Section 3: Housing finance companies

Housing finance companies are governed by the provisions of articles R. 513-1-A, R. 513-1, R. 513-3, R. 513-4, R. 513-6 to R. 513-12, R. 513-14 and R. 513-15 to R. 513-18, subject to the provisions of this section.

Other securities, exposures and deposits that may be held by housing finance companies include : 1° Within the limit set in the first paragraph of Article R. 513-6, the securities, exposures and deposits referred to in that Article, debt securities issued or fully guaranteed by one of the public entities referred to in 1 to 5 of I of Article L. 513-4 and amounts placed in accounts opened with a…

Within the meaning of Article L. 515-38, the risk assessment methods used by a credit institution, finance company or insurance company included in the scope of consolidation of the housing finance company are deemed appropriate if : a) There are risk assessment or monitoring procedures specific to these guarantees, independent of those existing in the company granting the loans ; b) The design and operation of these procedures enable the…