§ 703.103 — Requirements Related To The Characteristics Of Permissible Interest Rate Risk Derivatives

(a) Under this subpart, a Federal credit union may only enter into Derivatives that have the following characteristics:

(1) Are for the purpose of managing Interest Rate Risk;

(2) Denominated in U.S. dollars;

(3) Based on Domestic Interest Rates or the U.S. dollar-denominated London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR);

(4) A contract maturity equal to or less than 15 years, as of the Trade Date; and

(5) Not used to create Structured Liability Offerings for members or nonmembers.

(b) A Federal credit union may not engage in embedded options required under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) to be accounted for separately from the host contract.