The Banco Sentral ng Pilipinas has approved the renaming of Rural Bank of Soliven in Isabela to Common Wealth Rural Bank, Inc. With Circular No. CL 2011-074, the formal change of corporate name was approved on October 6, 2011.
To all member banks, please be informed that the change of corporate name of Rural Bank of Ormoc City, Inc. has been approved by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Thus, RB Ormoc City, Inc. is now known as Bank of Ormoc, Inc. (A Rural Bank). Kindly click the attached link cl034 to view the one-page …
As part of the Bangko Sentral’s commitment to continuously strengthen corporate governance in all of its’ supervised financial institutions, Circular 749 has been amended in accordance with Resolution No. 625 of the Monetary Board. This is also to harmonize the existing BSP guidelines with those of the Principles for Enhancing Corporate Governance issued by the …
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In accordance with MB Resolution No 7, all banks are advised to require the submission of Certificate of Net Service Ceiling and Borrowing, issued by the Bureau of Local Government on Finance from an LGU-borrower, as instructed by the Executive Director of said bureau in her letter dated February 7, stating that banks and other …
This is regarding the recently issued Circular 756 on the granting of Full Trust License and Investment Management Authority, please take note of the following amendments on X414.1 and X414.2 (d), or on the subsections on Required Capital and Prerequisites for engaging in investment management activities of the Manual on Regulations for Banks. The modifications …
The Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines-Microenterprise Access to Banking Services (RBAP-MABS) Program is happy to announce that its National Roundtable Conference will be on June 7-8, 2012 at the Hyatt Hotel, Pedro Gil corner M.H. Del Pilar, Malate, Manila. Listen to discussions on pricing transparency and other regulations affecting microfinance. Share your own experiences …
With the effectivity date of the Truth in Lending Act fast approaching, we would like to call all member RBs to review the recently issued circular on the modified and updated Rules Implementing the Truth in Lending Act to Enhance Loan Transaction Transparency for Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs) under BSP Supervision, and Penal Provisions on …
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This is to notify all members and partners of RBAP of the newly issued Anti-Money Laundering Risk Rating System, adopted under MB Resolution 362 dated March 2 of this year. With the approval of this rating system, expect the inclusion of new composite rating scheme, assessment tools, guidelines and the like when the BSP conducts …
In connection with Resolution No. 475 of the Monetary Board, please be advised of the following amendments on the provisions of CL 539 of August 2006 and CL 551 of November 2006. The amendments are as follows: All new deposits in the reserve deposit account (RDA) facility shall be given a maturity date of …
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For your information and guidance, kindly refer to the provisions of item K.1 of Subsection X326.1 of the Manual of Regulations for Banks on the definition of secured loan, borrowing or other credit accommodation, as follows: k. Secured loan, borrowing or other credit accommodation shall refer to any loan or credit accommodation or portion thereof …
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This is to notify all RBs and partners that the BSP has certified four banks, three of which are RBs, as Accredited Rural Financial Institutions in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of RA 10000, otherwise known as the Agri Agra Reform Credit Act of 2009, and BSP Circular 736. With the accreditation, the four …
To all member RBs and partners, please be advised of Circular 753 or the Unification of the Statutory/Legal and Liquidity Reserve Requirement, Non-Remuneration of the Unified Reserve Requirement, Exclusion of Vault Cash and Demand Deposits as Eligible Forms of Reserve Requirement Compliance, and Reduction in the Unified Reserve Requirement Ratios For completeness/clarity’s sake, we have embedded …
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To all Compliance Officers Please be advised that 58 new transaction codes identified by various covered institutions were approved by the undersigned on 15 March 2012, pursuant to an authorization from the AMLC. These additional transaction codes have been incorporated in the AMLC transaction codes library and are available for use by the covered institutions. …
Dear Fellow Rural Banker: In connection with the forthcoming RBAP 59th Annual Corporate Meeting to be held on May 24, 2012 at the Boracay Regency Beach Resort and Spa, we would like to advise all to download and review the attached files below: 1. Notice of Joint RBAP/RBRDFI Annual Corporate Meeting of Members and …
To all rural bankers interested in joining the the Annual National Convention in Boracay, please be informed of the latest fare rates approved by Philippine Airlines for RBAP members. Sale Period: 23 March to 15 April Travel Period: …
TO: CONFED/FEDERATION PRESIDENTS FROM: VICENTE R. MENDOZA, Executive Director RE: REMINDER FOR EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION 2012 ANNUAL CONVENTION, BORACAY REGENCY —————————————————————————————————————————- Dear Confed/Federation Presidents, Greetings! In line with the upcoming RBAP Annual National Convention in Boracay on May 24-25, 2012, please be reminded that the last day for Early Bird Registration is on March 30, 2012 (Friday). To avail the …
The mission of the Rural Bankers Association is to support the ability of its members to offer quality banking services to all their constituencies, comply with regulatory requirements, and to promote the welfare of the communities in which they operate.
