Table of Contents
I. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
A. B
ACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
B. D
ESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING BLOCK APPROACH .................................................................................................................................. 9
C. S
UMMARY OF COMMENTS RECEIVED ON THE NPR AND FORM FR Q‐1 ............................................................................. 11
D. M
AIN CHANGES IN THE FINAL RULE AND FORM FR Q‐1 ................................................................................................. 13
II. EFFECTIVE DATE AND SCOPE ............................................................................................................................... 15
A. S
COPE ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
B. E
FFECTIVE DATE ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
III. DODD‐FRANK ACT CAPITAL CALCULATION ......................................................................................................... 20
IV. MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENT AND CAPITAL CONSERVATION BUFFER .................................................... 23
V. DETERMINATION OF BUILDING BLOCKS AND RELATED ISSUES ......................................................................... 29
A. I
NVENTORY .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 29
B. I
DENTIFYING CAPITAL FRAMEWORKS FOR EACH INVENTORY COMPANY .............................................................................................. 30
C. I
DENTIFICATION OF BUILDING BLOCK PARENTS ..................................................................................................................................... 31
D. M
ATERIAL FINANCIAL ENTITY ................................................................................................................................................................. 34
E. T
REATMENT OF ASSET MANAGERS ........................................................................................................................................................ 37
VI. ADJUSTMENTS ..................................................................................................................................................... 39
A. C
APITAL INSTRUMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 39
B. A
DJUSTMENTS FOR COMPARABILITY ....................................................................................................................................................... 41
C. T
ITLE INSURANCE ISSUES ........................................................................................................................................................................ 45
Title Insurance Reserves ....................................................................................................................................... 46
Title Plant Assets .................................................................................................................................................. 48
VII. SCALING ............................................................................................................................................................... 48
VIII. AGGREGATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 52
IX. REPORTING .......................................................................................................................................................... 53
A. S
UBMISSION DATE .................................................................................................................................................................................. 54
B. P
UBLIC DISCLOSURE ................................................................................................................................................................................ 55
C. A
UDIT REQUIREMENTS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 56
X. ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS OF THE BBA ........................................................................................................ 58
XI. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW MATTERS ....................................................................................................................... 64