# 12 CFR § 252.1: Authority and purpose

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.1

## Section

- **Citation:** 12 CFR § 252.1
- **Heading:** Authority and purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 12—Banks and Banking > CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER A—BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM > PART 252—ENHANCED PRUDENTIAL STANDARDS (REGULATION YY) > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

(a) Authority. This part is issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Board) under sections 162, 165, 167, and 168 of Title I of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act) (Pub. L. 111-203, 124 Stat. 1376, 1423-1432, 12 U.S.C. 5362, 5365, 5367, and 5368); section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 321-338a); section 5(b) of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1844(b)); sections 8 and 39 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1818(b) and 1831p-1); the International Banking Act (12 U.S.C. 3101et seq.); the Foreign Bank Supervision Enhancement Act (12 U.S.C. 3101 note); and 12 U.S.C. 3904, 3906-3909, and 4808.
(b) Purpose. This part implements certain provisions of section 165 of the Dodd-Frank Act (12 U.S.C. 5365), which require the Board to establish enhanced prudential standards for certain bank holding companies, foreign banking organizations, nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board, and certain other companies.
[84 FR 59096, Nov. 1, 2019]

## Nearby sections

- [12 CFR § 252.1 § 252.1 Authority and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.1.md)
- [12 CFR § 252.2 § 252.2 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.2.md)
- [12 CFR § 252.3 § 252.3 Reservation of authority.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.3.md)
- [12 CFR § 252.4 § 252.4 Nonbank financial companies supervised by the Board.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.4.md)
- [12 CFR § 252.5 § 252.5 Categorization of banking organizations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.5.md)
- [12 CFR § 252.11 § 252.11 Authority and purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.11.md)
- [12 CFR § 252.12 § 252.12 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.12.md)
- [12 CFR § 252.13 § 252.13 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.13.md)
- [12 CFR § 252.14 § 252.14 Stress test.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.14.md)
- [12 CFR § 252.15 § 252.15 Methodologies and practices.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.15.md)
- [12 CFR § 252.16 § 252.16 Reports of stress test results.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.16.md)
- [12 CFR § 252.17 § 252.17 Disclosure of stress test results.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.17.md)
- [12 CFR § 252.21 § 252.21 Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.21.md)
- [12 CFR § 252.22 § 252.22 Risk committee requirement for bank holding companies with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-12-252.22.md)

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