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Single Borrower’s Limit (SBL)

 LIMIT CREDIT- Is a borrower’s limit that intends to limit credit exposure to a single client to a
maximum of 25% of a bank’s net worth (total loan portfolio)

 MINIMIZE RISK- To minimize credit risks on the bank in the case of the borrower’s default.

 IMPOSE CEILING- Imposes a ceiling on the amount of loans, credit accomodations

Gen Rule: Total Loans, Credit Accomodations, Guarantees = 25% of the banks’ net worth

Basis: total credit commitment of the bank to the borrower (sec. 35.1 GBL)

Gen Rule is subject to:

1) MB discretion – public interest

2) +10% - secured by trust receipts, shipping documents, warehouse receipts or other similar
documents transferring or securing title covering readily marketable, non-perishable goods
which must be fully covered by insurance;

Exception to Gen Rule:

1) Stand-Alone Projects –different SBL given by banks/QB for SPEs (Special Purpose Entities) in
support of the government’s Build, Build, Build initiative (circular no. 976 BSP);

2) Short-term exposures of banks and quasi-banks (QBs) to clearing and settlement banks arising
from payment transactions (circular no. 965 BSP)

>exposure is considered short-term if it does not extend longer than five (5) banking days
after the placement of funds into the clearing and settlement account

>The payment transactions giving rise to short-term exposures are carried out through a
clearing and settlement account maintained with a designated local settlement bank, or a
foreign settlement bank.

-What SBL Includes:

 35.3The above prescribed ceilings shall include: (a) the direct liability of the maker or acceptor
of paper discounted with or sold to such bank and the liability of a general indorser, drawer or
guarantor who obtains a loan or other credit accommodation from or discounts paper with or
sells papers to such bank; (b) in the case of an individual who owns or controls a majority
interest in a corporation, partnership, association or any other entity, the liabilities of said
entities to such bank; (c) in the case of a corporation, all liabilities to such bank of all subsidiaries
in which such corporation owns or controls a majority interest; and (d) in the case of a
partnership, association or other entity, the liabilities of the members thereof to such bank.

 prescribed by MB (35.4)

 35.6. Loans and other credit accommodations, deposits maintained with, and usual guarantees
by a bank to any other bank or non-bank entity, whether locally or abroad, shall be subject to
the limits as herein prescribed.

 35.7. Certain types of contingent accounts of borrowers may be included among those subject
to these prescribed limits as may be determined by the Monetary Board.

Excluded from SBL

 35.5. For purposes of this Section, loans, other credit accommodations and guarantees shall
exclude:

(a) loans and other credit accommodations secured by obligations of the Bangko Sentral
or of the Philippine Government;

(b) loans and other credit accommodations fully guaranteed by the government as to the
payment of principal and interest;

(c) loans and other credit accommodations covered by assignment of deposits maintained
in the lending bank and held in the Philippines;

(d) loans, credit accommodations and acceptances under letters of credit to the extent covered
by margin deposits; and

(d) other loans or credit accommodations which the Monetary Board may from time to
time, specify as non-risk items.

CASE:

G.R. No. 194515


SPOUSES OSCAR AND GINA GIRO NELLA, Petitioners,
vs.
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Respondent.

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