Top of the penalty-free band
Top of the penalty-free band means an amount equal to an institution's reserve balance requirement plus an amount that is the greater of 10 percent of the institution's reserve balance requirement or $50,000. The top of the penalty-free band for a pass-through correspondent is an amount equal to the aggregate reserve balance requirement of the correspondent (if any) and all of its respondents plus an amount that is the greater of 10 percent of that aggregate reserve balance requirement or $50,000.
Source
12 CFR § 204.2
Scoping language
For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply unless otherwise specified: