[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 31, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 31CFR560.317]

[Page 297]
 
                  TITLE 31--MONEY AND FINANCE: TREASURY
 
 CHAPTER V--OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 
PART 560_IRANIAN TRANSACTIONS REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart C_General Definitions
 
Sec. 560.317  Credits or loans.

    The term credits or loans means any transfer or extension of funds 
or credit on the basis of an obligation to repay, or any assumption or 
guarantee of the obligation of another to repay an extension of funds or 
credit, including but not limited to: overdrafts; currency swaps; 
purchases of debt securities issued by the Government of Iran; purchases 
of a loan made by another person; sales of financial assets subject to 
an agreement to repurchase; renewals or refinancings whereby funds or 
credits are transferred to or extended to a prohibited borrower or 
prohibited recipient; the issuance of standby letters of credit; and 
drawdowns on existing lines of credit.