12 CFR 616.600 – Definitions
For the purposes of this part, the following definitions apply:
Terms Used In 12 CFR 616.600
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Guarantor: A party who agrees to be responsible for the payment of another party's debts should that party default. Source: OCC
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC
(a) Interests in leases means ownership interests in any aspect of a lease transaction, including, but not limited to, servicing rights.
(b) Lease means any contractual obligation to own and lease, or lease with the option to purchase, equipment or facilities used in the operations of persons eligible to borrow under part 613 of this chapter.
(c) Sale with recourse means a sale of a lease or an interest in a lease in which the seller:
(1) Retains some risk of loss from the transferred asset for any cause except the seller’s breach of usual and customary warranties or representations designed to protect the purchaser against fraud or misrepresentation; or
(2) Has an obligation to make payments to any party resulting from:
(i) Default on the lease by the lessee or guarantor or any other deficiencies in the lessee’s performance;
(ii) Changes in the market value of the assets after transfer;
(iii) Any contractual relationship between the seller and purchaser incident to the transfer that, by its terms, could continue even after final payment, default, or other termination of the assets transferred; or
(iv) Any other cause, except that the retention of servicing rights alone shall not constitute recourse.