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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY, MINNESOTA NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2008 b) Issues of United States government agencies and instrumentalities as quoted by a recognized industry quotation service available to the government entity; c) General obligation securities of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated "A" or better by a national bond rating service, or revenue obligation securities of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated "AA" or better by a national bond rating service; d) General obligation securities of a local government with taxing powers may be pledged as collateral against funds deposited by that same local government entity: e) Irrevocable standby letters of credit issued by Federal Home Loan Banks to a municipality accompanied by written evidence that the bank's public debt is rated "AA" or better by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Corporation; and f) Time deposits that are fully insured by any Federal agency. Custodial Credit Risk — Deposits: Custodial credit risk is the risk that in the event of a bank failure, the City's deposits may not be returned to it. State statutes require that insurance, surety bonds or collateral protect all City deposits. The market value of collateral pledged must equal 110% of deposits not covered by insurance or bonds. As of December 31, 2008, the bank balance of the City's deposits was covered by federal depository insurance or covered by collateral pledged and held in the City's name. B. INVESTMENTS Minnesota Statutes authorize the City to invest in the following: a) Direct obligations or obligations guaranteed by the United States or its agencies, its instrumentalities or organizations created by an act of congress, excluding mortgage-backed securities defined as high risk. b) Shares of investment companies registered under the Federal Investment Company Act of 1940 and whose only investments are in securities described in (a) above, general obligation tax-exempt securities, or repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements. c) Obligations of the State of Minnesota or any of its municipalities as follows: 1) any security which is a general obligation of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated "A" or better by a national bond rating service; 2) any security which is a revenue obligation of any state or local government with taxing powers which is rated "AA" or better by a national bond rating service; and 3) a general obligation of the Minnesota housing finance agency which is a moral obligation of the State of Minnesota and is rated "A" or better by a national bond rating agency. d) Bankers acceptances of United States banks. e) Commercial paper issued by United States corporations or their Canadian subsidiaries, of the highest quality, and maturing in 270 days or less. 53 l_.