Title 12Banks and BankingRelease 119-73

§253 Open data publication by the Board of Governors

Title 12 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM › § 253

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

All public data the Board publishes under this chapter or the listed federal banking laws must be published as open government data (see 44 U.S.C. 3502), free to download, human-readable, and available by API when appropriate.

Full Legal Text

Title 12, §253

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All public data assets published by the Board of Governors under this chapter, the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.), the Financial Stability Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5311 et seq.), the Home Owners’ Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.), the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. 5461 et seq.), or the Enhancing Financial Institution Safety and Soundness Act of 2010 (title III of Public Law 111–203) (or any provision of law amended by that Act) shall be—
(1)made available as an open Government data asset (as defined in section 3502 of title 44);
(2)freely available for download;
(3)rendered in a human-readable format; and
(4)accessible via application programming interface where appropriate.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act Dec. 23, 1913, ch. 6, 38 Stat. 251, known as the Federal Reserve Act. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

References in Text

note set out under section 226 of this title and Tables. The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, referred to in text, is act May 9, 1956, ch. 240, 70 Stat. 133, which is classified principally to chapter 17 (§ 1841 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1841 of this title and Tables. The Financial Stability Act of 2010, referred to in text, is title I of Pub. L. 111–203, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1391, which is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 5311 et seq.) of chapter 53 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables. The Home Owners’ Loan Act, referred to in text, is act
June 13, 1933, ch. 64, 48 Stat. 128, which is classified generally to chapter 12 (§ 1461 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1461 of this title and Tables. The Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010, referred to in text, is title VIII of Pub. L. 111–203,
July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1802, which is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 5461 et seq.) of chapter 53 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables. The Enhancing Financial Institution Safety and Soundness Act of 2010, referred to in text, is title III of Pub. L. 111–203, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1520. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Rulemaking Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LVIII, § 5863, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3435, provided that: “(a) In General.—The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall issue rules to carry out the

Amendments

made by this subtitle [subtitle F (§§ 5861–5864) of title LVIII of div. E of Pub. L. 117–263, enacting this section and amending section 1467a, 1844, 5361, and 5468 of this title], which shall take effect not later than 2 years after the date on which final rules are promulgated under section 124(b)(2) of the Financial Stability Act of 2010 [12 U.S.C. 5334(b)(2)], as added by section 5811(a) of this title. “(b) Scaling of Regulatory Requirements; Minimizing Disruption.—In issuing the rules required under subsection (a), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System—“(1) may scale data reporting requirements in order to reduce any unjustified burden on smaller regulated entities; and “(2) shall seek to minimize disruptive changes to the persons affected by those

Regulations

.” Rule of

Construction

Regarding No New Disclosure Requirements Pub. L. 117–263, div. E, title LVIII, § 5864, Dec. 23, 2022, 136 Stat. 3436, provided that: “Nothing in this subtitle [subtitle F (§§ 5861–5864) of title LVIII of div. E of Pub. L. 117–263, enacting this section, amending section 1467a, 1844, 5361, and 5468 of this title, and enacting provisions set out as a note under this section], or the

Amendments

made by this subtitle, shall be construed to require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to collect or make publicly available additional information under any Act amended by this subtitle, any Act referenced in an amendment made by this subtitle, or any Act amended by an Act referenced in an amendment made by this subtitle, beyond information that was collected or made publicly available under any such provision of law, as of the day before the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 23, 2022].”

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Citation

12 U.S.C. § 253

Title 12Banks and Banking

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73