2012 US Code
Title 12 - Banks and Banking
Chapter 52 - EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION (§§ 5201 - 5261)
Subchapter I - TROUBLED ASSETS RELIEF PROGRAM (§§ 5211 - 5241)
Section 5212 - Insurance of troubled assets
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 12 - BANKS AND BANKING CHAPTER 52 - EMERGENCY ECONOMIC STABILIZATION SUBCHAPTER I - TROUBLED ASSETS RELIEF PROGRAM Sec. 5212 - Insurance of troubled assets |
Contains | section 5212 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 110-343, div. A, title I, §102, Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3768. |
Statutes at Large References | 122 Stat. 3768, 3765 |
Public Law References | Public Law 110-343 |
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If the Secretary establishes the program authorized under section 5211 of this title, then the Secretary shall establish a program to guarantee troubled assets originated or issued prior to March 14, 2008, including mortgage-backed securities.
(2) GuaranteesIn establishing any program under this subsection, the Secretary may develop guarantees of troubled assets and the associated premiums for such guarantees. Such guarantees and premiums may be determined by category or class of the troubled assets to be guaranteed.
(3) Extent of guaranteeUpon request of a financial institution, the Secretary may guarantee the timely payment of principal of, and interest on, troubled assets in amounts not to exceed 100 percent of such payments. Such guarantee may be on such terms and conditions as are determined by the Secretary, provided that such terms and conditions are consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
(b) ReportsNot later than 90 days after October 3, 2008, the Secretary shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the program established under subsection (a).
(c) Premiums (1) In generalThe Secretary shall collect premiums from any financial institution participating in the program established under subsection (a). Such premiums shall be in an amount that the Secretary determines necessary to meet the purposes of this chapter and to provide sufficient reserves pursuant to paragraph (3).
(2) Authority to base premiums on product riskIn establishing any premium under paragraph (1), the Secretary may provide for variations in such rates according to the credit risk associated with the particular troubled asset that is being guaranteed. The Secretary shall publish the methodology for setting the premium for a class of troubled assets together with an explanation of the appropriateness of the class of assets for participation in the program established under this section. The methodology shall ensure that the premium is consistent with paragraph (3).
(3) Minimum levelThe premiums referred to in paragraph (1) shall be set by the Secretary at a level necessary to create reserves sufficient to meet anticipated claims, based on an actuarial analysis, and to ensure that taxpayers are fully protected.
(4) Adjustment to purchase authorityThe purchase authority limit in section 5225 of this title shall be reduced by an amount equal to the difference between the total of the outstanding guaranteed obligations and the balance in the Troubled Assets Insurance Financing Fund.
(d) Troubled Assets Insurance Financing Fund (1) DepositsThe Secretary shall deposit fees collected under this section into the Fund established under paragraph (2).
(2) EstablishmentThere is established a Troubled Assets Insurance Financing Fund that shall consist of the amounts collected pursuant to paragraph (1), and any balance in such fund shall be invested by the Secretary in United States Treasury securities, or kept in cash on hand or on deposit, as necessary.
(3) Payments from FundThe Secretary shall make payments from amounts deposited in the Fund to fulfill obligations of the guarantees provided to financial institutions under subsection (a).
(Pub. L. 110–343, div. A, title I, §102, Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3768.)
References in TextThis chapter, referred to in subsecs. (a)(3) and (c)(1), was in the original “this Act” and was translated as reading “this division”, meaning div. A of Pub. L. 110–343, Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3765, known as the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. For complete classification of division A to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5201 of this title and Tables.
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