation; Credit Suisse Holdings U.S.A; BNP Paribas USA, Inc.; and Barclays US, LLC.