[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 12, Volume 2] [Revised as of January 1, 2003] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 12CFR201.6] [Page 11-12] TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM PART 201--EXTENSIONS OF CREDIT BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS (REGULATION A)--Table of Contents Sec. 201.6 General requirements. (a) Credit for capital purposes. Federal Reserve credit is not a substitute for capital. [[Page 12]] (b) Compliance with law and regulation. All credit extended under this part shall comply with applicable requirements of law and of this part. Each Federal Reserve Bank: (1) Shall keep itself informed of the general character and amount of the loans and investments of depository institutions with a view to ascertaining whether undue use is being made of depository institution credit for the speculative carrying of or trading in securities, real estate, or commodities, or for any other purpose inconsistent with the maintenance of sound credit conditions; and (2) Shall consider such information in determining whether to extend credit. (c) Information. A Federal Reserve Bank shall require any information it believes appropriate or desirable to insure that paper tendered as collateral for advances or for discount is acceptable and that the credit provided is used in a manner consistent with this part. (d) Indirect credit for others. Except for depository institutions that receive credit under the Special Liquidity Facility described in Sec. 201.3(e), no depository institution shall act as the medium or agent of another depository institution in receiving Federal Reserve credit except with the permission of the Federal Reserve bank extending credit. [58 FR 68514, Dec. 28, 1993, as amended at 64 FR 41770, Aug. 2, 1999] Effective Date Note: At 67 FR 67787, Nov. 7, 2002, Sec. 201.6 was removed, effective Jan. 9, 2003.