Virginia Law

A. Securities eligible for collateral are limited to:

1. Obligations of the Commonwealth. Bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and securities unconditionally guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

2. Obligations of the United States. Bonds, notes, and other obligations of the United States, and securities unconditionally guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the United States, or any agency thereof.

3. Obligations of Virginia counties, cities, and other public bodies. Bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of any county, city, town, district, authority, or other public body of the Commonwealth upon which there is no default provided that such bonds, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness of any county, city, town, district, authority, or other public body are either direct legal obligations of, or unconditionally guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by, the county, city, town, district, authority, or other public body in question and revenue bonds issued by agencies or authorities of the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions upon which there is no default and that are rated Baa2 or better by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or BBB or better by Fitch Ratings, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC.

4. Bonds and other obligations issued, guaranteed, or assumed by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development by the African Development Bank, or by the Asian Development Bank.

5. Obligations partially insured or guaranteed by any U.S. Government Agency.

6. Obligations (including revenue bonds) of states, other than Virginia, and their municipalities or political subdivisions rated A2 or better by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or A or better by Fitch Ratings, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC.

7. Any additional securities approved by the Treasury Board pursuant to § 2.2-4405.4 of the Code of Virginia.

B. Federal Home Loan Bank letters of credit issued in accordance with the Security for Public Deposits Act are eligible as collateral.

C. No security that is in default as to principal or interest shall be acceptable as collateral.

D. No qualified public depository shall utilize securities issued by itself, its holding company, or any affiliate for purposes of collateralizing its public deposits.

E. Securities excluded by action of the Treasury Board pursuant to § 2.2-4405.4 of the Code of Virginia shall not be acceptable.