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Section 118A.03 When and what collateral required. Subdivision 1.To the extent that funds deposited are in excess of available federal deposit insurance,the government entity shall require the financial institution to furnish collateral security or a corporate surety bond executed by a company authorized to do business in the state. Subd.2.In lieu of surety bond.The following are the allowable forms of collateral in lieu of a corporate surety bond: (1)United States government treasury bills,treasury notes,treasury bonds; (2)issues of United States government agencies and instrumentalities as quoted by a recognized industry quotation service available to the government entity; (3)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; (4) 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 (5)time deposits that are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. • Subd.3.Amount.The total amount of the collateral computed at its market value shall be at least ten percent more than the amount on deposit plus accrued interest at the close of the business day.The financial institution may furnish both a surety bond and collateral aggregating the required amount. Subd. 4. Assignment. Any collateral pledged shall be accompanied by a written assignment to the government entity from the financial institution. The written assignment shall recite that, upon default, the financial institution shall release to the government entity on demand, free of exchange or any other charges, the collateral pledged.Interest earned on assigned collateral will be remitted to the financial institution so long as it is not in default.The government entity may sell the collateral to recover the amount due.Any surplus from the sale of the collateral shall be payable to the financial institution,its assigns,or both. Subd. 5.Withdrawal of excess collateral. A financial institution may withdraw excess collateral or substitute other collateral after giving written notice to the governmental entity and receiving confirmation.The authority to return any delivered and assigned collateral rests with the government entity. Subd. 6. Default. For purposes of this section, default on the part of the financial institution includes, but is not limited to, failure to make interest payments when due, failure to promptly deliver upon demand all money on deposit,less any early withdrawal penalty that may be required in connection with the withdrawal of a time deposit, or 2 S