§ 6-81-122 - Bonds, notes, etc. -- Investment of excess funds. - Arkansas Statutes

6-81-122. Bonds, notes, etc. -- Investment of excess funds.

Moneys in funds created by resolution or trust indenture of the Arkansas Student Loan Authority in excess of the amount then necessary for making guaranteed educational loans and purchasing guaranteed educational loan notes under this subchapter or in excess of the amount necessary to meet current debt service may be invested by the authority or on its behalf in:

(1) Direct obligations or obligations whose principal and interest are guaranteed by the United States;

(2) Direct obligations of or participation certificates guaranteed by the Federal Financing Bank, Federal Intermediate Credit Bank, federal land banks, Federal Home Loan Bank, Government National Mortgage Association, or banks for cooperatives;

(3) Certificates of deposit of any bank, savings and loan association, or trust company whose deposits are fully secured by a pledge of securities of any kind specified in subdivision (1) or subdivision (2) of this section;

(4) Certificates of deposit of any bank, savings and loan association, or trust company, which deposit is fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;

(5) Repurchase agreements sold by any bank, savings and loan association, or trust company, provided that the repurchase agreement is fully secured by a pledge of securities of any kind specified in subdivision (1) or subdivision (2) of this section;

(6) General obligations of the state or its political subdivisions;

(7) Obligations, including investment agreements, of any bank, savings and loan association, trust company, or other financial institution, or a holding company thereof, whose credit is rated in either of the top two (2) rating categories by a nationally recognized credit rating service or corporation;

(8) Money market funds that invest only in obligations described in subdivision (1) or subdivision (2) of this section, or which are rated in the highest two (2) categories by one (1) or more nationally recognized rating agencies; and

(9) Any other investment permitted by the indenture under which such funds are held, provided that such investment is rated as investment grade by one (1) or more nationally recognized rating agencies.