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MS SB2194
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Mississippi banking law to require that single-borrower loan limits (20% of a bank's unimpaired capital and surplus) must now include credit exposure from derivative transactions
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Defines "derivative transaction" as any contract, agreement, swap, warrant, note, or option based on commodities, securities, currencies, interest rates, indices, or other assets
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Maintains existing exemptions from the 20% lending limit for loans secured by warehouse receipts, U.S. government bonds, Mississippi state bonds, federal guarantees, and funds on deposit with the lending bank
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Holds officers and directors personally liable for the full principal and interest of any loan or extension of credit that violates these limits
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Exempts loans to the State of Mississippi, political subdivisions, and levee districts from these lending limitations
Legislative Description
Loans; limit to single borrower shall allow for credit exposure from derivative transactions.
Last Action
Approved by Governor
2/19/2013