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(NAR) VOL. 20 NO.1 / JANUARY – MARCH 2009
[ BSP CIRCULAR NO. 632, S. OF 2008, November 19, 2008 ]
REDUCTION IN THE STATUTORY/LEGAL RESERVE REQUIREMENTS FOR PESO DEMAND, “NOW”, SAVINGS, TIME DEPOSIT LIABILITIES AND DEPOSIT SUBSTITUTES OF UNIVERSAL BANKS, COMMERCIAL BANKS, THRIFT BANKS, RURAL AND COOPERATIVE BANKS, AND QUASI-BANKS
The Monetary Board, in its Resolution No. 1448 dated 6 November 2008,
approved the reduction in the statutory/legal reserve requirements for
peso demand, “NOW”, savings, time deposit liabilities and deposit
substitutes of universal banks, commercial banks, thrift banks, rural
and cooperative banks, and quasi-banks, as follows:
BANK/ACCOUNTS FINANCIAL INSTITUTION | STATUTORY/LEGAL RESERVES | LIQUIDITY RESERVES | ||
From | To | |||
Universal Banks/Commercial Banks | - Demand - Savings - Time | 10% | 8% | 11% 0% |
- Deposit Substitutes | ||||
- “NOW” - Long-term Negotiable CTDs | 9% 2% | 8% 2% | ||
Thrift Banks | - Demand - “NOW” - Savings - Time | 6% | 4% | 2% |
- Deposit Substitutes - Long-term Negotiable CTDs | 2% | 2% | 0% | |
Rural Banks Cooperative Banks | - Demand | 6% | 4% | 0% |
- “NOW” - Savings | 2% | 1% | ||
- Time - Long-term Negotiable CTDs | 2% | 2% | ||
Quasi Banks | - Deposit Substitutes | 10% | 8% | 11% |
Required reserves for peso-denominated Common Trust Funds (CTFs) and such other similarly managed funds, as well as those for Trust and Other Fiduciary Accounts— Others ( TO FA-Others) shall remain at current levels.
These new reserve requirement ratios shall be effective starting with the reserve week beginning 14 November 2008.
Adopted: 19 Nov. 2008
FOR THE MONETARY BOARD:
(SGD.) AMANDO M. TETANGCO, JR.
Governor