Circular Letters and Memoranda

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.

BSP Memorandum No. M-2015-039: Regulatory Relief for Banks/Non-Bank Financial Institutions with Quasi-Banking Functions (NBQBs) Affected by Typhoon “Lando”

TO: ALL RURAL BANKS RE: REGULATORY RELIEF FOR BANKS/ NON-BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WITH QUASI-BANKING FUNCTIONS (NBQBs) AFFECTED BY TYPHOON “LANDO” Dear Rural Bankers, The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), following the approved resolution of the Monetary Board, have issued a memorandum granting temporary regulatory and rediscounting relief measures to banks/ NBQBs with head offices (HOs) …

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BSP Circular No. 888: Amendments to Regulations on Dividend Declaration and Interest Payments on Tier 1 Capital Instruments

Dear Rural Bankers, Pursuant to Monetary Board Resolution No. 1516, wherein the provisions of the Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORB) and Manual of Regulations for Non-Bank Financial Institutions (MORNBF) on regulations on dividend declaration were amended. The sections/ subsections of the MORB that were amended are as follows: a. Sec. X136 Dividends “The following …

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BSP Circular No. 887: Further Amendments to the Regulations on the Approval/Confirmation of the Election/Appointment of Directors/Officers

Dear Rural Bankers, The Monetary Board, in its Resolution No. 1342 dated 20 August 2015, approved the amendments to some of the provisions of Manual of Regulations for Banks (MORB) and Manual of Regulations for Non-Bank Financial Institutions (MORNBFI). The sections/ subsections of the MORB that were amended are as follows: a. Subsec. X141.2 Qualifications …

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BSP Memorandum No. M-2015-035: Regulatory Relief for Banks Affected by Typhoon “Ineng”

Dear Rural Bankers, The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, following the approved resolution of the Monetary Board, has issued a memorandum granting selected banks of temporary regulatory and rediscounting relief. These are banks with head offices (HOs) and/or branches/ extension offices (EOs)/ microfinance-oriented banking offices (MBOs) in the areas which were devastated by Typhoon “Ineng” based …

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