§ 1835. Insured depository institution capital requirements for transfers of small business obligations
(a)
Accounting principles
The accounting principles applicable to the transfer of a small business loan or a lease of personal property with recourse contained in reports or statements required to be filed with Federal banking agencies by a qualified insured depository institution shall be consistent with generally accepted accounting principles.
(b)
Capital and reserve requirements
With respect to the transfer of a small business loan or lease of personal property with recourse that is a sale under generally accepted accounting principles, each qualified insured depository institution shall—
(c)
Qualified institutions criteria
An insured depository institution is a qualified insured depository institution for purposes of this section if, without regard to the accounting principles or capital requirements referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the institution is—
(d)
Aggregate amount of recourse
The total outstanding amount of recourse retained by a qualified insured depository institution with respect to transfers of small business loans and leases of personal property under subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not exceed—
(e)
Institutions that cease to be qualified or exceed aggregate limits
If an insured depository institution ceases to be a qualified insured depository institution or exceeds the limits under subsection (d) of this section, this section shall remain applicable to any transfers of small business loans or leases of personal property that occurred during the time that the institution was qualified and did not exceed such limit.
(f)
Prompt corrective action not affected
The capital of an insured depository institution shall be computed without regard to this section in determining whether the institution is adequately capitalized, undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized, or critically undercapitalized under section
1831o of this title.
(g)
Regulations required
Not later than 180 days after September 23, 1994, each appropriate Federal banking agency shall promulgate final regulations implementing this section.
(h)
Alternative system permitted
(1)
In general
At the discretion of the appropriate Federal banking agency, this section shall not apply if the regulations of the agency provide that the aggregate amount of capital and reserves required with respect to the transfer of small business loans and leases of personal property with recourse does not exceed the aggregate amount of capital and reserves that would be required under subsection (b) of this section.
(2)
Existing transactions not affected
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), this section shall remain in effect with respect to transfers of small business loans and leases of personal property with recourse by qualified insured depository institutions occurring before the effective date of regulations referred to in paragraph (1).
(i)
Definitions
For purposes of this section—
(2)
the term “appropriate Federal banking agency” has the same meaning as in section
1813 of this title;
(5)
the term “insured depository institution” has the same meaning as in section
1813 of this title;
(7)
the term “recourse” has the meaning given to such term under generally accepted accounting principles;