Fed Bumps Bank Dividend Cutoff to $13 Billion
Published Date: 11/20/2025
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Summary
The Federal Reserve is raising the asset threshold that decides how much dividend banks get on their Reserve Bank stock, adjusting it for inflation to $13.18 billion starting January 1, 2026. This change affects banks that own Reserve Bank stock and have total assets near this new cutoff. The update keeps dividend rules fair and reflects the economy’s growth, with the new rule kicking in December 22, 2025.
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Reserve Bank Stock Dividend Cutoff Raised
The Board raised the total consolidated asset threshold used to decide Reserve Bank stock dividend treatment from $12,841,000,000 to $13,182,000,000. This adjusted threshold (based on a 31.82% change in the BEA Gross Domestic Product Price Index from the 2015 baseline) takes effect December 22, 2025 and applies beginning January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026; it determines whether Reserve Bank stockholders receive a statutory 6% dividend or a dividend tied to the high yield on the 10-year Treasury.
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