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Batas Pambansa Bilang 61
AN
ACT AMENDING FURTHER REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN,
AS AMENDED, REGULATING BANKS AND BANKING INSTITUTIONS AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "GENERAL BANKING ACT"
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BATAS
PAMBANSA BILANG 61AN
ACT AMENDING FURTHER REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN,
AS AMENDED, REGULATING BANKS AND BANKING INSTITUTIONS AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES,
OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "GENERAL BANKING ACT"chan
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1. Section 2-A of Republic
Act Numbered Three hundred thirty-seven, as amended, is hereby further
amended to read as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
"Sec.
2-A. The following entities
shall not be considered as banking institutions but shall be subject to
regulation by the Monetary Board which may include, but need not be
limited
to, the imposition of net worth to risk assets ratios, reserve
requirements,
interest rate ceilings, methods of computation thereof, prescribing
maximum
charges which may be collected, minimum capitalization, and submission
of statistical reports:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library
"(a) Entities
regularly engaged in the lending of funds or purchasing of receivables
or other obligations with funds obtained from the public through the
issuance,
endorsement or acceptance of debt instruments of any kind for their own
account, or through the issuance of certificates of assignment or
similar instruments with recourse, trust certificates, or of
repurchase
agreements, whether any of these means of obtaining funds from the
public
is done on a regular basis or only occasionally;
"(b) Entities
regularly engaged in the lending of funds which receive deposits only
occasionally;
andchanrobles virtual law library
"(c) Trust
companies, building and loan associations, and non-stock savings and
loan
associations, but such non-deposit accepting entities shall continue
"to
be supervised and regulated by the Monetary Board under the pertinent
provisions
of this Act, and/or Republic Act Nos. 265, as amended, and 3779."chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
2. Section 2-B of the same
Act is hereby amended to read as follows: chanrobles virtual law library
"Sec.
2-B. The operations and
activities of non-bank financial intermediaries, except insurance
companies,
shall be subject to regulation by the Monetary Board which may include,
but need not be limited to, the imposition of constraints covering the
(a) minimum size of funds received, (b) methods of marketing and
distribution, (c) terms and maturities of funds received, and (d)
uses of funds: Provided, however, That if such entities are authorized
by the Central Bank to perform quasi-banking functions, they may be
further
subject to regulation under Section 2-A of this Act." chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
3. Section 6-A of the same
Act is hereby further amended to read as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library
"Sec.
6-A.For purposes of uniformity, simplicity
and equality of treatment, banking institutions shall be classified
into
the following general categories: (a) Commercial banks, (b)
Thrift
banks, composed of (1) Savings and mortgage banks, (2) Stock
savings
and loan associations, and (3) Private development banks, and (c) Rural
banks. Specialized and unique government banks, such as the Development
Bank of the Philippines and the Land Bank, are not covered by this
classification,
but shall be subject to supervision and regulation by the Central Bank
pursuant to the provisions of Section twenty-five of Republic Act No.
265.
"The
Monetary Board shall determine the proper classification of other types
of banking institutions that may be established after the approval of
this
Act."
Sec.
4. Section 6-B of the same
Act is hereby further amended to read as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
"Sec.
6-B. With prior approval
of the Monetary Board, commercial banks, thrift banks and rural banks
may
establish branches, agencies, or extension offices, on a nationwide
basis.
"Notwithstanding
the provisions of any law to the contrary, no government or private
banks
may open branches, agencies, or extension offices without prior
approval
of the Monetary Board."
Sec.
5. Section 8 of the same
Act is hereby further amended to read as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
"Sec.
8. No banking institutions
shall issue no-par value stock. For the purpose primarily of
determining
the permanency of equity, the types of stock a banking institution may
issue, including the terms thereof and the rights appurtenant thereto,
shall be subject to such rules and regulations as the Monetary Board
may
prescribe, the provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding."
Sec.
6. Section 12-C of the
same Act is hereby amended to read as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library
"Sec.
12-C. A corporation organized
primarily for the purpose of owning equity in thrift banks or rural
banks
may own more than thirty percent (30%) of the voting stock of a thrift
bank and/or rural bank up to a majority or all of the equity thereof:
Provided,
That the acquisition of such equity is subject to the prior approval of
the Monetary Board which shall promulgate appropriate guidelines to
govern
such investments: Provided, further, That the equity ownership of any
individual,
related group or corporation in the parent corporation owning more than
thirty percent (30%) of the voting stock of the thrift bank or rural
bank
is in accordance with the provisions of Section 12, 12-A, 12-B and 12-D
of this Act: Provided, finally, That the parent company owning a
majority
or all of the equity in a bank may not engage in activities not allowed
to the invested bank.
Sec.
7. The same Act is hereby
amended by adding a new section after Section 12-D, to read as
follows: chanrobles virtual law library
"Sec.
12-E. To promote competitive
conditions in financial markets, the Monetary Board may further limit
the
equity investments, direct or indirect, in banks and non-bank financial
intermediaries performing quasi-banking functions."
Sec.
8. Section 13 of the same
Act is hereby further amended to read as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library
"Sec.
13. At least two-thirds
of the members of the board of directors of any bank or banking
institution
which may beestablish after the approval of this Act shall be citizens
of the Philippines: Provided, That no appointive or elective
publicofficial,
whether full-time or part-time, shall at the same time serve as officer
of any private bank, except in cases where suchservice is incident to
financial
assistance provided by the government or a government-owned or
controlled
corporation to the bank: Provided, further, That in the case of a bank
merger or consolidation duly approved by the Monetary Board, the
limitation
on the number of directors in a corporation, as provided for in section
fourteen of the Corporation Code of the Philippines, shall not be
applied
so that membership in the new board may include up to the total number
of directors provided for in the respective articles of incorporation
to
the merging or consolidating banks."
Sec.
9. Section 14-A of the
same Act is hereby further amended
to read as follows:
"Sec.
14-A. Foreign banking institutions
without branches in the Philippines, including (a) their wholly-or
majority-owned
subsidiaries, and (b) their holding companies having majority holdings
in such foreign banking institutions, may invest, with prior approval
of
the Monetary Board, in equities of local companies engaged in financial
allied undertakings under the same restrictions imposed on domestic
banks
of the same category, as provided for in Sections twenty-one-A and
thirty-one
of this Act or in other banking laws. In any case, the aggregate
holdings
of voting stocks of all foreign entities in any single domestic
financial
enterprise shall remain a minority participation in that
enterprise.
"With
prior approval of the Central Bank, these foreign entities may also
purchase
equities in domestic banks: Provided, That their aggregate holdings of
voting stocks shall remain at all times subject to the limitations
prescribed
in Section 12-A of this Act.
"The
foregoing limitations shall not apply either to international or
regional
inter-governmental financial organizations and their subsidiaries of
which
the Philippines is a member."chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
10. Section 21 of the same
Act is hereby further amended to
read as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library
"Sec.
21. A commercial banking
corporation, in addition to the general powers incident to
corporations,
shall have all such powers as shall be necessary to carry on the
business
of commercial banking, by accepting drafts and issuing letters of
credit,
by discounting and negotiating promissory notes, drafts, bills of
exchange,
and other evidences of debts; by receiving deposits; by buying and
selling
foreign exchange and gold or silver bullion, and by lending money
against
personal security or against securities consisting of personal property
or mortgages on improved real estate and the insured improvements
thereon.chanrobles virtual law library
"Commercial
banks may acquire readily marketable bonds and other debt securities
subject
to such rules as the Monetary Board may promulgate. These rules may
include,
but need not be limited to the determination of bonds and other debt
securities
eligible for investment, the maturities and aggregate amount of such
investment."chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
11. Section 21-A of the
same Act is hereby further amended to read as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library
"Sec.
21-A. Commercial banks,
including Government banks and foreign banks with existing local
branches,
may invest in equities of the following allied undertakings:
warehousing
companies, leasing companies, storage companies, safe deposit box
companies,
companies engaged in the management of mutual funds but not in the
mutual
funds themselves, banks, and such other similar activities as the
Monetary
Board may declare as appropriate from time to time: Provided, That (a)
the total investment in equities shall not exceed twenty-five percent
(25%)
of the net worth of the bank; (b) the equity investment in any one
enterprise
shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the net worth of the bank;
(c)
the total equity investment of the bank in any single enterprise,
except
as provided in Section 21-C of this Act or where the enterprise is a
non-financial
allied undertaking; and (d) the equity investment in other banks shall
be deducted from the investing bank's net worth for purposes of
computing
the prescribed ration of net worth to risk assets. Equity investments
shall
not be permitted in non-related activities.
"Where
the allied undertaking is a wholly or majority-owned subsidiary of the
bank, the Central Bank may subject it to examination."
Sec.
12. The same Act is hereby
amended by adding three new sections after Section 21-A thereof, to
read
as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
"Sec.
21-B. The provisions in
this or in any other Act to the contrary notwithstanding, the Monetary
Board, whenever it shall deem appropriate and necessary to further
national
development objectives or support national priority projects, may
authorize
a commercial bank, a bank authorized to provide commercial banking
services,
as well as a government-owned and controlled bank, to operate under an
expanded commercial banking authority and by virtue thereof exercise,
in
addition to powers authorized for commercial banks, the powers of an
Investment
House as provided in Presidential Decree No. 129, invest in the equity
of a non-allied undertaking, or own a majority or all of the equity in
a financial intermediary other than a commercial bank or a bank
authorized
to provide commercial banking services: Provided, That (a) the total
investment
in equities shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of the net worth of
the
bank; (b) the equity investment in any one enterprise whether allied or
non-allied shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the net worth of
the
bank; (c) the equity investment of the bank, or of its wholly or
majority-owned
subsidiary, in an single non-allied undertaking shall not exceed
thirty-five
percent (35%) of the total equity in the enterprise nor shall it exceed
thirty-five percent (35%) of the voting stock in that enterprise; and
(d)
the equity investment in other banks shall be deducted from the
investing
bank's net worth for purposes of computing the prescribed ratio of net
worth to risk assets.
"In
the exercise of the authority granted herein, the Monetary Board shall
take into consideration the capability of the bank in terms of its past
performance as a bank or as a financial intermediary, financial
resources
and technical expertise, and the investment of the bank shall be
subject
to such regulations as the Monetary Board may prescribe which may
include
but need not be limited to the categories of undertakings or projects
that
may be invested in by the bank directly or through its wholly or
majority-owned
subsidiary or the extent of exposure in any of the activities
authorized
in this section.
"Where
the enterprise is wholly or majority-owned by the bank, the Central
Bank
may subject it to examination.
"In
order to avoid undue concentration of economic power, the total equity
investments of banks, quasi-banks and their subsidiaries in a single
enterprise
or industry may be subject to such limitations as may be prescribed by
the Monetary Board, but shall in any case remain a minority in any
enterprise
except as may be otherwise approved by the President (Prime Minister).
"For
the purpose of determining compliance with the limitations on equity
holdings
by a bank in a non-allied undertaking, the equity holdings of the bank
in the undertaking, when combined with those of its directors, officers
and substantial stockholders, and its wholly or majority-owned
subsidiaries
shall not exceed the prescribed thirty-five percent (35%) of the equity
of that undertaking. The same rule shall be observed in the case of an
equity investment by a subsidiary wholly or majority-owned by the bank,
where the investors in the undertaking consist of the subsidiary, the
bank
which owns the majority or all of the equity of the subsidiary, the
officers,
directors and substantial stockholders of the bank, as well as those of
the subsidiary.
"The
regulations issued by the Monetary Board to implement the provisions of
this section and Section 21-C of this Act shall be reported to the
President
(Prime Minister) and to the Batasang Pambansa within fifteen days from
the date of their issuance. Such regulations shall be published in a
newspaper
of general circulation.chanrobles virtual law library
"Sec.
21-C. The provisions of
this Act or of any other Act to the contrary notwithstanding, a
commercial
bank or any bank authorized to provide commercial banking services, or
to operate under an expanded commercial banking authority, may own more
than thirty percent (30%) of the voting stock of a thrift bank or a
rural
bank up to a majority or all of the equity thereof: Provided, That the
acquisition of such equity or equities is subject to the prior approval
of the Monetary Board which shall promulgate appropriate guidelines to
govern such investments: Provided, further, That the equity ownership
of
any individual, related group or corporation in the investing bank is
in
accordance with the provisions of Section 12, 12-A, 12-B and 12-D of
this
Act: Provided, finally, That the equity investment in other banks shall
be deducted from the investing bank's net worth for purposes of
computing
the prescribed ratio of net worth to risk assets.chanrobles virtual law library
"Sec.
21-D. The Monetary Board
is hereby authorized to take such measures as may be necessary, when
the
expanded commercial banking authority permitted under the provisions of
this Act would result in an undue concentration of economic power in
one
or more financial institutions or in corporations, partnerships, groups
or individuals with related interest."
Sec.
13. Section 22 of the same
Act is hereby further amended to read as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
"Sec.
22. The combined capital
accounts of each commercial bank shall not be less than an amount equal
to ten percent (10%) of its risk assets which is defined as its total
assets
minus the following assets:
"(a) Cash
on hand;chanrobles virtual law library
"(b) Amounts
due from the Central Bank;chanrobles virtual law library
"(c) Evidences
of indebtedness of the Republic of the Philippines and of the Central
Bank,
and any other evidences of indebtedness or obligations the servicing
and
repayment of which are fully guaranteed by the Republic of the
Philippines;
"(d) Loans
to the extent covered by hold-out on, or assignment of, deposits
maintained
in the lending bank and held in the Philippines;
"(e) Loans
or acceptances under letters of credit to the extent covered by margin
deposits; and
"(f) Other
non-risk items which the Monetary Board may, from time to time,
authorize
to be deducted from total assets. "The
Monetary Board shall prescribe the manner of determining the total
assets
of banking institutions for the purposes of this section, but
contingent
accounts shall not be defined as being included among total
assets.
"The
Monetary Board may, consistent with prudent banking and general
economic
conditions obtaining at the time, prescribe ratios of net worth to risk
assets lower than that hereinabove prescribed: Provided, That such
ratios
shall not be less than five percent (5%): Provided, further, That the
reduction
from the ration will apply uniformly to all banks, regardless of
category,
beyond a certain minimum size with respect to the level of their
capital
accounts: Provided, finally, That the Monetary Board may subsequently
raise
a ratio but any such upward adjustment shall be made effective only
after
a reasonable period of time. The Monetary Board may, at its discretion,
require that the ratio of net worth to risk assets be determined on the
basis of the combined risk assets of the parent bank and its
subsidiaries,
financial or otherwise.chanrobles virtual law library
"Whenever
the capital accounts of a bank are deficient with respect to the
requirements
of this Act, the Monetary Board, after considering a report of the
appropriate
supervising department on the state of solvency of the institution
concerned,
shall limit or prohibit the distribution of net profits and shall
require
that part or all of net profits be used to increase the capital
accounts
of the institution until the minimum requirement has been met. The
Monetary
Board may, furthermore, after considering the aforesaid report of the
appropriate
supervising department and if the amount of the deficiency justifies
it,
restrict or prohibit the making of new investments of any sort by the
bank,
with the exception of purchases of readily marketable evidences of
indebtedness
included under Subsection (c) of this Section, until the minimum
required
capital ratio has been restored.
"Where
in the process of a bank merger or consolidation, the merged or
constituent
bank may not be able to comply fully with the net worth to risk assets
ratio herein prescribed, the Monetary Board may, at its discretion,
temporarily
relieve the bank from full compliance with this requirement under such
conditions as it may prescribe."
Sec.
14. Section 23 of the same
Act is hereby further amended to
read as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrary
"Sec.
23. Except as the Monetary
Board may otherwise prescribe, the total liabilities of any person,
company,
corporation or firm, to a commercial banking corporation for money
borrowed,
excluding (a) loans secured by obligations of the Central Bank or of
the
Philippine Government; (b) loans fully guaranteed by the government as
to the payment of principal and interest; (c) loans to the extent
covered by hold-out on, or assignment of, deposits maintained in the
lending
bank and held in the Philippines; (d) loans and acceptances under
letters of credit to the extent covered by margin deposits; and (e)
other
loans or credits which the Monetary Board may, from time to time,
specify
as non-risk assets, shall at no time exceed fifteen percent (15%) of
the
unimpaired capital and surplus of such bank.chanrobles virtual law library
"The
total liabilities of any borrower may amount to a further fifteen
percent
(15%) of the unimpaired capital and surplus of such banking corporation
provided the additional liabilities are adequately secured by shipping
documents, warehouse receipts or other similar documents transferring
or
securing title covering readily marketable, nonperishable staples,
which
staples must be fully covered by insurance, and must have a
market
value equal to at least one hundred and twenty-five percent (25%) of
such
additional liabilities.
"The
term "liabilities", as used herein, shall mean the direct liability of
the maker or acceptor of paper discounted with or sold to such bank and
the liability of the indorser, drawer or guarantor who obtains a loan
from
or discounts paper with or sells papers under his guaranty to such bank
and shall include in the case of liabilities of a co-partnership or
association
the liabilities of the several members thereof and shall include in the
case of liabilities of a corporation all liabilities of subsidiaries
thereof
in which such corporation owns or controls a majority interest:
Provided,
That even if the parent corporation, co-partnership or association has
no liability to the bank, the Monetary Board may prescribe the
combination
of the liabilities of subsidiary corporations or members of the
co-partnership
or association under certain circumstances, including but need not be
limited
to any of the following situations: (a) the parent corporation,
co-partnership
or association guarantees the repayment of the liabilities; (b) the
liabilities
were incurred for the accommodation of the parent corporation or
another
subsidiary or of the co-partnership or association; or (c) the
subsidiaries
through separate entities operate merely as departments or divisions of
a single enterprise: Provided, finally, That the discount of bills of
exchange
drawn in good faith against actually existing values, and the discount
of commercial or business paper actually owned by the person
negotiating
the same, shall not be considered as money borrowed forthe purpose of
this
section.
"Loan
accommodations granted by commercial banks to any other bank, as well
as
deposits maintained by them in any bank licensed to do business in the
Philippines, shall be subject to the loan limit to any single borrower
as herein prescribed."
Sec.
15. Section 29 of the same
Act is hereby further amended to read as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library
"Sec.
29. A savings and mortgage
bank shall be any corporation organized for the purpose of accumulating
the savings of depositors and investing them, together with its
capital,
in readily marketable bonds and debt securities; commercial papers and
accounts receivables; drafts, bills of exchange, acceptances, or notes
arising out of commercial transactions or in loans secured by bonds,
mortgaged
on real estate and insured improvements thereon, and other forms of
security
or in loans for personal or household finance, whether secured or
unsecured,
and financing for home building and home development; and in such other
investments and loans which the Monetary Board may determine as
necessary
in the furtherance of national economic objectives: Provided, however,
That investments made and loans granted pursuant to the provisions of
this
section shall be in conformity with such regulations as the Monetary
Board
may prescribe. A savings and mortgage bank may also issue a domestic
letter
of credit denominated in Philippine currency in accordance with such
regulations
as the Monetary Board may prescribe.
"Nothing
in this section shall be construed as precluding a savings and mortgage
bank from performing, with prior approval of the Monetary Board,
commercial
banking services, or from operating under an expanded commercial
banking
authority, nor from exercising, whenever applicable and not
inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act and Central Bank regulations, such
other
powers incident to a corporation.chanrobles virtual law library
"Notwithstanding
any provision in any other Act to the contrary, savings and mortgage
banks
may lend money against the security of jewelry, precious stones and
articles
of similar nature, subject to such rules and regulations as the
Monetary
Board may prescribe."chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
16. Section 31 of the same
Act is hereby further amended to read as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library
"Sec.
31. Savings and mortgage
banks may invest in equities of allied undertakings as may be approved
by the Monetary Boardfor banks of their category as provided under
Section
6-A of this Act: Provided, That (1) the total investment in equities
shall
not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the net worth of the bank; (2)
the equity investment in any single enterprise shall not exceed fifteen
percent (15%) of the net worth of the bank; (3) the total equity
investment
of the bank in any single enterprise shall remain a minority holding in
that enterprise, except where the enterprise is a non-financial allied
undertaking; and (4) the equity investment in other banks shall be
subject
to the same regulations governing similar investment of commercial
banks
and shall be deducted from the investing bank's net worth for the
purposes
of computing the prescribed ratio of net worth to risk assets. Equity
investments
shall not be permitted in non-related activities.chanrobles virtual law library
"Where
the allied undertaking is a wholly or majority-owned subsidiary of the
bank, the Central Bank may subject it to examination."chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
17. Section 33 of the same
Act is hereby further amended to read as follows:chanroblesvirtuallawlibrarychanrobles virtual law library
"Sec.
33. Any savings and mortgage
bank may, with the approval of the Monetary Board, issue mortgage and
chattel
mortgage certificates, buy and sell them for its own account or for the
account of others, or accept and receive them in payment or as
amortization
of its loans.chanrobles virtual law library
"Such
mortgage and chattel mortgage certificates shall be issued exclusively
in national currency and exclusively for the financing of equipment
loans,
mortgage loans for the acquisition of machinery and other fixed
installations,
conservation, enlargement or improvement of productive properties, and
real estate mortgage loans (1) for the construction, acquisition,
expansion
or improvement of rural and urban properties; (2) for the refinancing
of
similar loans and mortgages; and (3) for such other purposes as may be
authorized by the Monetary Board. The Monetary Board may issue such
regulations
as it deems necessary with respect to the maturities, rates of
interest,
denominations and other conditions pertaining to such certificates.
"The
bank shall coordinate the amounts and maturities of its certificates
with
those of its loans, so as to ensure adequate cash receipts for the
payment
of principal and interest at the time they become due.chanrobles virtual law library.chanrobles virtual law library
"Savings
and mortgage banks shall accept their own certificates at least at the
actual price of issue, in any repayment of loans which mortgage or
chattel
mortgage debtors may wish to make, provided that the date of
maturity
of the certificates is not later than the date on which the payment
would
otherwise become due, in the absence of the aforesaid prepayment."
Sec.
18. Section 78 of the same
Act is hereby further amended to read as follows: chanrobles virtual law library
"Sec.
78. Loans against real
estate security shall not exceed seventy percent (70%) of the appraised
value of the respective real estate security, plus seventy
percent
(70%) of the appraised value of the insured improvements, and such
loans
shall not be made unless title to the real estate shall be in the
mortgagor.
In the event of foreclosure, whether judicially or extrajudicially, of
any mortgage on real estate which is security for any loan granted
before
the passage of this Act or under the provisions of this Act or under
the
provisions of this Act, the mortgagor or debtor whose real property has
been sold at public auction, judicially or extrajudicially, for the
full
or partialpayment of an obligation to any bank, banking or credit
institution,
within the purview of this Act shall have the right, within one year
after
the sale of the real estate as a result of the foreclosure of the
respective
mortgage, to redeem the property by paying the amount fixed by the
court
in the order of execution, with interest thereon at the rate specified
in the mortgage, and all the costs and other judicial expenses incurred
by the bank or institution concerned by reason of the execution and
sale
and as a result of the custody of said property less the income
received
from the property. However, the purchaser at the auction sale concerned
shall have the right to enter upon and take possession of such property
immediately after the date of the confirmation of the auction sale and
administer the same in accordance with law.chanrobles virtual law library
"Similarly,
loans on the security of chattels shall not exceed fifty percent (50%)
of the appraised value of the security, and such loans shall not be
made
unless title to the chattels, free from all encumbrances, shall be in
the
mortgagor.chanrobles virtual law library
"The
Monetary Board may, by regulation, prescribe further security
requirements
to which the various types of bank credit shall be subject, and in
accordance
with the authority granted to it in Section one hundred eleven of the
Central
Bank Act, the Board may by regulation reduce the maximum ratios
established
in the present section, or, in special cases, increase the maximum
ratios
established herein.chanrobles virtual law library
"The
Monetary Board may, similarly, in accordance with the authority granted
to it in Section one hundred eleven of the Central Bank Act, and taking
into account the requirements of the economy for the effective
utilization
of long-term funds, prescribe the maturities, as well as related terms
and conditions for various types of bank loans. Any change by the Board
in the maximum maturities shall apply only to loans made after the date
of such action."chanrobles virtual law library
Sec.
19. This Act shall take
effect upon its approval.chanrobles virtual law library
Approved:
April 1, 1980
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