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Reduction of Reserve Requirements

Amendments to MORB

Section 251 of the Manual of Regulations for Banks on Required reserves against deposit and deposit substitute liabilities, as amended by Circular Nos. 1154 dated September 14, 2022,1175 dated June 23, 2023,1176 dated June 29, 2023, and 1185 dated December 13, 2023, is hereby further amended to read as follows:

The rates of required reserves against deposit and deposit substitute liabilities in local currency of banks effective reserve week starting October 25, 2024, shall be as follows:

  • For demand deposits, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal (NOW) accounts, savings deposits (excluding basic deposit accounts), time deposits, negotiable certificates of time deposits, long-term non-negotiable tax-exempt certificates of time deposits, and deposit substitutes:
    • Universal and Commercial Banks - 7%
    • Digital Banks - 4%
    • Thrift Banks - 1%
    • Rural and Cooperative Banks - 0%
  • For Peso deposits lodged under Due to foreign banks and Peso deposits lodged under Due to Head Office/Branches/Agencies Abroad (Philippine branch of a foreign bank):
    • Universal and Commercial Banks - 7%
    • Digital Banks - 4%

Amendment to MORNBFI

Section 211-Q of the Manual of Regulations for Non-Bank Financial Institutions on Reserves against deposit substitutes, as amended by Circular No. 1175 dated June 23, 2023, is hereby amended to require Non-Banks with Quasi-Banking Function (NBQBs) to maintain a reserve equivalent to 7% of peso-denominated deposit substitute liabilities as defined in Section 95 of R. A. No. 7653. as amended by R. A. No. 112. The amendment is effective on reserve week starting October 25, 2024.

 

Please see attached circular for further guidance.

BSP Circular No. 1201

BSP Circular No. 1201

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