Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 80 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF BANKING AND FINANCE › Chapter 80-1 - BANKS › Subject 80-1-10 - FIXED ASSETS AND ASSETS ACQUIRED D.P.C › Rule 80-1-10-.09 - Assets Acquired - Debts Previously Contracted ("D.P.C.")

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All assets acquired through foreclosure or in lieu of foreclosure and all "Other Real Estate" acquired in such manner or otherwise shall be valued six (6) months prior to or three (3) months following the acquisition by an independent appraiser knowledgeable in the fair market value of such assets or, in the alternative, evaluated by a qualified officer of the bank in conformity with the Evaluation Content portion of the Interagency Appraisal and Evaluation Guidelines (hereinafter "evaluation") if the book value of the property is less than two (2) percent of the statutory capital base of the bank, $400,000 for residential property, or $500,000 for commercial property whichever amount is greater. Appraisals or evaluations subsequent to the initial valuation are required if, based upon a review of the following factors, there is a reasonable basis to determine that the prior valuation is no longer reliable as a reasonable estimate of the property's fair market value: volatility of local market; changes in terms and availability of financing; natural disasters; limited or over supply of competing properties; improvements to the subject property or competing properties; lack of maintenance of the subject or competing properties; changes in underlying economic and market assumptions, such as capitalization rates and lease terms; changes in zoning, building materials, or technology; and environmental contamination. In the event there is no basis to determine that the initial valuation is no longer reliable, then appraisals or evaluations shall be at intervals of not more than five (5) years.
(2) All requests for permission to hold assets acquired through foreclosure or in lieu of foreclosure and to hold other types of "Other Real Estate" beyond limitations imposed by statute must include a statement as to efforts made to dispose of the asset, reasons for the failure of such efforts, plans for disposal of the asset during the extended ownership period, a copy of the most recent appraisal or evaluation, and a statement as to the estimated annual cost of carrying the asset and estimated annual income produced by the asset.
(3) Extension of statutory ownership periods will not be granted for income purposes.
(4) Property subject to this rule shall be initially carried on the books of the bank at the fair market value determined by independent appraisal or evaluation, unless otherwise provided, less the estimated costs to sell the property ("new basis"). This valuation shall be determined as of the date the bank takes legal title to or physical possession of the property, whichever event occurs first. Subsequently, the carrying value shall be subject to write-down or write-up based upon the most recent appraisal or evaluation. However, the property must be carried at the lower of the current fair market value less the estimated costs to sell the property or the new basis. The new basis may be adjusted upward in the event the bank makes any permanent capital improvements, subject to the limitations in paragraph (5), necessary to prepare the property for sale but the adjustment in the new basis shall be the lower of the increase in the fair market value of the property after the capital improvements or the amount expended to make the capital improvements. Non-capital improvements and expenses necessary to carrying and maintaining the property (taxes, legal fees, insurance, yard maintenance, etc.) shall be expenses and not added to the carrying value. Income earned from the property, other than from conversion or sale, shall be credited to income and shall not reduce the carrying value of the property.
(5) A bank may make permanent capital improvements to property subject to this rule if the improvements are:
(a) Reasonably calculated to reduce any shortfall between the property's fair market value and the bank's investment in the property;
(b) Not made for the purpose of speculation; and
(c) Consistent with safe and sound banking practices.