Form CFR-PART-343 CFR-Part 343

§ 343.0

31 CFR Ch. II (7–1–03 Edition)

Subpart A—General Information
§ 343.0 Offering of bonds.
The Secretary of the Treasury, under
the authority of the Second Liberty
Bond Act, as amended, and pursuant to
paragraph 832(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, offers for sale only to
companies organized and engaged in
the business of writing mortgage guaranty insurance within the United
States, bonds of the United States designated as Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company Tax and Loss Bonds,
hereinafter referred to as tax and loss
bonds. The bonds are issued in a minimum amount of $1,000 or in any larger
amount, in increments of not less than
$1.00. This offering will continue until
terminated by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
§ 343.1 General provisions.
(a) Regulations. Tax and loss bonds
are subject to the general regulations
with respect to United States securities, which are set forth in the Department of the Treasury Circular No. 300
(31 CFR part 306), to the extent applicable. Copies of the circular may be obtained from the Bureau of the Public
Debt, Division of Special Investments,
Room 309, 200 Third St., P.O. Box 396,
Parkersburg,
WV
26106–0396
or
downloaded from Public Debt’s home
page on the Internet at: http://
www.publicdebt.treas.gov/.
(b) Issuance. Tax and loss bonds are
issued in book-entry form on the books
of the Treasury that are maintained by
the Division of Special Investments.
The bonds are issued with 10 or 20 year
maturities as designated by the purchaser. These bonds are non-interest
bearing. Any transfer by sale, exchange, assignment, pledge or otherwise, is prohibited. The bonds may be
reissued as provided in § 343.4.
(c) Fiscal agents. Selected Federal Reserve Banks and Branches, as fiscal
agents of the United States, may be
designated to perform such services requested of them by the Secretary of
the Treasury in connection with the
purchase, redemption and other transactions involving these bonds.
(d) Debt limit contingency. The Department of the Treasury reserves the right
to change or suspend the terms and

conditions of this offering, including
provisions relating to the purchase of,
and redemption of, the bonds as well as
notices relating hereto, at any time
the Secretary determines that the
issuance of obligations sufficient to
conduct the orderly financing operations of the United States cannot be
made without exceeding the statutory
debt limit. Announcement of such
changes shall be provided by such
means as the Secretary deems appropriate.
(e) General redemption provisions. A
bond may not be called for redemption
by the Secretary of the Treasury prior
to maturity. When the bond matures,
payment will be made of the principal
amount due to the owner. A bond
scheduled for maturity on a non-business day will be redeemed on the next
business day.
(f) Reservations. The Secretary of the
Treasury may at any time, or from
time to time, supplement or amend the
terms of this circular or any related
amendments or supplements. Transaction requests, including purchases or
redemptions of bonds, are not acceptable if unsigned, inappropriately completed, or not timely submitted. Any of
these actions shall be final. The authority of the Secretary to waive regulations under 31 CFR 306.126 applies to
part 343.
(g) Forms and additional information.
The application form for subscriptions,
Fedwire instructions and other information will be furnished by the Division of Special Investments upon request by writing to the Division of Special Investments or by calling (304) 480–
7752. Application forms may also be
downloaded from the Internet at Public
Debt’s
home
page
at:
http://
www.publicdebt.treas.gov/.

Subpart B—Tax and Loss Bonds
§ 343.2 Issue date and purchase.
(a) Issue date. The issue date must be
a business day. The bonds will be
issued as of the date of receipt of Form
PD F 3871 ‘‘Application for Issue of
United States Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company Tax and Loss Bonds’’
and receipt of the remittance of funds
for the full amount of the bond(s). Applications under this offering must be

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§ 343.4

submitted to the Division of Special
Investments. An application may be
submitted by fax at (304) 480–7786 or
(304) 480–6818, by mail, or by other carrier. Applications submitted by mail
should be sent by certified or registered mail.
(b) Purchase. Tax and loss bonds may
only be purchased from the Division of
Special Investments. The purchaser
will instruct their financial institution
to submit the exact amount of funds on
the requested issue date to the Division
of Special Investments via the Fedwire
funds transfer system, with credit directed to the Treasury’s General Account, according to wire instructions
obtained from the Division of Special
Investments (see § 343.1(g)). Full payment should be submitted by 3:00 P.M.
Eastern time to ensure that settlement
of the transaction occurs.
(Approved by the Office of Management and
Budget under control number 1535–0127)

§ 343.3 Redemption.
(a) General. Tax and loss bonds may
not be called for redemption by the
Secretary of the Treasury prior to maturity, but may be redeemed in whole
or in part at the owner’s option at any
time after three months from issue
date. The Director of the Internal Revenue Service District in which the owner’s principal place of business is located will be given notice of all redemptions. Partial redemptions of
bonds may be requested in any whole
dollar amount; however, an account
balance of less than $1,000 will be redeemed in total.
(b) Method of payment. Payment will
be made by the Automated Clearing
House (ACH) method for the owner’s
account at a financial institution designated by the owner. To the extent applicable, provisions of § 357.26, Payments, and provisions of 31 CFR part
370, shall govern ACH payments made
under this offering. The Department of
the Treasury may employ alternate
payment procedures in lieu of ACH in
any case or class of cases where operational considerations require such action.
(c) Book-entry. Bonds will be redeemed automatically upon maturity.
Payment will be made in accordance
with the ACH payment instructions on

file. Redemptions prior to maturity
will be made upon receipt of a redemption request. Notice of redemption
prior to maturity must be submitted in
writing on company letterhead to the
Division of Special Investments, or
faxed to (304) 480–7786 or to (304) 480–
6818. The notice must be received by
the Division of Special Investments not
less than three business days prior to
the requested redemption date. It must
contain the owner’s name and Tax
Identification Number, the requested
redemption date, any changed payment
routing instructions, the case number(s) to be redeemed, including original issue date(s), and the amount to be
redeemed.
(d) Registered. To obtain redemption,
a bond with the assignment for redemption properly completed and executed must be presented to the Division of Special Investments. Payment
routing instructions must also be included with the bond at redemption.
Upon partial redemption of a registered
bond, the remaining balance will be reissued in book-entry form with the
original issue and maturity date.
(Approved by the Office of Management and
Budget under control number 1535–0127)

§ 343.4 Reissue.
(a) General. Reissue of a tax and loss
bond may be made only under the conditions specified in this paragraph. A
request for reissue must be made by an
officer of the beneficial owner who is
authorized to assign the bond for redemption. The request must be submitted to the Division of Special Investments. A bond will only be reissued
in book-entry form and will bear the
same issue date and maturity as the
original bond.
(b) Correction of error. The reissue of a
bond may be made to correct an error
in the original issue upon an appropriate request, supported by satisfactory proof of the error.
(c) Change of name. An owner whose
name is changed in any legal manner
after the issue of the bond should submit the bond with a request for reissue,
substituting the new name for the
name inscribed on the bond. The signature on the request for reissue should
show the new name, the legal reason
which caused the change to be made

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