On September 1 2017 the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System adopted a final rule requiring US global systemically important banking institutions (GSIBs), their subsidiaries and the US operations of foreign GSIBs (covered entities) to amend many of their qualified financial contracts (QFCs) in order to restrict their counterparties' ability to immediately terminate such contracts in the event that the covered entity or an affiliate enters into bankruptcy or resolution proceedings.

View full memo, Final Rule Issued on Qualified Financial Contracts: What You Need to Know