12 CFR § 703.11 - Valuing securities.

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title: "12 CFR § 703.11 - Valuing securities."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "703.11"
section_name: "Valuing securities."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION"
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subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING CREDIT UNIONS"
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part_name: "INVESTMENT AND DEPOSIT ACTIVITIES"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 1757(7), 1757(8), 1757(14) and 1757(15)."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 32960, June 3, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
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# 703.11 Valuing securities.

(a) Before purchasing or selling a security, a Federal credit union must obtain either price quotations on the security from at least two broker-dealers or a price quotation on the security from an industry-recognized information provider. This requirement to obtain price quotations does not apply to new issues purchased at par or at original issue discount.

(b) At least monthly, a Federal credit union must determine the fair value of each security it holds. It may determine fair value by obtaining a price quotation on the security from an industry-recognized information provider, a broker-dealer, or a safekeeper.

(c) At least annually, the Federal credit union's supervisory committee or its external auditor must independently assess the reliability of monthly price quotations received from a broker-dealer or safekeeper. The Federal credit union's supervisory committee or external auditor must follow generally accepted auditing standards, which require either re-computation or reference to market quotations.

(d) If a Federal credit union is unable to obtain a price quotation required by this section for a particular security, then it may obtain a quotation for a security with substantially similar characteristics.