The 38-page document titled: “Regulatory and Supervisory Framework for the Operation of a Mortgage Refinance Company,” posted on CBN’s website, according to the apex bank, prescribed basic regulatory requirements for the MRC’s principal line of business of refinancing credits to borrowers for the security of residential mortgage assets and other qualified collaterals.
“The objectives of the MRC shall be to
support mortgage originators such as Primary Mortgage Banks (PMBs) and Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) to increase mortgage lending by refinancing their mortgage loan portfolios. It shall act as an intermediary between originators of mortgage loans and capital market investors who typically are looking for long -dated high quality securities,” it added. It also stated that: “The MRC shall commence operations with, and maintain at all times, a minimum paid-up capital of N5 billion or such higher amount that the Bank may prescribe.”
The document also explained that the MRC would act as a specialised second-tier institution which would provide short-term liquidity, long-term funding and/or guarantees to mortgage originators and housing finance lenders.
The document also explained that the MRC would act as a specialised second-tier institution which would provide short-term liquidity, long-term funding and/or guarantees to mortgage originators and housing finance lenders.
“The benefits of such mortgage liquidity facilities are well documented and globally acknowledged. As a financial institution, the MRC would be under the regulatory and supervisory purview of the CBN.
“This regulatory framework is therefore designed to ensure that the MRC operates in a safe and sound manner, on internationally accepted principles, standards and best practice in mortgage liquidity facilities.
“It also sets the capital adequacy requirements for the MRC, including its minimum paid-up capital, maximum leverage limit, and the minimum risk-weighted capital requirement.
Furthermore, the framework specifies the types of collateral that a borrower can pledge for the MRC’s advances, and the discount that the MRC shall apply in determining how much it can lend against any qualified collateral,” it added.
It also prescribed procedures for the management of the MRC’s interest rate risk, adding that the procedures and criteria to be used in granting a license to the MRC shall be the same as specified for banks under the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act, CAP B3, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 and other regulations issued by the CBN.
Meanwhile, in a bid to halt what it described as unjustified charges, the House of Representatives has urged banks to immediately stop the planned introduction of N100 monthly maintenance fee on ATM cards.
The lawmakers also mandated its committee on banking and currency to investigate all approved bank charges on all accounts and compliance by banks and report back to the house.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, and other relevant authorities were asked to urgently look into the issue.
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, and other relevant authorities were asked to urgently look into the issue.
The lawmakers said if this maintenance fee is introduced, it would cause untold hardship on bank customers.
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