Regulation U

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Regulation U is a U.S. Federal Reserve regulation that governs the amount of credit banks and other lenders may extend for the purpose of buying or carrying margin stock, helping to control the use of leverage in securities markets.

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instanceOf Federal Reserve regulation
United States federal regulation
aimsTo limit systemic risk arising from securities‑related borrowing
appliesTo U.S. offices of foreign banks when they extend credit secured by margin stock
banks
commercial banks
non‑bank lenders
other financial institutions that are not brokers or dealers
persons other than brokers and dealers who extend credit secured by margin stock
savings associations
concerns credit used to buy or carry publicly traded securities
use of securities as collateral for credit
controls loan‑to‑value ratios for loans secured by margin stock
covers loans secured by certain debt securities convertible into stock
loans secured by mutual fund shares that qualify as margin stock
loans secured by publicly traded equity securities
defines margin stock
maximum loan value of collateral
purpose credit
enforcedBy Federal Reserve System
federal banking regulators
excludes credit extended by brokers or dealers regulated under Regulation T
governs credit secured directly or indirectly by margin stock
hasKeyConcept margin stock as defined by the Federal Reserve
maximum loan value of margin stock collateral
purpose statement Form U‑1 or successor forms
historicalContext adopted under authority of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
isPartOf U.S. federal securities credit regulatory framework
issuedBy Federal Reserve Board of Governors
surface form: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
jurisdiction United States of America
surface form: United States
legalCitation 12 CFR Part 221
objective to promote financial stability in securities credit markets
purpose to control the use of leverage in securities markets
to help prevent excessive credit in securities speculation
to limit the amount of credit that may be extended for the purpose of buying or carrying margin stock
regulates extension of credit for buying or carrying margin stock
purpose credit secured by margin stock extended by banks and other lenders
relatedTo Regulation T
Regulation X
margin requirements
requires lenders to identify whether credit is for purchasing or carrying margin stock
lenders to observe maximum loan value limits for margin stock collateral
lenders to obtain purpose statements from borrowers for certain loans
recordkeeping by lenders on purpose credit secured by margin stock
scope credit extended in the United States secured by margin stock regardless of borrower nationality
subjectTo periodic amendment by the Federal Reserve Board
typeOf margin credit regulation

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Regulation T relatedTo Regulation U
Reg T relatedTo Regulation U
Regulation G relatedTo Regulation U