# Investment in Exchangeable Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
> **US National Credit Union Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2004-07-01 · Effective 2004-08-02 · 69 FR 39827
## Document
- **Document number:** 04-14762
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US National Credit Union Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 69 FR 39827
- **CFR reference:** 12 CFR 703
- **Publication date:** 2004-07-01
- **Effective date:** 2004-08-02
## Abstract

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is issuing final revisions to its regulations regarding investment in collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs) to authorize all federal credit unions (FCUs) and corporate credit unions to invest in exchangeable CMOs representing interests in one or more SMBS subject to certain safety and soundness limitations. Currently, NCUA regulations prohibit FCUs and certain corporate credit unions from investing in stripped mortgage backed securities (SMBS) and exchangeable CMOs that represent interests in one or more SMBS. NCUA has safety and soundness concerns with direct investment in SMBS, but recognizes that some exchangeable CMOs representing interests in one or more SMBS may be safe investments for credit unions. This rule will also authorize FCUs and corporate credit unions to accept exchangeable CMOs as assets in a repurchase transaction or as collateral on a securities lending transaction regardless of whether the CMO contains SMBS. Finally, this rule contains miscellaneous technical corrections and minor changes to NCUA's Investment and Deposit Activities rule and Corporate Credit Unions rule.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2004/07/01/04-14762/investment-in-exchangeable-collateralized-mortgage-obligations)
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