AN ACT CONCERNING THE MODERNIZATION OF CERTAIN BANKING STATUTES.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 36a-17 of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(b) Any Connecticut bank, Connecticut credit union or Connecticut credit union service organization which causes or has caused any electronic data processing services to be performed for such bank, credit union or credit union service organization either on or off its premises by an electronic data processing servicer shall enter into a written contract with such servicer. Such contract shall specify the duties and responsibilities of the bank, credit union or credit union service organization and such servicer and provide that such servicer shall allow the commissioner to examine such servicer's books, records and computer systems in accordance with this subsection, if required by the commissioner. The Connecticut bank, Connecticut credit union or Connecticut credit union service organization shall promptly notify the commissioner of any material change in its electronic data processing services. In the case of a material change which triggers a notice requirement under 12 USC 1867, a Connecticut bank may satisfy the notice requirements of this subsection by providing the commissioner with a copy of the notice provided to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under 12 USC 1867. The commissioner may examine the books, records and computer systems of any electronic data processing servicer that performs electronic data processing services for a Connecticut bank, Connecticut credit union or Connecticut credit union service organization, if such services substantially impact the operations of the Connecticut bank, Connecticut credit union or Connecticut credit union service organization as determined by the commissioner, in order to (1) determine whether such servicer has the capacity to protect the customer information of such bank, credit union or credit union service organization, and (2) assess such servicer's potential for continued service. The commissioner may assess a fee of one hundred fifty dollars per day plus costs for each examiner who conducts such examination, the total cost of which the commissioner may allocate on a pro rata basis to all Connecticut banks, Connecticut credit unions and Connecticut credit union service organizations under contract with such servicer.

Sec. 2. Section 36a-760j of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

No person shall influence real estate appraisals of residential property. For the purposes of this section, "influence [residential] real estate appraisals" means to directly or indirectly [coerce, influence or otherwise encourage an appraiser to misstate or misrepresent the value of residential property and includes, but is not limited to: (1) Refusal, or intentional failure, to pay an appraiser for an appraisal that reflects a fair market value estimate that is less than the sale contract price; or (2) refusal, or intentional failure, to utilize, or encouraging other mortgage brokers not to utilize, an appraiser based solely on the fact that the appraiser provided an appraisal reflecting a fair market value estimate that was less than the sale contract price.] cause or attempt to cause, through coercion, extortion, inducement, bribery, intimidation, compensation, instruction or collusion, the value assigned to the residential property to be based on any factor other than the independent judgment of the person who prepares the appraisal.

Sec. 3. Subdivision (7) of section 36a-330 of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(7) "Qualified public depository" or "depository" means a bank, Connecticut credit union, federal credit union or an out-of-state bank that maintains in this state a branch, as defined in section 36a-410, which receives or holds public deposits and, to the extent applicable, (A) segregates eligible collateral for public deposits as described in section 36a-333, as amended by this act, or (B) arranges for a letter of credit to be issued in accordance with section 36a-337, as amended by this act.

Sec. 4. Section 36a-330 of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is amended by adding subdivision (8) as follows (Effective from passage):

(NEW) (8) "Uninsured public deposit" means the portion of a public deposit that is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or by the National Credit Union Administration, but shall not include amounts in a qualified public depository that have been, with the authorization of the public depositor, redeposited into deposit accounts in one or more federally insured banks, out-of-state banks, Connecticut credit unions or federal credit unions, including the qualified public depository, provided the full amounts so included are eligible for insurance coverage by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or by the National Credit Union Administration.

Sec. 5. Subsection (a) of section 36a-333 of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) To secure public deposits, each qualified public depository shall at all times maintain, segregated from its other assets as provided in subsection (b) of this section, eligible collateral in an amount at least equal to the following percentage of uninsured public deposits held by the depository: (1) For any qualified public depository having a risk-based capital ratio of ten per cent or greater, a sum equal to ten per cent of all uninsured public deposits held by the depository; (2) for any qualified public depository having a risk-based capital ratio of less than ten per cent but greater than or equal to eight per cent, a sum equal to twenty-five per cent of all uninsured public deposits held by the depository; (3) for any qualified public depository having a risk-based capital ratio of less than eight per cent but greater than or equal to three per cent, a sum equal to one hundred per cent of all uninsured public deposits held by the depository; (4) for any qualified public depository having a risk-based capital ratio of less than three per cent, and, notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this subsection, for any qualified public depository which has been conducting business in this state for a period of less than two years except for a qualified public depository that is a successor institution to a qualified public depository which conducted business in this state for two years or more, a sum equal to one hundred twenty per cent of all uninsured public deposits held by the depository; provided, the qualified public depository and the public depositor may agree on an amount of eligible collateral to be maintained by the depository that is greater than the minimum amounts required under subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection; (5) notwithstanding the risk-based capital ratio provisions of subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this subsection, for any qualified public depository that is an uninsured bank, a sum equal to one hundred twenty per cent of all public deposits held by the depository; and (6) notwithstanding the risk-based capital ratio provisions of subdivisions (1) to (3), inclusive, of this subsection, for any qualified public depository that is subject to an order to cease and desist, consent order or a preliminary warning letter, or has entered into a stipulation and agreement, memorandum of understanding or a letter of understanding and agreement with a bank or credit union supervisor, a sum equal to one hundred twenty per cent of all uninsured public deposits held by the depository, provided, the commissioner has reasonably determined, after consultation with the relevant institution to the extent permitted by law, and based on the events or circumstances that are the subject of such order, agreement, memorandum or letter, that the current collateral requirements are not adequate to protect public depositors because such events or circumstances have had, or are likely to have, a material adverse impact on the safety and soundness of the institution. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the qualified public depository and the public depositor may agree on an amount of eligible collateral to be maintained by the depository that is greater than the minimum amounts required under subdivisions (1) to (6), inclusive, of this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, the amount of all uninsured public deposits held by the depository shall be determined at the close of business on the day of receipt of any public deposit and any deficiency in the amount of eligible collateral required under this section shall be cured not later than the close of business on the following business day. For purposes of this subsection, the depository's risk-based capital ratio shall be determined, in accordance with applicable federal regulations and regulations adopted by the commissioner in accordance with chapter 54, based on the most recent quarterly call report, provided (A) if, during any calendar quarter after the issuance of such report, the depository experiences a decline in its risk-based capital ratio to a level that would require the depository to maintain a higher amount of eligible collateral under subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection, the depository shall increase the amount of eligible collateral maintained by it to the minimum required under subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection based on such lower risk-based capital ratio and shall notify the commissioner of its actions; and (B) if, during any calendar quarter after the issuance of such report, the commissioner reasonably determines that the depository's risk-based capital ratio is likely to decline to a level that would require the depository to maintain a higher amount of eligible collateral under subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection, the commissioner may require that the depository increase the amount of eligible collateral maintained by it to the minimum required under subdivisions (1) to (4), inclusive, of this subsection based on the commissioner's determination of such lower risk-based capital ratio. For purposes of determining the minimum market value of the eligible collateral under subsection (e) of this section, a qualified public depository shall apply the collateral ratio using uninsured public deposits.

Sec. 6. Subsection (c) of section 36a-333 of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(c) The depository shall have the right to make substitutions of eligible collateral at any time without notice. The depository shall have the right to reduce the amount of eligible collateral maintained under subsection (a) of this section provided such reduction shall be determined based on the amount of all uninsured public deposits held by the depository and the depository's risk-based capital ratio as determined in accordance with said subsection (a). The depository shall provide written notice to its public depositors of any such reduction in the amount of eligible collateral maintained under subsection (a) of this section.

Sec. 7. Subsection (c) of section 36a-337 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(c) In lieu of eligible collateral required under section 36a-333, as amended by this act, all or any part of the uninsured public deposits held by any qualified public depository may be secured solely by an irrevocable letter of credit issued by [the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, provided such] a federal home loan bank that has a credit rating of the highest rating level from a rating service recognized by the commissioner [and] or by a federal home loan bank that has otherwise been deemed acceptable for such purposes by the commissioner, provided [further] the amount of the letter of credit, as a percentage of the uninsured public deposits, is no less than the amount required by section 36a-333, as amended by this act, for eligible collateral for the particular depository.

Sec. 8. Section 36a-334 of the 2012 supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

When the commissioner determines that a loss has occurred, the commissioner shall as soon as possible make payment to the proper public officers of all public deposits subject to such loss, pursuant to the following procedure: (1) For the purposes of determining the sums to be paid, the commissioner or receiver shall, within twenty days after issuance of a restraining order or taking possession of any qualified public depository, ascertain the amount of public deposits held by the depository as disclosed by its records and the amount [thereof covered by deposit insurance] of such deposits that are uninsured deposits and certify the amounts to each public depositor having public funds on deposit in the depository; (2) within ten days after receipt of such certification, each such public depositor shall furnish to the commissioner verified statements of its deposits in the depository as disclosed by its records plus information concerning any letters of credit issued to the public depositor or any private insurance policy used to secure public deposits, pursuant to section 36a-337, as amended by this act; (3) upon receipt of such certificate and statements, the commissioner shall ascertain and fix the amount of such uninsured public deposits, net after deduction of any [deposit insurance and any] amount received or to be received by the public depositor pursuant to a letter of credit or private insurance policy issued in accordance with section 36a-337, as amended by this act, and assess the same against the depository in which the loss occurred; (4) the assessment made by the commissioner shall be payable on the second business day following demand, and in case of the failure of the qualified public depository so to pay, the commissioner shall immediately take possession of the eligible collateral, if any, segregated by the depository pursuant to sections 36a-330 to 36a-338, inclusive, as amended by this act, and liquidate the same for the purpose of paying such assessment; (5) upon receipt of the assessment, the commissioner shall reimburse the public depositors of the depository in which the loss occurred to the extent of the depository's net deposit liability to them.

Sec. 9. Section 36a-338 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

On each call report date, each qualified public depository shall file with the commissioner a written report, certified under oath, indicating [its] (1) the qualified public depository's risk-based capital ratio and total capital, as determined in accordance with applicable federal regulations and regulations adopted by the commissioner in accordance with chapter 54, (2) the total amount of public deposits held by [it and] the qualified public depository other than deposits that have been redeposited into the qualified public depository by another insured depository institution pursuant to a reciprocal deposit arrangement that makes such funds eligible for insurance coverage by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the National Credit Union Administration, (3) the amount and nature of [the] any eligible collateral segregated and designated to secure the uninsured public deposits in accordance with sections 36a-330 to 36a-338, inclusive, as amended by this act, and (4) the amount and the name of the issuer of any letter of credit issued pursuant to section 36a-337, as amended by this act. Each depository shall furnish a copy of its most recent report to any public depositor having public funds on deposit in the depository, upon request of the depositor. Any public depository which refuses or neglects to furnish any report or give any information as required by this section shall no longer be a qualified public depository and shall be excluded from the right to receive public deposits.