12 CFR § 217.402 - Identification as a global systemically important BHC.

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title: "12 CFR § 217.402 - Identification as a global systemically important BHC."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "217.402"
section_name: "Identification as a global systemically important BHC."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
part_number: "217"
part_name: "CAPITAL ADEQUACY OF BANK HOLDING COMPANIES, SAVINGS AND LOAN HOLDING COMPANIES, AND STATE MEMBER BANKS (REGULATION Q)"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 248(a), 321-338a, 481-486, 1462a, 1467a, 1818, 1828, 1831n, 1831o, 1831p-1, 1831w, 1835, 1844(b), 1851, 3904, 3906-3909, 4808, 5365, 5368, 5371, 5371 note, and sec. 4012, Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281."
regulatory_source: "Reg. Q, 78 FR 62157, 62285, Oct. 11, 2013, unless otherwise noted."
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# 217.402 Identification as a global systemically important BHC.

A bank holding company is a global systemically important BHC if its method 1 score, as calculated under § 217.404, equals or exceeds 130 basis points. Subject to § 217.400(b)(2), a bank holding company must calculate its method 1 score on an annual basis by December 31 of each year.