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12 U.S.C. § 289 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 12. Banks and Banking § 289. Dividends and surplus funds of reserve banks; transfer for fiscal year 2000

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) 1 Dividends and surplus funds of reserve banks

(1)Stockholder dividends

(A)Dividend amount

After all necessary expenses of a Federal reserve bank have been paid or provided for, the stockholders of the bank shall be entitled to receive an annual dividend on paid-in capital stock of--

(i) in the case of a stockholder with total consolidated assets of more than $10,000,000,000, the smaller of--

(I) the rate equal to the high yield of the 10-year Treasury note auctioned at the last auction held prior to the payment of such dividend; and

(II) 6 percent; and

(ii) in the case of a stockholder with total consolidated assets of $10,000,000,000 or less, 6 percent.

(B)Dividend cumulative

The entitlement to dividends under subparagraph (A) shall be cumulative.

(C)Inflation adjustment

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shall annually adjust the dollar amounts of total consolidated assets specified under subparagraph (A) to reflect the change in the Gross Domestic Product Price Index, published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

(2)Deposit of net earnings in surplus fund

That portion of net earnings of each Federal reserve bank which remains after dividend claims under paragraph (1)(A) have been fully met shall be deposited in the surplus fund of the bank.

(3)Limitation on surplus funds

(A)In general

The aggregate amount of the surplus funds of the Federal reserve banks may not exceed $6,825,000,000.

(B)Transfer to the general fund

Any amounts of the surplus funds of the Federal reserve banks that exceed, or would exceed, the limitation under subparagraph (A) shall be transferred to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury.

(b)Transfer for fiscal year 2000

(1)In general

The Federal reserve banks shall transfer from the surplus funds of such banks to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for transfer to the Secretary of the Treasury for deposit in the general fund of the Treasury, a total amount of $3,752,000,000 in fiscal year 2000.

(2)Allocated by Fed

Of the total amount required to be paid by the Federal reserve banks under paragraph (1) for fiscal year 2000, the Board shall determine the amount each such bank shall pay in such fiscal year.

(3)Replenishment of surplus fund prohibited

During fiscal year 2000, no Federal reserve bank may replenish such bank's surplus fund by the amount of any transfer by such bank under paragraph (1).

1 See Codifications note set out under this section.
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