Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Agencies Invite Comment on Proposed Rule to Prohibit Incentive-Based Pay that Encourages Inappropriate Risk-Taking in Financial Institutions

On May 16, 2016, six federal agencies – the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Securities and Exchange Commission – requested public comments on proposed rule that would “prohibit incentive-based compensation arrangements that encourage inappropriate risks at covered financial institutions.”  Comments must be submitted by July 22, 2016. Release.