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CITY OF LINO LAKES, MINNESOTA NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2012 44 Note 2 DEPOSITS AND I NVESTMENTS (CONTINUED) A. Deposits (Continued) Custodial Credit Risk – Custodial credit risk for deposits is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the City’s deposits may not be returned to it. The City does not have a specific deposit policy for custodial credit risk but rather follows Minnesota Statutes for deposits. Minnesota Statutes require that all deposits be protected by insurance, surety bond, or collateral. The market value of collateral pledged must equal 110% of the deposits not covered by insurance or co rporate surety bonds. Authorized collateral include: U.S. government treasury bills, notes, or bonds; issues of a U.S. government agency; general obligations of a state or local government rated “A” or better; revenue obligations of a state or local government rated “AA” or better; irrevocable standby letter of credit i ssued by a Federal Home Loan Bank; and time deposits insured by a federal agency. Minnesota Statutes require securities pledged as collateral be held in safekeeping in a restricted account at the Federal Reserve Bank or at an account at a trust department of a commercial bank or other financial institution not owned or controlled by the depository. The carrying value and bank balan ce of the City’s deposits in ba nks at December 31, 2012 is $3,815,337 and $3,994,899, respectively, and were entirely covered by federal depository insu rance or by surety bonds and collateral in accordance with Minnesota Statutes. B. Investments The City may also invest idle funds as authorized by Minnesota Statutes as follows:  Direct obligations or obligations guaranteed by the United States or its agencies  Shares of investment companies registered unde r the Federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and received the highest credit rating, is rated in one of the two highest rating cat egories by a statistical rating agency, and all of the investments have a final maturity of thirteen months or less  General obligations rated “A” or better; revenue obligations rated “AA” or better  General obligations of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency rated “A” or better  Banker’s acceptances of United States banks eligib le for purchase by the Federal Reserve System  Commercial paper issued by United States banks co rporations or their Canadian subsidiaries, of highest quality category by a least two nationally recognized rating ag encies, and maturing in 270 days or less  Guaranteed investment contracts guaranteed by United States commercial banks or domestic branches of foreign banks or United States insurance companies if similar debt obligations of the issuer or the collateral pledged by the issuer is in the top two rating categories  Repurchase or reverse purchase agreements and securities lending agreements financial institutions qualified as a “depository” by the government entity , with banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System with capitalization exceeding $10,000,000, a primary reporting dealer in U.S. government securities to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or certain Minnesota securities broker-dealers Investments Held with Broker – Interest Rate Risk Interest rate risk is the risk that changes in interest rates will adversely affect the fair value of an investment. Generally, the l onger the maturity of an investment, the greater the sensitivity of its fair value to changes in market interest rates. The City’s policy to minimize interest rate risk includes investing primarily in short-term securities and structuring the i nvestment portfolio so that securities mature to meet cash requirements for ongoing ope rations. Information about the sensitivity of the fair values of the City’s investments to market interest rate risk fluctuations is provided by the following table that shows the distribution of the City’s investments by maturity: