USDA Modifies Guarantee Fees Rates for the GSM-102 Program

USDA Modifies Guarantee Fees Rates for the GSM-102 Program

The following news release was published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service on Nov. 20, 2013. It is reproduced in full below.

Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced pending new guarantee fee rates to be charged for coverage under the Commodity Credit Corporation’s Export Credit Guarantee Program (GSM-102). These new guarantee fee rates will apply to applications for payment guarantees and amendment requests received on or after Nov. 22, 2013, 12:01 a.m. (Eastern Time).

The listing of new guarantee fee rates is shown below. These new guarantee fee rates are issued in accordance with 7 C.F.R. Section 1493.70(a) and will be in effect beginning Nov. 22, 2013, until further notice. Program participants are advised that guarantee fee rates may change at any time. Future modifications to guarantee fee rates will be made available on the FAS website.

This notice supersedes PR# 0046-13, issued May 7, 2013.

For further information or questions, contact the FAS Registrations and Operations Branch at (202) 720-3224 or by email at GSM.Registrations@fas.usda.gov.

New GSM Fee Schedule - Effective Nov 22, 2013

Premium per US $100 of coverage

Annual Payment of Principal

Risk Category

Tenor

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

9 months1

0.402

0.431

0.483

0.579

0.750

1.100

1.570

12 Months2

0.423

0.500

0.548

0.724

0.979

1.471

1.770

15 Months3

0.427

0.510

0.623

0.847

1.153

1.835

2.537

18 Months4

0.437

0.531

0.667

0.923

1.274

1.999

2.739

24 Months5

0.464

0.593

0.879

1.267

1.617

2.741

3.684

30 Months6

0.481

0.630

0.961

1.412

2.026

3.053

4.069

36 Months7

0.505

0.686

1.085

1.630

2.370

3.521

4.646

Other

*2.185

**2.279

1/Full repayment at 9 months. 2/Full repayment at 12 months. 3/4/5 at 12 months, remaining 1/5 at 15 months. 4/2/3 at 12 months, remaining 1/3 at 18 months. 5/1/2 at 12 months, remaining 1/2 at 24 months. 24-month fee rates also apply for 720-day credit terms. 6/2/5 at 12 months, 2/5 at 24 months, remaining 1/5 at 30 months. 71/3 at 12 months, 1/3 at 24 months, remaining 1/3 at 36 months.

*Fee rate for transactions with Peruvian banks with repayment terms of 15% at 12 months, 40% at 24 months and 45% at 30 months.

** Fee rate for transactions with Indonesian banks with full repayment terms at 18 months.

Premium per US $100 of coverage

Semi-Annual Payment of Principal

Risk Category

Tenor

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

90 Days8

0.353

0.365

0.393

0.407

0.432

0.690

1.065

4 Months8

0.356

0.372

0.409

0.435

0.444

0.735

1.121

6 Months8

0.363

0.387

0.442

0.462

0.521

0.827

1.233

9 Months9

0.372

0.409

0.455

0.539

0.635

0.963

1.402

12 Months10

0.382

0.431

0.520

0.616

0.750

1.100

1.570

15 Months11

0.413

0.477

0.589

0.774

0.973

1.589

2.235

18 Months12

0.423

0.500

0.638

0.860

1.102

1.765

2.451

24 Months13

0.444

0.547

0.775

1.086

1.510

2.351

3.204

30 Months14

0.464

0.593

0.879

1.267

1.797

2.741

3.684

36 Months15

0.485

0.640

0.982

1.448

2.083

3.131

4.165

8/Full repayment at 90 days and 4, 6 months. 9/2/3 at 6 months, remaining 1/3 at 9 months. 10/1/2 at 6 months, remaining 1/2 at 12 months. 11/2/5 at 6 months, 2/5 at 12 months, remaining 1/5 at 15 months. 12/1/3 at 6 months, 1/3 at 12 months, remaining 1/3 at 18 months. 13/1/4 at 6 months, 1/4 at 12 months, 1/4 at 18 months, remaining 1/4 at 24 months. 24-month fee rates also apply for 720-day credit terms. 14/1/5 at 6 months, 1/5 at 12 months, 1/5 at 18 months, 1/5 at 24 months, remaining 1/5 at 30 months. 15/1/6 at 6 months, 1/6 at 12 months, 1/6 at 18 months, 1/6 at 24 months, 1/6 at 30 months, remaining 1/6 at 36 months.

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service

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