12 CFR § 1270.5 - Bank operations.

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title: "12 CFR § 1270.5 - Bank operations."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
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section_name: "Bank operations."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY"
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part_name: "LIABILITIES"
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# 1270.5 Bank operations.

The Banks, individually and collectively, shall operate in such manner and take any actions necessary, including without limitation reducing leverage, to ensure that consolidated obligations maintain a high level of acceptance by financial markets and are generally perceived by investors as presenting a low level of credit risk.

[78 FR 67009. Nov. 8, 2013]