Filing Types - State Member Banks


Dividend Payments

Type of Filing Description
Who Must File
Publication Requirements Forms Required Approximate Processing Time

Dividend Payments

Any state member bank that seeks to pay dividends in excess of net income for the calendar year combined with retained net income from the preceding two years.

Section 208.5 of Regulation H

None required

A letter that includes:

1. the amount of the proposed dividend payment;

2. the purpose or reason for the dividend payment; and

3. the effect upon the bank’s capital levels.

Reserve Bank processed filings – 15 -30 days following receipt of all required information

Board processed filings – 60 days after receipt