Mo. Rev. Stat. § 30.270 — MO Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.270
30.270 Security for safekeeping of state funds.
Status: in_force

30.270. Security for safekeeping of state funds. — 1. For the security of the moneys deposited by the state treasurer pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the state treasurer shall, from time to time, submit a list of acceptable securities to be approved by the governor and state auditor if satisfactory to them, and the state treasurer shall require of the selected and approved banks or financial institutions as security for the safekeeping and payment of deposits, securities from the list provided for in this section, which list shall include only securities of the following kind and character, unless it is determined by the state treasurer that the use of such securities as collateral may place state public funds at undue risk:

(1) Bonds or other obligations of the United States;

(2) Bonds or other obligations of the state of Missouri including revenue bonds issued by state agencies or by state authorities created by legislative enactment;

(3) Bonds or other obligations of any city in this state having a population of not less than two thousand;

(4) Bonds or other obligations of any county in this state;

(5) Approved registered bonds or other obligations of any school district, including certificates of participation and leasehold revenue bonds, situated in this state;

(6) Approved registered bonds or other obligations of any special road district in this state;

(7) State bonds or other obligations of any state;

(8) Notes, bonds, debentures or other similar obligations issued by the farm credit banks or agricultural credit banks or any other obligations issued pursuant to the provisions of an act of the Congress of the United States known as the Farm Credit Act of 1971, and acts amendatory thereto;

(9) Bonds of the federal home loan banks;

(10) Any bonds or other obligations guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by the government of the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof;

(11) Bonds of any political subdivision established pursuant to the provisions of Article VI, Sections 30(a) and 30(b) of the Constitution of Missouri;

(12) Tax anticipation notes issued by any county of the first classification;

(13) A surety bond issued by an insurance company licensed pursuant to the laws of the state of Missouri whose claims-paying ability is rated in the highest category by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating agency. The face amount of such surety bond shall be at least equal to the portion of the deposit to be secured by the surety bond;

(14) An irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by a Federal Home Loan Bank;

(15) Out-of-state municipal bonds, including certificates of participation and leasehold revenue bonds, provided such bonds are rated in one of the four highest rating categories by at least one nationally recognized statistical rating agency;

(16) (a) Mortgage securities that are individual loans that include negotiable promissory notes and the first lien deeds of trust securing payment of such notes on one to four family real estate, on commercial real estate, or on farm real estate located in Missouri or states adjacent to Missouri, provided such loans:

a. Are underwritten to conform to standards established by the state treasurer, which are substantially similar to standards established by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Iowa, and any of its successors in interest that provide funding for financial institutions in Missouri;

b. Are offered by a financial institution in which a senior executive officer certifies under penalty of perjury that such loans are compliant with the requirements of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Iowa, when such loans are pledged by such bank;

c. Are offered by a financial institution that is well capitalized; and

d. Are not construction loans, are not more than ninety days delinquent, have not been classified as substandard, doubtful, or subject to loss, are one hundred percent owned by the financial institution, are otherwise unencumbered and are not being temporarily warehoused in the financial institution for sale to a third party. Any disqualified mortgage securities shall be removed as collateral within ninety days of disqualification or the state treasurer may disqualify such collateral as collateral for state funds;

(b) The state treasurer may promulgate regulations and provide such other forms or agreements to ensure the state maintains a first priority position on the deeds of trust and otherwise protect and preserve state funds. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2005, shall be invalid and void;

(c) A status report on all such mortgage securities shall be provided to the state treasurer on a calendar monthly basis in the manner and format prescribed by the state treasurer by the financial institutions pledging such mortgage securities and also shall certify their compliance with subsection 2 of this section for such mortgage securities;

(d) In the alternative to paragraph (a) of this subdivision, a financial institution may provide a blanket lien on all loans secured by one to four family real estate, all loans secured by commercial real estate, all loans secured by farm real estate, or any combination of these categories, provided the financial institution secures such blanket liens with real estate located in Missouri and states adjacent to Missouri and otherwise complies with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subdivision;

(e) The provisions of paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subdivision are not authorized for any Missouri political subdivision, notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 110 to the contrary;

(f) As used in this subdivision, the term "unencumbered" shall mean mortgage securities pledged for state funds as provided in subsection 1 of this section, and not subject to any other express claims by any third parties, including but not limited to a blanket lien on the bank assets by the Federal Home Loan Bank, a depositary arrangement when securities are loaned and repurchased daily or otherwise, or the depositary has pledged its stock and assets for a loan to purchase another depositary or otherwise; and

(g) As used in this subdivision, the term "well capitalized" shall mean a banking institution that according to its most recent report of condition and income or thrift financial report, publicly available as applicable, qualifies as well capitalized under the uniform capital requirements established by the federal banking regulators or as determined by state banking regulators under substantially similar requirements;

(17) Brokered or negotiable certificates of deposit that are fully insured either by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund; and

(18) Any investment that the state treasurer may invest in as provided in Article IV, Section 15 of the Missouri Constitution, and subject to the state treasurer's written investment policy in section 30.260 , that is not otherwise provided for in this section, provided the banking institution or eligible lending institution as defined in subdivision (10) of section 30.750 is well capitalized, as defined in subdivision (16) of this subsection. The provisions of this subdivision are not authorized for political subdivisions, notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 110 to the contrary.

2. Securities deposited shall be in an amount valued at market equal at least to one hundred percent of the aggregate amount on time deposit as well as on demand deposit with the particular financial institution less the amount, if any, which is insured either by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund. Furthermore, for a well-capitalized banking institution, securities authorized in this section that are:

(1) Mortgage securities on loans secured on one to four family real estate appraised to reflect the market value at the time of the loan and deposited as collateral shall not exceed one hundred twenty-five percent of the aggregate amount of time deposits and demand deposits;

(2) Mortgage securities on loans secured on commercial real estate or on farm real estate appraised to reflect the market value at the time of the loan and deposited as collateral shall not exceed the collateral requirements of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines, Iowa;

(3) United States Treasury securities and United States Federal Agency debentures issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Bank, or the Federal Farm Credit Bank valued at market and deposited as collateral shall not exceed one hundred five percent of the aggregate amount of time deposits and demand deposits. All other securities, except as noted elsewhere in this section, valued at market and deposited as collateral shall not exceed one hundred fifteen percent of the aggregated amount of the time deposits and demand deposits; and

(4) Securities that are surety bonds and letters of credit authorized as collateral need only collateralize one hundred percent of the aggregate amount of time deposits and demand deposits.

3. The securities or book entry receipts shall be delivered to the state treasurer and receipted for by the state treasurer and retained by the treasurer or by financial institutions that the governor, state auditor and treasurer agree upon. The state treasurer shall from time to time inspect the securities and book entry receipts and see that they are actually held by the state treasury or by the financial institutions selected as the state depositaries. The governor and the state auditor may inspect or request an accounting of the securities or book entry receipts, and if in any case, or at any time, the securities are not satisfactory security for deposits made as provided by law, they may require additional security to be given that is satisfactory to them.

4. Any securities deposited pursuant to this section may from time to time be withdrawn and other securities described in the list provided for in subsection 1 of this section may be substituted in lieu of the withdrawn securities with the consent of the treasurer; but a sufficient amount of securities to secure the deposits shall always be held by the treasury or in the selected depositaries.

5. If a financial institution of deposit fails to pay a deposit, or any part thereof, pursuant to the terms of its contract with the state treasurer, the state treasurer shall forthwith convert the securities into money and disburse the same according to law.

6. Any financial institution making deposits of bonds with the state treasurer pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may cause the bonds to be endorsed or stamped as it deems proper, so as to show that they are deposited as collateral and are not transferable except upon the conditions of this chapter or upon the release by the state treasurer.

(RSMo 1939 § 13086, A.L. 1945 p. 1977 § 37, A.L. 1945 p. 1990 § 37, A.L. 1957 p. 484, A.L. 1959 H.B. 117, A.L. 1965 p. 137, A.L. 1969 p. 89, A.L. 1973 S.B. 89, A.L. 1975 S.B. 257, A.L. 1979 H.B. 588, A.L. 1983 H.B. 389, A.L. 1987 H.B. 694, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1260, A.L. 1993 H.B. 105 & 480, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1707, A.L. 2003 S.B. 346, A.L. 2005 S.B. 270, A.L. 2009 H.B. 883, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1308, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1879 merged with S.B. 769) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11469; 1919 § 13379; 1909 § 11880