Unrestricted Reserve Balances
Definition
Refers to reserve bank balances maintained at a Federal Reserve Bank, less the reserve balance
Refers to reserve bank balances maintained at a Federal Reserve Bank, less the reserve balance requirement as defined in section 204.5(a)(1) of Regulation D (12 CFR 204.5(a)(1)), foreign withdrawable reserves maintained at other central banks, and Federal Reserve term deposits that are not held to satisfy reserve requirements. Reserve Bank balances has the meaning set forth in the LRM Standards. For those accounts that explicitly and contractually permit withdrawal upon demand prior to the expiration of the term or that may be pledged as collateral for term or automatically renewing overnight advances from the Federal Reserve Bank, report the [Maturity Bucket] value as “Open”. For other accounts, report the [Maturity Bucket] value that corresponds with the contractual maturity. Foreign withdrawable reserves have the meaning set forth in the LRM Standards. Use the [Sub-Product] field to further identify the specific central bank account according to the following choices, or “Currency and Coin” for currency and banknotes: • FRB (Federal Reserve Bank) • SNB (Swiss National Bank) • BOE (Bank of England) • ECB (European Central Bank) • BOJ (Bank of Japan) • RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia) • BOC (Bank of Canada) • OCB (Other Central Bank) • Currency and Coin10
Applicable fields: product, sub_product, maturity_bucket, currency, market_value, lendable_value, reporting_entity.
Cross-References
LCR Rule Mapping
Level 1 HQLA — coins, banknotes, central bank reserves — 100% credit
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