Keep Repos to Maturity on Balance Sheet Act of 2017 This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission, in establishing accounting principles or standards for purposes of the securities laws, to require that a repurchase-to-maturity transaction be treated as a secured borrowing in which the transferred asset serves as collateral. A "repurchase-to-maturity transaction" is one in which: (1) a financial asset is transferred in exchange for cash, other financial assets, or letters of credit; and (2) the transferor and transferee agree that the transferee may return or redeem the transferred asset upon the asset's maturity.
Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Finance and Financial Sector
Accounting and auditingBanking and financial institutions regulationFinancial services and investmentsSecuritiesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require that repurchase-to-maturity transactions be treated as secured borrowings.
USA115th CongressHR-317| House
| Updated: 1/5/2017
Keep Repos to Maturity on Balance Sheet Act of 2017 This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission, in establishing accounting principles or standards for purposes of the securities laws, to require that a repurchase-to-maturity transaction be treated as a secured borrowing in which the transferred asset serves as collateral. A "repurchase-to-maturity transaction" is one in which: (1) a financial asset is transferred in exchange for cash, other financial assets, or letters of credit; and (2) the transferor and transferee agree that the transferee may return or redeem the transferred asset upon the asset's maturity.
Accounting and auditingBanking and financial institutions regulationFinancial services and investmentsSecuritiesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)