217.10 Prudential standards.
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217.10 Prudential standards.
(1)Net worth. A licensee shall maintain at all times a tangible net worth in excess of the greater of $100,000 or the sum of the following: 3 percent of the licensee’s first $100,000,000 in total assets, plus 2 percent of any additional assets up to $1,000,000,000, plus 0.5 percent of any additional assets over $1,000,000,000. The division may exempt an applicant or licensee from this requirement, in whole or in part, if the division finds the exemption to be in the public interest.
(2)Surety bond. A licensee shall at all times maintain a surety bond or other form of security acceptable to the division. The minimum required amount of the security shall be the greater of $100,000 or an amount equal to 100 percent of the licensee’s average daily money transmission liability in this state calculated for the most recently completed 3-month period, up to $500,000. A licensee that maintains security of at least $500,000 is not required to calculate its average daily money transmission liability in this state.
(3)Permissible investments.
(a)A licensee shall maintain at all times permissible investments that have a market value computed in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles of not less than the aggregate amount of all of the licensee’s outstanding money transmission obligations.
(b)The following are permissible investments for purposes of par.
(a):