Fed extends deadline for comments on insider-lending proposal

Reported Oct 2, 2026Quickanomics write-up updated Oct 11, 2026, version 41 min read

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The consultation deadline

The Federal Reserve extended the deadline for comments on proposed changes to until November 4.

Consultation allows interested parties to submit information and objections before a proposal is finalised.

Lending to insiders

governs bank credit to insiders such as executives, directors and major shareholders. The deadline extension is not adoption of the proposed changes.

An insider can have influence over a lending decision. Rules addressing that relationship seek to manage the conflict between institutional judgement and a connected borrower’s interests.

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The Fed extended the proposal comment deadline to November 4.

extend, until November 4, the comment period

Federal Reserve Board: Federal Reserve Board announces it will extend, until November 4, the comment period on its proposal to modernize Regulation O

governs bank credit to insiders, including executives, directors and major shareholders.

The deadline extension is not adoption of the proposed changes.

bank executives, board members and major shareholders

Federal Reserve Board: Federal Reserve Board announces it will extend, until November 4, the comment period on its proposal to modernize Regulation O

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The eventual substance and adoption date of final changes are not established.

Fed extends deadline for comments on insider-lending proposal

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The consultation deadline

Lending to insiders

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