CFTC Approves Final Rule on Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants

On December 16, 2015, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved a new regulation for uncleared swaps not regulated by the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Farm Credit Administration or the Federal Housing Finance Agency.  The new rule requires parties to collect margin in order to address concerns of entities taking on excessive risk. Press release.