Increase Liquidity Reserves

CIRCULAR NO. 260 Series of 2000

The Monetary Board, in its Resolution No. 1716 dated 4 October 2000, (a) increased the liquidity reserves against peso demand, savings, time deposit and deposit substitutute liabilities of universal banks (UBs), commercial banks (KBs) and non-banks with quasi-banking functions (NBQBs) and certain types of deposit and deposit substitute liabilities of thrift banks (TBs); and (b) maintained the liquidity reserves against demand, savings, and time deposits of rural banks (RBs)/cooperative banks (Coop Banks) at zero,  as follows: A.    LIQUIDITY RESERVES AGAINST DEPOSIT/DEPOSIT SUBSTITUTES

Category of Banks Liquidity Ratios

UBs/KBs and NBQBs

From 3% to 5%

TBs

From 2% to 4%

RBs/Coop Banks:

To remain at 0%

(1)      Demand Deposit

To remain at 0%

(2)      Savings/Time Deposits

To remain at 0%

The required liquidity reserves may be maintained in the form of short-term market-yielding government securities purchased directly from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)-Treasury Department, pursuant to Circular No. 10 dated 29 December 1993.

B. REGULAR RESERVES

The regular reserves on all types of peso deposits and deposit substitute liabilities shall be maintained as follows:

Types

UBs/KBs

TBs

RBs/Coop Banks

NBQBs

Demand Deposits

9%

8%

7%

N.A.

NOW Accounts

9%

8%

7%

N.A.

Savings Deposits

9%

6%

2%

N.A.

Time Deposits/Negotiable Certificates of Time Deposits/Long-Term Non-Negotiable Tax-Exempt Certificates of Time Deposits

9%

6%

2%

N.A.

Deposit substitutes

9%

8%

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9%

C.  INTEREST ON RESERVE DEPOSITS

Deposits maintained by all banks and NBQBs with the BSP up to forty percent (40%) of the reserve requirement (excluding the liquidity reserve mentioned in Item A of this Circular against the combined deposit and deposit substitute liabilities of banks and NBQBs allowed to be maintained in the form of short-term market-yielding government securities purchased directly from the BSP-Treasury Department) maintained by all banks and NBQBs as deposits with the BSP shall continue to be paid interest at four percent (4%) per annum based on the average daily balance of said deposits to be credited quarterly.

This Circular shall take effect on 13 October 2000. The basis for the computation shall be the relevant levels of liabilities subject to liquidity reserves, reported starting 6 October 2000.

FOR THE MONETARY BOARD:

ARMANDO L. SURATOS Officer-In-Charge