Agencies Reopen Comment Period on Swap Margin and Capital Proposed Rulemaking

WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 27, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Five federal agencies on Wednesday reopened the comment period on a proposed rule to establish margin and capital requirements for swap dealers, major swap participants, security-based swap dealers, and major security-based swap participants for which one of the agencies is the prudential regulator, as required by sections 731 and 764 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.