ORS 295.001
Definitions for ORS 295.001 to 295.108


As used in ORS 295.001 (Definitions for ORS 295.001 to 295.108) to 295.108 (State Treasurer rules), unless the context requires otherwise:

(1)

“Adequately capitalized” means a qualified depository that is classified as adequately capitalized by the depository’s primary federal regulatory authority.

(2)

“Bank” means an insured institution or trust company.

(3)

“Business day” means a day other than a federal or State of Oregon legal holiday or a day other than a day on which offices of the State of Oregon are otherwise authorized by law to remain closed.

(4)

“Closed depository” means a qualified depository that is subject to a loss.

(5)

“Collateral” means securities, or a letter of credit or similar instrument intended to ensure payment, that is approved by the State Treasurer to be used as security to ensure the obligations of a qualified depository under this chapter.

(6)

“Collateral agreement” means an agreement entered into between a qualified depository and the State Treasurer under which the qualified depository agrees to provide collateral to secure its deposits of public funds and to comply with the provisions of this chapter and such other provisions as the State Treasurer determines are required to adequately protect public funds from loss.

(7)

“Credit union” means a credit union as defined in ORS 723.006 (“Credit union” defined) or a federal credit union if the shares and deposits of the credit union or federal credit union are insured by the National Credit Union Administration.

(8)

“Custodian” means a financial institution that meets the requirements of ORS 295.007 (Conditions for acting as custodian).

(9)

“Custodian’s receipt” or “receipt” means a document issued by a custodian that describes the securities that a qualified depository deposited with the custodian to secure public fund deposits.

(10)

“Depository” means a bank or a credit union that is headquartered or has a branch office located in Oregon.

(11)

“Financial institution outside this state” means a financial institution, as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act), that is not an extranational institution, as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act), and is not a depository, as defined in this section.

(12)

“Insured institution” means an insured institution as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act).

(13)

“Loss” means the issuance of an order by a regulatory or supervisory authority or a court of competent jurisdiction that:

(a)

Restrains a qualified depository from making payments of deposit liabilities; or

(b)

Appoints a receiver for a qualified depository.

(14)

“Maximum liability” means a sum equal to 10 percent of the greater of:

(a)

All uninsured public funds deposits held by a qualified depository, as shown on the date of the depository’s most recent treasurer report; or

(b)

The average of the balances of uninsured public funds deposits on the last two immediately preceding treasurer reports.

(15)

“Minimum collateral requirement” for a qualified depository on any given date means a sum equal to:

(a)

For a well capitalized qualified depository that the State Treasurer has not required to increase the qualified depository’s collateral pursuant to ORS 295.018 (Increase in required collateral of qualified depository), 10 percent of the greatest of:

(A)

All uninsured public funds held by the qualified depository, as shown on the most recent treasurer report;

(B)

The average of the balances of uninsured public funds held by the qualified depository, as shown on the last two immediately preceding treasurer reports; or

(C)

An amount otherwise prescribed in ORS 295.001 (Definitions for ORS 295.001 to 295.108) to 295.108 (State Treasurer rules).

(b)

For a well capitalized qualified depository that the State Treasurer required to increase the depository’s collateral pursuant to ORS 295.018 (Increase in required collateral of qualified depository), the percentage the State Treasurer required pursuant to ORS 295.018 (Increase in required collateral of qualified depository) multiplied by the greatest of:

(A)

All uninsured public funds held by the qualified depository, as shown on the most recent treasurer report;

(B)

The average of the balances of uninsured public funds held by the qualified depository, as shown on the last two immediately preceding treasurer reports; or

(C)

An amount otherwise prescribed in ORS 295.001 (Definitions for ORS 295.001 to 295.108) to 295.108 (State Treasurer rules).

(c)

For an adequately capitalized qualified depository or an undercapitalized qualified depository, 110 percent of the greater of:

(A)

All uninsured public funds held by the qualified depository; or

(B)

The average of the balances of uninsured public funds held by the qualified depository, as shown on the last two immediately preceding treasurer reports.

(16)

“Net worth” means a qualified depository’s total risk-based capital, as shown on the immediately preceding report of condition and income, and may include capital notes and debentures that are subordinate to the interests of depositors.

(17)

“Pledge agreement” means a written agreement among a qualified depository, the State Treasurer and a custodian that pledges the securities the depository deposits with the custodian to secure deposits of uninsured public funds that the depository holds. The board of directors or loan committee of the depository must approve the agreement and must continuously maintain the agreement as a written record of the depository.

(18)

“Public body” has the meaning given that term in ORS 174.109 (“Public body” defined).

(19)

“Public funds” or “funds” means funds that a public official has custody of or has control of by virtue of the exclusive legal right of a public body conferred through contract or by law to direct the collection, use or transfer of moneys payable to, belonging to or collected for the public body, while held by a third party such that the failure of the financial institution in which such moneys are deposited would constitute a loss of the public body’s money.

(20)

“Public official” means an officer or employee of a public body.

(21)

“Qualified depository” means a depository that meets the requirements of ORS 295.008 (Qualified depositories).

(22)

“Report of condition and income” means the quarterly report a qualified depository submits to the depository’s primary federal regulatory authority.

(23)

“Security” or “securities” means:

(a)

Obligations of the United States, including those of agencies and instrumentalities of the United States, and of government sponsored enterprises;

(b)

Obligations of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

(c)

Bonds of a state of the United States that:

(A)

Are rated in one of the four highest grades by a recognized investment service organization that has engaged regularly and continuously for a period of not less than 10 years in rating state and municipal bonds; or

(B)

Having once been rated in accordance with subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, are ruled to be eligible securities for the purposes of ORS 295.001 (Definitions for ORS 295.001 to 295.108) to 295.108 (State Treasurer rules), notwithstanding the loss of the rating;

(d)

Bonds of a county, city, school district, port district or other public body in the United States that are payable from or secured by ad valorem taxes and that meet the rating requirement or are ruled to be eligible securities as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection;

(e)

Bonds of a county, city, school district, port district or other public body that are issued pursuant to the Constitution or statutes of the State of Oregon or the charter or ordinances of a county or city within the State of Oregon, if the bonds meet the rating requirement or are ruled to be eligible securities as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection;

(f)

With the permission of the State Treasurer and in accordance with rules the State Treasurer adopts, loans made to a county, city, school district, port district or other public body in the State of Oregon, if the borrower has not defaulted with respect to the payment of principal or interest on any of the borrower’s loans within the preceding 10 years or during the period of the borrower’s existence if the borrower has existed for less than 10 years;

(g)

With the permission of the State Treasurer and in accordance with rules the State Treasurer adopts, bond anticipation notes that an authority issues, sells or assumes under ORS 441.560 (Borrowing);

(h)

Bonds, notes, letters of credit issued not as assurance of payment or performance but as an investment or other securities or evidence of indebtedness constituting the direct and general obligation of a federal home loan bank or Federal Reserve bank;

(i)

Debt obligations of domestic corporations that are rated in one of the three highest grades by a recognized investment service organization that has engaged regularly and continuously for a period of not less than 10 years in rating corporate debt obligations; and

(j)

Collateralized mortgage obligations and real estate mortgage investment conduits that are rated in one of the two highest grades by a recognized investment service organization that has engaged regularly and continuously for a period of not less than 10 years in rating corporate debt obligations.

(24)

“State agency” means any officer, board, commission, department, division or institution of state government as that term is defined in ORS 174.111 (“State government” defined).

(25)

“Treasurer report” means a written report that an officer of a qualified depository that holds uninsured public funds deposits has signed or authenticated and that sets forth as of the close of business on a specified date:

(a)

The total amount of uninsured public funds on deposit with the qualified depository;

(b)

The total amount of public funds on deposit with the qualified depository;

(c)

The net worth of the qualified depository;

(d)

The amount and nature of collateral provided; and

(e)

The identity of the qualified depository’s custodian, if applicable.

(26)

“Treasurer report due date” means a date not less than 10 business days after the date a qualified depository’s report of condition and income is due to be submitted.

(27)

“Trust company” means a trust company as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act).

(28)

“Undercapitalized” means a qualified depository that is classified as undercapitalized, significantly undercapitalized or critically undercapitalized by the qualified depository’s primary federal regulatory authority.

(29)

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(a)

“Uninsured public funds” or “uninsured public funds deposits” means public funds deposited in a depository that exceed the amounts insured or guaranteed as described in ORS 295.002 (Deposit of public funds) (1)(b).

(b)

“Uninsured public funds” or “uninsured public funds deposits” does not include public funds deposited in a certificate of deposit, time deposit or insured deposit account under ORS 295.004 (Conditions for deposit of funds in excess of specified amounts).

(30)

“Value” means the current market value of securities.

(31)

“Well capitalized” means a qualified depository that is classified as well capitalized by the qualified depository’s primary federal regulatory authority. [Formerly 295.005; 2009 c.821 §1; 2010 c.101 §1; 2011 c.477 §§3,4; 2017 c.17 §25; 2019 c.587 §1]

Source: Section 295.001 — Definitions for ORS 295.001 to 295.108, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors295.­html.

295.001
Definitions for ORS 295.001 to 295.108
295.002
Deposit of public funds
295.004
Conditions for deposit of funds in excess of specified amounts
295.006
Public official filings with State Treasurer
295.007
Conditions for acting as custodian
295.008
Qualified depositories
295.012
State Treasurer rule setting maximum liability for qualified credit union depositories
295.013
Custodian’s receipt
295.015
Maintenance of securities by qualified depository
295.018
Increase in required collateral of qualified depository
295.022
Collateral not required for deferred compensation funds
295.031
Notice to public officials regarding adequacy of collateral
295.034
Withdrawal of inadequately collateralized funds
295.037
Distribution of collateral after loss in qualified depository
295.038
Assessment against collateral of qualified depositories
295.039
State Treasurer acceptance of moneys for purposes of administering ORS 295.038
295.041
Subrogation rights of State Treasurer
295.046
Limitation on acceptance of public funds from single public official
295.048
Limitations on aggregate uninsured public funds deposits
295.053
Custodian duties when qualified depository ceases holding uninsured public funds
295.056
Liability of public officials for loss of public funds
295.061
Treasurer reports
295.071
Investigation by regulatory bodies other than State Treasurer
295.073
Report to State Treasurer of actions that reduce net worth of depository
295.081
Time deposits
295.084
State Treasurer designation of depositories
295.091
Geographic preference in selecting depositories
295.093
Depositing moneys with treasurer of public body
295.097
State agency agreements with third parties
295.098
Public body agreements with third parties
295.101
Public funds not subject to ORS 295.001 to 295.108
295.103
Certain moneys related to motor carriers not public funds
295.106
State Treasurer charges
295.108
State Treasurer rules
295.195
Deposit of funds in foreign country
295.205
Accounts in financial institutions outside Oregon
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