REDISCOUNTING OF COMMERCIAL LOAN PAPERS
National Administrative Register September 10, 1999 [ BSP CIRCULAR LETTER, March 06, 2000 ]
The Monetary Board, in its Resolution No. 1274 dated September 10,
1999, decided to allow thrift banks and universal/commercial banks,
including branches of foreign banks to rediscount the commercial loan
papers of their borrowers in an amount not to exceed 2% of their network
at any one time, net of valuation reserves, as of the end of the
quarter immediately preceding the date of application for Bangko Sentral
ng Pilipinas credit.
1999, decided to allow thrift banks and universal/commercial banks,
including branches of foreign banks to rediscount the commercial loan
papers of their borrowers in an amount not to exceed 2% of their network
at any one time, net of valuation reserves, as of the end of the
quarter immediately preceding the date of application for Bangko Sentral
ng Pilipinas credit.
Papers covering commercial credits with maturities of not more than
one hundred eighty (180) days may be rediscounted by qualified thrift
and universal/commercial banks, including branches of foreign banks with
the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, subject to the provisions of BSP
Circular No. 52 dated November 8, 1994, as amended, which provides that
the eligible credit instrument shall be rediscounted at 80% loan value
at the prevailing rediscount rate, based on one (1) percent below the
91-day Treasury Bill rate for the last auction of the immediately
preceding month.
Adopted: 6 March 2000
(SGD.) RAFAEL B. BUENAVENTURA
Governor