[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 12, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 12CFR220.3]

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                       TITLE 12--BANKS AND BANKING
 
                   CHAPTER II--FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 
PART 220--CREDIT BY BROKERS AND DEALERS (REGULATION T)--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 220.3  General provisions.

    (a) Records. The creditor shall maintain a record for each account 
showing the full details of all transactions.
    (b) Separation of accounts--(1) In general. The requirements of one 
account may not be met by considering items in any other account. If 
withdrawals of cash or securities are permitted under this part, written 
entries shall be made when cash or securities are used for purposes of 
meeting requirements in another account.
    (2) Exceptions. Notwithstanding paragraph (b)(1) of this section:
    (i) For purposes of calculating the required margin for a security 
in a margin account, assets held in the good faith account pursuant to 
Sec. 220.6(e)(1)(i) or (ii) may serve in lieu of margin;
    (ii) Transfers may be effected between the margin account and the 
special memorandum account pursuant to Secs. 220.4 and 220.5.

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    (c) Maintenance of credit. Except as prohibited by this part, any 
credit initially extended in compliance with this part may be maintained 
regardless of:
    (1) Reductions in the customer's equity resulting from changes in 
market prices;
    (2) Any security in an account ceasing to be margin or exempted; or
    (3) Any change in the margin requirements prescribed under this 
part.
    (d) Guarantee of accounts. No guarantee of a customer's account 
shall be given any effect for purposes of this part.
    (e) Receipt of funds or securities. (1) A creditor, acting in good 
faith, may accept as immediate payment:
    (i) Cash or any check, draft, or order payable on presentation; or
    (ii) Any security with sight draft attached.
    (2) A creditor may treat a security, check or draft as received upon 
written notification from another creditor that the specified security, 
check, or draft has been sent.
    (3) Upon notification that a check, draft, or order has been 
dishonored or when securities have not been received within a reasonable 
time, the creditor shall take the action required by this part when 
payment or securities are not received on time.
    (4) To temporarily finance a customer's receipt of securities 
pursuant to an employee benefit plan registered on SEC Form S-8 or the 
withholding taxes for an employee stock award plan, a creditor may 
accept, in lieu of the securities, a properly executed exercise notice, 
where applicable, and instructions to the issuer to deliver the stock to 
the creditor. Prior to acceptance, the creditor must verify that the 
issuer will deliver the securities promptly and the customer must 
designate the account into which the securities are to be deposited.
    (f) Exchange of securities. (1) To enable a customer to participate 
in an offer to exchange securities which is made to all holders of an 
issue of securities, a creditor may submit for exchange any securities 
held in a margin account, without regard to the other provisions of this 
part, provided the consideration received is deposited into the account.
    (2) If a nonmargin, nonexempted security is acquired in exchange for 
a margin security, its retention, withdrawal, or sale within 60 days 
following its acquisition shall be treated as if the security is a 
margin security.
    (g) Arranging for loans by others. A creditor may arrange for the 
extension or maintenance of credit to or for any customer by any person, 
provided the creditor does not willfully arrange credit that violates 
parts 221 or 224 of this chapter.
    (h) Innocent mistakes. If any failure to comply with this part 
results from a mistake made in good faith in executing a transaction or 
calculating the amount of margin, the creditor shall not be deemed in 
violation of this part if, promptly after the discovery of the mistake, 
the creditor takes appropriate corrective action.
    (i) Foreign currency. (1) Freely convertible foreign currency may be 
treated at its U.S. dollar equivalent, provided the currency is marked-
to-market daily.
    (2) A creditor may extend credit denominated in any freely 
convertible foreign currency.
    (j) Exempted borrowers. (1) A member of a national securities 
exchange or a registered broker or dealer that has been in existence for 
less than one year may meet the definition of exempted borrower based on 
a six-month period.
    (2) Once a member of a national securities exchange or registered 
broker or dealer ceases to qualify as an exempted borrower, it shall 
notify its lender of this fact before obtaining additional credit. Any 
new extensions of credit to such a borrower, including rollovers, 
renewals, and additional draws on existing lines of credit, are subject 
to the provisions of this part.

[Reg. T, 63 FR 2822, Jan. 16, 1998]