A credit union's risk-based net worth requirement is the aggregate of the following standard component amounts, each expressed as a percentage of the credit union's quarter-end total assets as reflected in its most recent Call Report, rounded to two decimal places (Table 4):

(a) Long-term real estate loans. The sum of:

(1) Six percent (6%) of the amount of long-term real estate loans less than or equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of total assets; and

(2) Fourteen percent (14%) of the amount in excess of twenty-five percent

(25%) of total assets;

(b) Member business loans outstanding. The sum of:

(1) Six percent (6%) of the amount of member business loans outstanding less than or equal to fifteen percent (15%) of total assets;

(2) Eight percent (8%) of the amount of member business loans outstanding greater than fifteen percent (15%), but less than or equal to twenty-five percent (25%), of total assets; and

(3) Fourteen percent (14%) of the amount in excess of twenty-five percent (25%) of total assets;

(c) Investments. The sum of:

(1) Three percent (3%) of the amount of investments with a weighted-average life (as specified in §702.105 above) of one (1) year or less;

(2) Six percent (6%) of the amount of investments with a weighted-average life greater than one (1) year, but less than or equal to three (3) years;

(3) Twelve percent (12%) of the amount of investments with a weighted-average life greater than three (3) years, but less than or equal to ten (10) years; and

(4) Twenty percent (20%) of the amount of investments with a weighted-average life greater than ten (10) years;

(d) Low-risk assets. Zero percent (0%) of the entire portfolio of low-risk assets;

(e) Average-risk assets. Six percent (6%) of the entire portfolio of average-risk assets;

(f) Loans sold with recourse. Six percent (6%) of the entire portfolio of loans sold with recourse;

(g) Unused member business loan commitments. Six percent (6%) of the entire portfolio of unused member business loan commitments; and

(h) Allowance. Negative one hundred percent (−100%) of the balance of the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses account, not to exceed the equivalent of one and one-half percent (1.5%) of total loans outstanding.

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[65 FR 44966, July 20, 2000, as amended at 67 FR 71088, Nov. 29, 2002; 68 FR 56547, Oct. 1, 2003]


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