(a) Exceptions and safe and sound operations.
(1) A state member bank may be excepted
from one or more of the requirements of this section if it meets one
of the following conditions of paragraphs (a)(1)(i) through (a)(1)(iv)
of this section:
(i) De minimis transactions.
The requirements of paragraphs (c)(2) through (c)(4) and paragraphs
(e)(1) through (e)(3) of this section shall not apply to banks having
an average of less than 200 securities transactions per year for customers
over the prior three-calendar-year period, exclusive of transactions
in government securities;
(ii) Government securities. The
recordkeeping requirements of paragraph (c) of this section shall
not apply to banks effecting fewer than 500 government securities
brokerage transactions per year; provided that this exception shall
not apply to government securities transactions by a state member
bank that has filed a written notice, or is required to file notice, with
the Federal Reserve Board that it acts as a government securities
broker or a government securities dealer;
(iii) Municipal securities. The
municipal securities activities of a state member bank that are subject
to regulations promulgated by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking
Board shall not be subject to the requirements of this section; and
(iv) Foreign branches. The requirements of this section shall not apply to the activities
of foreign branches of a state member bank.
(2) Every state member bank
qualifying for an exemption under paragraph (a)(1) of this section
that conducts securities transactions for customers shall, to ensure
safe and sound operations, maintain effective systems of records and
controls regarding its customer securities transactions that clearly
and accurately reflect appropriate information and provide an adequate
basis for an audit of the information.
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(b) Definitions. For purposes of this
section—
(1) Asset-backed security shall mean a security that is serviced primarily by the cash flows
of a discrete pool of receivables or other financial assets, either
fixed or revolving, that by their terms convert into cash within a
finite time period plus any rights or other assets designed to ensure
the servicing or timely distribution of proceeds to the security holders.
(2) Collective investment
fund shall mean funds held by a state member bank as fiduciary
and, consistent with local law, invested collectively as follows:
(i) in a common trust fund maintained by such bank exclusively for
the collective investment and reinvestment of monies contributed thereto
by the bank in its capacity as trustee, executor, administrator, guardian,
or custodian under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Acts; or
(ii) in a fund consisting
solely of assets of retirement, pension, profit-sharing, stock-bonus,
or similar trusts which are exempt from federal income taxation under
the Internal Revenue Code (26 USC).
(3) Completion of the transaction effected by or through a state member bank shall mean—
(i) for
purchase transactions, the time when the customer pays the bank any
part of the purchase price (or the time when the bank makes the book-entry
for any part of the purchase price if applicable); however, if the
customer pays for the security prior to the time payment is requested
or becomes due, then the transaction shall be completed when the bank
transfers the security into the account of the customer; and
(ii) for sale transactions,
the time when the bank transfers the security out of the account of
the customer or, if the security is not in the bank’s custody, then
the time when the security is delivered to the bank; however, if the
customer delivers the security to the bank prior to the time delivery
is requested or becomes due, then the transaction shall be completed
when the bank makes payment into the account of the customer.
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(4) Crossing of buy and
sell orders shall mean a security transaction in which the same
bank acts as agent for both the buyer and the seller.
(5) Customer shall
mean any person or account, including any agency, trust, estate, guardianship,
or other fiduciary account, for which a state member bank effects
or participates in effecting the purchase or sale of securities, but
shall not include a broker, dealer, bank acting as a broker or dealer,
municipal securities broker or dealer, or issuer of the securities
which are the subject of the transactions.
(6) Debt security as used in paragraph
(c) of this section shall mean any security, such as a bond, debenture,
note, or any other similar instrument which evidences a liability
of the issuer (including any security of this type that is convertible
into stock or similar security) and fractional or participation interests
in one or more of any of the foregoing; provided, however, that securities
issued by an investment company registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, 15 USC 80a-1 et seq., shall not be included in this definition.
(7) Government security shall mean—
(i) a security that is a direct obligation
of, or obligation guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the
United States;
(ii)
a security that is issued or guaranteed by a corporation in which
the United States has a direct or indirect interest and which is designated
by the secretary of the Treasury for exemption as necessary or appropriate
in the public interest or for the protection of investors;
(iii) a security issued
or guaranteed as to principal and interest by any corporation whose
securities are designated, by statute specifically naming the corporation,
to constitute exempt securities within the meaning of the laws administered
by the Securities and Exchange Commission; or
(iv) any put, call, straddle, option,
or privilege on a security as described in paragraphs (b)(7)(i), (ii),
or (iii) of this section other than a put, call, straddle, option,
or privilege that is traded on one or more national securities exchanges,
or for which quotations are disseminated through an automated quotation
system operated by a registered securities association.
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(8) Investment discretion with respect to an account shall mean if the state member bank,
directly or indirectly, is authorized to determine what securities
or other property shall be purchased or sold by or for the account,
or makes decisions as to what securities or other property shall be
purchased or sold by or for the account even though some other person
may have responsibility for such investment decisions.
(9) Municipal security shall mean a security which is a direct obligation of, or obligation
guaranteed as to principal or interest by, a state or any political
subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or
any political subdivision thereof, or any municipal corporate instrumentality
of one or more states, or any security which is an industrial development
bond (as defined in 26 USC 103(c)(2)) the interest on which is excludable
from gross income under 26 USC 103(a)(1), by reason of the application
of paragraph (4) or (6) of 26 USC 103(c) (determined as if paragraphs
(4)(A), (5), and (7) were not included in 26 USC 103(c)), paragraph
(1) of 26 USC 103(c) does not apply to such security.
(10) Periodic plan shall
mean—
(i) a written authorization for a state
member bank to act as agent to purchase or sell for a customer a specific
security or securities, in a specific amount (calculated in security
units or dollars) or to the extent of dividends and funds available,
at specific time intervals, and setting forth the commission or charges
to be paid by the customer or the manner of calculating them (including
dividend reinvestment plans, automatic investment plans, and employee
stock purchase plans); or
(ii) any prearranged, automatic transfer
or sweep of funds from a deposit account to purchase a security, or
any prearranged, automatic redemption or sale of a security with the
funds being transferred into a deposit account (including cash-management
sweep services).
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(11) Security shall mean—
(i) any
note, stock, treasury stock, bond, debenture, certificate of interest
or participation in any profit-sharing agreement or in any oil, gas,
or other mineral royalty or lease, any collateral-trust certificate,
preorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, investment
contract, voting-trust certificate, for a security, any put, call,
straddle, option, or privilege on any security, or group or index
of securities (including any interest therein or based on the value
thereof), any instrument commonly known as a “security”; or any certificate
of interest or participation in, temporary or interim certificate for, receipt
for, or warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase, any of the foregoing;
(ii) but does not include
a deposit or share account in a federally or state insured depository
institution, a loan participation, a letter of credit or other form
of bank indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business,
currency, any note, draft, bill of exchange, or banker’s acceptance
which has a maturity at the time of issuance of not exceeding nine
months, exclusive of days of grace, or any renewal thereof the maturity
of which is likewise limited, units of a collective investment fund,
interests in a variable amount (master) note of a borrower of prime
credit, or U.S. savings bonds.
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(c) Recordkeeping. Except as provided
in paragraph (a) of this section, every state member bank effecting
securities transactions for customers, including transactions in government
securities, and municipal securities transactions by banks not subject
to registration as municipal securities dealers, shall maintain the
following records with respect to such transactions for at least three
years. Nothing contained in this section shall require a bank to maintain
the records required by this paragraph in any given manner, provided
that the information required to be shown is clearly and accurately
reflected and provides an adequate basis for the audit of such information.
Records may be maintained in hard copy, automated, or electronic form
provided the records are easily retrievable, readily available for
inspection, and capable of being reproduced in a hard copy. A bank
may contract with third-party service providers, including broker-dealers,
to maintain records required under this part:
(1) chronological records of original entry
containing an itemized daily record of all purchases and sales of
securities. The records of original entry shall show the account or
customer for which each such transaction was effected, the description
of the securities, the unit and aggregate purchase or sale price (if
any), the trade date and the name or other designation of the broker-dealer
or other person from whom purchased or to whom sold;
(2) account records for each customer which
shall reflect all purchases and sales of securities, all receipts
and deliveries of securities, and all receipts and disbursements of
cash with respect to transactions in securities for such account and
all other debits and credits pertaining to transactions in securities;
(3) a separate memorandum
(order ticket) of each order to purchase or sell securities (whether
executed or cancelled), which shall include—
(i) the
account(s) for which the transaction was effected;
(ii) whether the transaction was a market
order, limit order, or subject to special instructions;
(iii) the time the order
was received by the trader or other bank employee responsible for
effecting the transaction;
(iv) the time the order was placed with
the broker-dealer, or if there was no broker-dealer, the time the
order was executed or canceled;
(v) the price at which the order was
executed; and
(vi)
the broker-dealer utilized;
(4) a record of all broker-dealers selected
by the bank to effect securities transactions and the amount of commissions
paid or allocated to each such broker during the calendar year; and
(5) a copy of the written
notification required by paragraphs (d) and (e) of this section.
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(d) Content and time of
notification. Every state member bank effecting a securities
transaction for a customer shall give or send to such customer either
of the following types of notifications at or before completion of
the transaction or, if the bank uses a broker-dealer’s confirmation,
within one business day from the bank’s receipt of the broker-dealer’s
confirmation:
(1) a copy of the confirmation of a broker-dealer
relating to the securities transaction; and if the bank is to receive
remuneration from the customer or any other source in connection with
the transaction, and the remuneration is not determined pursuant to
a prior written agreement between the bank and the customer, a statement
of the source and the amount of any remuneration to be received; or
(2) a written notification
disclosing—
(i) the name of the bank;
(ii) the name of the customer;
(iii) whether the bank
is acting as agent for such customer, as agent for both such customer
and some other person, as principal for its own account, or in any
other capacity;
(iv) the date of execution and a statement that the time of execution
will be furnished within a reasonable time upon written request of
such customer specifying the identity, price, and number of shares
or units (or principal amount in the case of debt securities) of such
security purchased or sold by such customer;
(v) the amount of any remuneration received
or to be received, directly or indirectly, by any broker-dealer from
such customer in connection with the transaction;
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(vi) the amount of any remuneration
received or to be received by the bank from the customer and the source
and amount of any other remuneration to be received by the bank in
connection with the transaction, unless remuneration is determined
pursuant to a written agreement between the bank and the customer,
provided, however, in the case of government securities and municipal
securities, this paragraph (d)(2)(vi) shall apply only with respect
to remuneration received by the bank in an agency transaction. If
the bank elects not to disclose the source and amount of remuneration
it has or will receive from a party other than the customer pursuant
to this paragraph (d)(2)(vi), the written notification must disclose
whether the bank has received or will receive remuneration from a
party other than the customer, and that the bank will furnish within
a reasonable time the source and amount of this remuneration upon
written request of the customer. This election is not available, however,
if, with respect to a purchase, the bank was participating in a distribution
of that security; or with respect to a sale, the bank was participating
in a tender offer for that security;
(vii) the name of the broker-dealer
utilized; or, where there is no broker-dealer, the name of the person
from whom the security was purchased or to whom it was sold, or the
fact that such information will be furnished within a reasonable time
upon written request;
(viii) in the case of a transaction in a debt security subject to
redemption before maturity, a statement to the effect that the debt
security may be redeemed in whole or in part before maturity, that
the redemption could affect the yield represented and that additional
information is available upon request;
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(ix) in the case of a transaction in
a debt security effected exclusively on the basis of a dollar price—
(A) the dollar price at which the transaction was effected;
(B) the yield to maturity calculated
from the dollar price; provided, however, that this paragraph (c)(2)(ix)(B)
shall not apply to a transaction in a debt security that either has
a maturity date that may be extended by the issuer with a variable
interest payable thereon, or is an asset-backed security that represents
an interest in or is secured by a pool of receivables or other financial
assets that are subject to continuous prepayment;
(x) in the case of a transaction
in a debt security effected on the basis of yield—
(A) the yield
at which the transaction was effected, including the percentage amount
and its characterization (e.g., current yield, yield to maturity,
or yield to call) and if effected at yield to call, the type of call,
the call date, and the call price; and
(B) the dollar price calculated from the yield
at which the transaction was effected; and
(C) if effected on a basis other than yield
to maturity and the yield to maturity is lower than the represented
yield, the yield to maturity as well as the represented yield; provided,
however, that this paragraph (c)(2)(x)(C) shall not apply to a transaction
in a debt security that either has a maturity date that may be extended
by the issuer with a variable interest rate payable thereon, or is
an asset-backed security that represents an interest in or is secured
by a pool of receivables or other financial assets that are subject
to continuous prepayment;
(xi) in the case of a transaction in
a debt security that is an asset-backed security which represents
an interest in or is secured by a pool of receivables or other financial
assets that are subject continuously to prepayment, a statement indicating
that the actual yield of such asset-backed security may vary according
to the rate at which the underlying receivables or other financial
assets are prepaid and a statement of the fact that information concerning
the factors that affect yield (including at a minimum, the estimated
yield, weighted average life, and the prepayment assumptions underlying
yield) will be furnished upon written request of such customer; and
(xii) in the case
of a transaction in a debt security, other than a government security,
that the security is unrated by a nationally recognized statistical
rating organization, if that is the case.
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(e) Notification by agreement;
alternative forms and times of notification. A state member bank
may elect to use the following alternative procedures if a transaction
is effected for—
(1) accounts (except periodic plans) where
the bank does not exercise investment discretion and the bank and
the customer agree in writing to a different arrangement as to the
time and content of the notification; provided, however, that such
agreement makes clear the customer’s right to receive the written
notification pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section at no additional
cost to the customer;
(2) accounts (except collective investment funds) where the bank
exercises investment discretion in other than an agency capacity,
in which instance the bank shall, upon request of the person having
the power to terminate the account or, if there is no such person,
upon the request of any person holding a vested beneficial interest
in such account, give or send to such person the written notification
within a reasonable time. The bank may charge such person a reasonable
fee for providing this information;
(3) accounts where the bank exercises investment
discretion in an agency capacity, in which instance—
(i) the bank
shall give or send to each customer not less frequently than once
every three months an itemized statement which shall specify the funds
and securities in the custody or possession of the bank at the end
of such period and all debits, credits, and transactions in the customer’s
accounts during such period; and
(ii) if requested by the customer, the
bank shall give or send to each customer within a reasonable time
the written notification described in paragraph (c) of this section.
The bank may charge a reasonable fee for providing the information
described in paragraph (c) of this section;
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(4) a collective investment fund, in which
instance the bank shall at least annually furnish a copy of a financial report
of the fund, or provide notice that a copy of such report is available
and will be furnished upon request, to each person to whom a regular
periodic accounting would ordinarily be rendered with respect to each
participating account. This report shall be based upon an audit made
by independent public accountants or internal auditors responsible
only to the board of directors of the bank;
(5) a periodic plan, in which instance
the bank—
(i) shall (except for a cash-management
sweep service) give or send to the customer a written statement not
less than every three months if there are no securities transactions
in the account, showing the customer’s funds and securities in the
custody or possession of the bank; all service charges and commissions
paid by the customer in connection with the transaction; and all other
debits and credits of the customer’s account involved in the transaction;
or
(ii) shall for
a cash-management sweep service or similar periodic plan as defined
in section 208.34(b)(10)(ii) give or send its customer a written statement
in the same form as prescribed in paragraph (e)(3) above for each
month in which a purchase or sale of a security takes place in a deposit
account and not less than once every three months if there are no
securities transactions in the account subject to any other applicable
laws or regulations;
(6) upon the written request of the customer
the bank shall furnish the information described in paragraph (d)
of this section, except that any such information relating to remuneration
paid in connection with the transaction need not be provided to the
customer when paid by a source other than the customer. The bank may
charge a reasonable fee for providing the information described in
paragraph (d) of this section.
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(f) Settlement of securities transactions. All
contracts for the purchase or sale of a security shall provide for
completion of the transaction within the number of business days in
the standard settlement cycle for the security followed by registered
broker-dealers in the United States unless otherwise agreed to by
the parties at the time of the transaction.
(g) Securities trading policies and procedures. Every state member bank effecting securities transactions for customers
shall establish written policies and procedures providing—
(1) assignment of responsibility for supervision
of all officers or employees who—
(i) transmit orders to or
place orders with broker-dealers;
(ii) execute transactions in securities
for customers; or
(iii) process orders for notification and/or settlement purposes,
or perform other back-office functions with respect to securities
transactions effected for customers; provided that procedures established
under this paragraph (g)(1)(iii) should provide for supervision and
reporting lines that are separate from supervision of personnel under
paragraphs (g)(1)(i) and (g)(1)(ii) of this section;
(2) for the fair and equitable
allocation of securities and prices to accounts when orders for the
same security are received at approximately the same time and are
placed for execution either individually or in combination;
(3) where applicable and where
permissible under local law, for the crossing of buy and sell orders
on a fair and equitable basis to the parties to the transaction; and
(4) that bank officers
and employees who make investment recommendations or decisions for
the accounts of customers, who participate in the determination of
such recommendations or decisions, or who, in connection with their
duties, obtain information concerning which securities are being purchased
or sold or recommended for such action, must report to the bank, within
10 days after the end of the calendar quarter, all transactions in
securities made by them or on their behalf, either at the bank or
elsewhere in which they have a beneficial interest. The report shall
identify the securities purchased or sold and indicate the dates
of the transactions and whether the transactions were purchases or
sales. Excluded from this requirement are transactions for the benefit
of the officer or employee over which the officer or employee has
no direct or indirect influence or control, transactions in mutual
fund shares, and all transactions involving in the aggregate $10,000
or less during the calendar quarter. For purposes of this paragraph
(g)(4), the term securities does not include government securities.