HR 940 · 112th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

United States Covered Bond Act of 2011

Introduced 2011-03-08· Sponsored by Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5]· House

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Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 542.(2012-12-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] United States Covered Bond Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a regulatory oversight program for specified recourse debt obligations of an eligible issuer (covered bonds) that provides for such bonds to be maintained in a manner consistent with safe and sound asset-liability management and other financial practices. Requires each covered bond regulator (a federal banking agency or the Secretary, as appropriate) to evaluate a covered bond program that has been submitted by an eligible issuer for approval by applying the oversight standards established by the Secretary. Prescribes procedures for approval and implementation of each covered bond program and multiple covered bond programs. Requires the Secretary to maintain a publicly accessible Web site registry for each covered bond program approved by a covered bond regulator. Authorizes a covered bond regulator to levy fees upon issuers of covered bonds in order to defray the costs of implementing this Act. Directs the Secretary to establish minimum over-collateralization requirements for covered bonds designed to ensure that sufficient eligible assets and substitute assets are maintained in the cover p…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 940, United States Covered Bond Act of 2011

Feb 21, 2012

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 22, 2011 

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1 Democrat