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Title 12: Banks and Banking
CHAPTER VI: FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
SUBCHAPTER B: FARM CREDIT SYSTEM
PART 615: FUNDING AND FISCAL AFFAIRS, LOAN POLICIES AND OPERATIONS, AND FUNDING OPERATIONS
Subpart K: Surplus and Collateral Requirements
615.5330 - Minimum surplus ratios.
(a) Total surplus. (1) Each institution shall achieve and at all times maintain a ratio of at least 7 percent of total surplus to the risk-adjusted asset base.
(2) The risk-adjusted asset base is the total dollar amount of the institution's assets adjusted in accordance with ? 615.5301(i)(7) and weighted on the basis of risk in accordance with ? 615.5210.
(b) Core surplus. (1) Each institution shall achieve and at all times maintain a ratio of core surplus to the risk-adjusted asset base of at least 3.5 percent, of which no more than 2 percentage points may consist of allocated equities otherwise includible pursuant to ? 615.5301(b).
(2) Each association shall compute its core surplus ratio by deducting an amount equal to the net investment in the bank from its core surplus.
(3) The risk-adjusted asset base is the total dollar amount of the institution's assets adjusted in accordance with ?? 615.5301(b)(3) and 615.5330(b)(2), and weighted on the basis of risk in accordance with ? 615.5210.
(c) An institution shall compute its risk-adjusted asset base, total surplus, and core surplus ratios using average daily balances for the most recent 3 months.
[63 FR 39228, July 22, 1998, as amended at 70 FR 35356, June 17, 2005; 75 FR 18744, Apr. 12, 2010]
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