Amendment to "Guidelines on Eligible Collateral"
June 15, 2005
Bank of Japan
At the Monetary Policy Meeting held today, the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan decided to include in the range of eligible collateral "bonds whose principal balance may decrease due to prepayments before the final maturity date," such as pass-through bonds, issued more than 5 years ago.
See Attachment for the amended "Guidelines on Eligible Collateral."