Rulemaking fact sheets

This page contains an archive of the rulemaking fact sheets that FCA has issued since 2005.

FCA always announces its rulemaking actions in its news releases, which are typically issued following monthly board meetings. When a rule is particularly complex, FCA occasionally prepares a fact sheet to accompany the news release. The fact sheet provides greater detail about the rulemaking action than the news release does. For example, it may discuss the need for the rulemaking action and the objectives of the action.

The following table contains the fact sheets and the news releases with which they were issued.

**Rulemaking factsheets issued with news releases**
Date	Fact Sheets	News Releases
8/11/22	Fact sheet on Farm Credit System young, beginning, and small (YBS) farmer lending results for 2021 (PDF)	FCA board receives 2021 annual report on the Farm Credit System’s young, beginning, and small farmer lending (PDF)
9/9/21	Fact sheet on amendments and clarifications to the tier 1/tier 2 regulatory capital framework (PDF)	FCA board adopts final rule on tier 1/tier 2 capital framework (PDF)
8/13/21	Fact sheet on Farm Credit System young, beginning, and small (YBS) farmer lending results for 2020 (PDF)	FCA board receives 2020 annual report on the Farm Credit System’s young, beginning, and small farmer lending (PDF)
8/13/20	Fact sheet on Farm Credit System young, beginning, and small (YBS) farmer lending results for 2019 (PDF)	FCA board receives 2019 annual report on the Farm Credit System’s young, beginning, and small farmer lending (PDF)
2/13/20	Fact Sheet on Proposed Amendments and Clarifications to the Tier 1/Tier 2 Regulatory Capital Framework (PDF)	FCA board approves proposed rule to amend tier 1/tier 2 regulatory capital framework (PDF)
8/8/19	Fact Sheet on Farm Credit System Young, Beginning, and Small (YBS) Farmer Lending Results for 2018 (PDF)	FCA board receives annual report on the Farm Credit System’s young, beginning, and small farmer lending (PDF)
9/13/18	Fact Sheet on Farmer Mac investment eligibility: Final rule (PDF)	FCA board approves final rule on Farmer Mac investment eligibility (PDF)
8/9/18	Fact Sheet on Farm Credit System Young, Beginning, and Small (YBS) Farmer Lending Results for 2017 (PDF)	FCA Board Receives Annual Report on the Farm Credit System’s Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Lending (PDF)
6/8/17	Fact Sheet on Farm Credit System Young, Beginning and Small (YBS) Farmer Lending Results for 2016 (PDF)	FCA Board Receives Annual Report on the Farm Credit System’s Young, Beginning and Small Farmer Lending (PDF)
7/14/16	Fact Sheet on Final Rule Regarding Corporate Governance and Standards of Conduct at Farmer Mac (PDF)	FCA Board Adopts Final Rule on Farmer Mac Governance and Standards of Conduct (PDF)
6/9/16	Fact Sheet on Farm Credit System Young, Beginning and Small (YBS) Farmer Lending Results for 2015 (PDF)	FCA Board Receives Annual Report on the Farm Credit System’s Young, Beginning and Small Farmer Lending (PDF)
3/10/16	Fact Sheet on Tier 1/Tier 2 Regulatory Capital Framework Final Rulemaking (PDF)	FCA Board Adopts Final Capital Rule, Issues Bookletter on Similar-Entity Lending (PDF)
1/14/16	Fact Sheet on Farmer Mac Investment Eligibility: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF)	FCA Board Adopts Proposed Rule on Investment Eligibility for Farmer Mac (PDF)
10/30/15	Fact Sheet on the Final Rule on Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities and the Interim Final Rule Implementing TRIPRA (PDF)	Agencies Finalize Swap Margin Rule (PDF)
6/11/15	Fact Sheet on Farm Credit System Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Lending Results for 2014 (PDF)	FCA Board Receives Annual Report on the Farm Credit System's Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Lending (PDF)
2/12/15	Fact Sheet on Corporate Governance and Standards of Conduct for Farmer Mac: Proposed Rulemaking (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Proposed Rule on Farmer Mac Board Governance and Standards of Conduct and Spring 2015 Unified Agenda (PDF)
6/12/14	Fact Sheet on Farm Credit System Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Lending Results for 2013 (PDF) Fact Sheet on Investment Eligibility Proposed Rule (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Proposed Rule on Investment Eligibility (PDF)
5/8/14	Fact Sheet on Tier 1/Tier 2 Regulatory Capital Framework Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Proposed Rule to Modify Regulatory Capital Requirements (PDF)
1/9/14	Fact Sheet on Standards of Conduct: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF)	FCA Board Adopts Proposed Rule on Standards-of-Conduct Requirements (PDF)
12/12/13	Fact Sheet on Final Rule on Reporting of Accounts and Exposures (PDF)	FCA Board Adopts Final Rule on Reporting of Accounts and Exposures (PDF)
10/10/13	Fact Sheet on Farmer Mac Liquidity Management: Notice of Final Rulemaking (PDF)	FCA Board Adopts Final Rule on Liquidity Management at Farmer Mac and Joint Proposed Rule on Flood Insurance (PDF)
9/12/13	Fact Sheet on Farmer Mac Capital Planning: Notice of Final Rulemaking (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Plan of Merger and Adopts Final Rule to Govern Capital Planning at Farmer Mac (PDF)
6/13/13	Fact Sheet on Farm Credit System Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Lending Results for 2012 (PDF)	FCA Board Receives Annual Report on the Farm Credit System's Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Lending (PDF)
5/9/13	Fact Sheet on Final Rule Establishing Regulations on Use of Unincorporated Business Entities (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Final Rule on Use of Unincorporated Business Entities (PDF)
12/13/12	Fact Sheet on Farmer Mac Capital Planning: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Proposed Rule on Capital Planning at Farmer Mac (PDF)
10/11/12	Fact Sheet on Farmer Mac Investment Management: Notice of Final Rulemaking (PDF) Fact Sheet on Investment Management for Farm Credit System Banks and Associations (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Two Final Rules Governing Investment Management and Bookletter on Financing Local Food Farmers (PDF)
9/13/12	Fact Sheet on Senior Officer Compensation Disclosures and Related Topics Final Rule (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Final Rules on Compensation Disclosures and System Audit Committee (PDF)
8/09/12	Fact Sheet on Proposed Rule Establishing Regulations on the Use of Unincorporated Business Entities (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Proposed Rule on Use of Unincorporated Business Entities (PDF)
6/22/12	Fact Sheet on Farm Credit System Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Lending Results for 2011 (PDF)	FCA Board Receives Annual Report on the Farm Credit System's Young, Beginning, and Small Farmer Lending (PDF)
12/8/11	Fact Sheet on Senior Officer Compensation Disclosures and Related Topics Proposed Rule (PDF)	FCA Board Issues Proposed Rule to Amend Regulations Related to Stockholder Disclosures Regarding Senior Officer Compensation (PDF)
11/9/11	Fact Sheet on Liquidity Management Proposed Rule (PDF)	FCA Board Issues Proposed Rule Amending Liquidity Management Regulation (PDF)
10/13/11	Fact Sheet on Farmer Mac Non-Program Investment and Liquidity Management (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Charter for New Service Corporation, Issues Proposed Rule on Liquidity and Investment Rules for Farmer Mac (PDF)
7/14/11	Fact Sheet on Investment Management (PDF)	FCA Board Adopts Proposed Rule on Investment Management (PDF)
7/08/10	Fact Sheet on Proposed Rule to Amend Regulations Related to Lending and Leasing Limits and Risk Management (PDF) Fact Sheet on Farm Credit System Bank Merger Applications Bookletter--BL-063 (PDF)	FCA Board Adopts Proposed Rule to Amend Regulations on Lending and Leasing Limits and Risk Management (PDF)
6/10/10	Fact Sheet on Farm Credit System Young, Beginning, and Small (YBS) Farmer Lending Results for 2009 (PDF) Fact Sheet on Capital Adequacy – Basel Accord Tier 1/Tier 2 ANPRM (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Advance Notice on Regulatory Capital; Receives Report on Young, Beginning and Small Farmer Lending (PDF)
4/08/10	Proposed Rule on Loan Purchases from FDIC (PDF)	FCA Board Adopts Proposed Rule Permitting FCS Institutions to Purchase Agricultural and Cooperative Loans from FDIC (PDF)
3/11/10	Fact Sheet on Director Elections Final Rule (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Final Rule on Director Elections (PDF)
03/23/09	Fact Sheet on Director Elections Proposed Rule (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Proposed Rule on Director Elections (PDF)
05/08/08	Fact Sheet on Rural Community Investments Proposed Rule (PDF)	FCA Board Adopts a Proposed Rule to Authorize FCS Institutions to Make Rural Community Investments (PDF)
04/10/08	Fact Sheet on Processing and Marketing Final Rule (PDF)	FCA Board Issues a Final Rule Amending the Criteria that Processing and Marketing Operations Must Meet to Qualify for FCS Financing (PDF)
11/09/06	FCA Final Rule--Disclosure and Reporting (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Final Rules to Modify Disclosure and Reporting Requirements for FCS Institutions and to Revise Regulations Governing Farmer Mac’s Risk-Based Capital Stress Test (PDF)
9/14/06	FCA Proposed Rule--Financing of Processing and Marketing Operations by the Farm Credit System (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Proposed Rule Affecting Processing and Marketing Operations (PDF)
07/13/06	FCA Final Rule--Termination of System Status (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Final Rule on Termination of FCS Institution Status (PDF)
01/06/06	Fact Sheet on Governnace Final Rule (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Final Rule on Governance Requirements; Agency Receives Clean Audit Opinion for 12th Consecutive Year (PDF)
12/08/05	FCA Proposed Rule--Termination of System Institution Status Fact Sheet (PDF)	FCA Board Approves Proposed Amendments to Termination Regulations (PDF)