BlackRock (BLK) was given until Jan. 10 to accept a deal allowing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to increase its scrutiny of the asset manager's investments in FDIC-regulated banks, Reuters reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

The regulator is looking for asset managers to adopt "passivity agreements," which increase its ability to monitor compliance with pledges not to influence the business decisions of FDIC-regulated banks they invest in, the report said.

BlackRock received a proposal from the FDIC that is worded "substantively the same" as a deal with investment manager Vanguard, the report said.

Neither BlackRock nor the FDIC immediately responded to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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