KRS 386.020: Authorized investments of trust funds -- Fiduciary to account for profits --

Section not applicable to trustees.

(1) Any fiduciary holding funds for loan or investment may invest them in:

(a) Bonds or other interest-bearing obligations of the federal government;

(b) Bonds, state warrants, and other interest-bearing obligations of this state;

(c) Obligations issued separately or collectively by or for federal land banks,

federal intermediate credit banks, and banks for cooperatives under the Act of

Congress known as the Farm Credit Act of 1971, 85 Stat. 583, 12 U.S.C. sec.

2001 and amendments thereto;

(d) Notes and bonds secured by mortgage or trust deed insured by the federal

housing administrator, obligations issued or insured by the federal housing

administrator, and securities issued by national mortgage associations;

(e) Obligations representing loans and advances of credit that are eligible for

credit insurance by the federal housing administrator, and the fiduciary may

obtain such insurance;

(f) Loans secured by real property or leasehold, that the federal housing

administrator insures or makes a commitment to insure, and the fiduciary may

obtain such insurance;

(g) Real estate mortgage notes, bonds, and other interest -bearing or dividend -

paying sec urities, including securities of any open -end or closed -end

management type investment company or investment trust registered under

the Federal Investment Company Act of 1940 or units of common trust funds

managed by the fiduciary, which would be regarded by prudent businessmen

as a safe investment. The fact that the fiduciary is providing services to the

foregoing investment company or trust as investment advisor, custodian,

transfer agent, registrar, or otherwise shall not preclude the fiduciary from

investing in the securities of such investment or trust;

(h) Real estate, after obtaining the approval of the District Court for such

investment;

(i) Life insurance, endowment, and annuity contracts issued by legal reserve

companies authorized to do business i n this state, after obtaining the approval

of the District Court for such investment. Said fiduciary may select any

optional settlement provided in a policy maturing by death or as an

endowment;

(j) Notes, other interest -bearing obligations, and purchases of participations in

such instruments, that are guaranteed in whole or in part by the United States

of America or by any agency or instrumentality thereof;

(k) Certificates of deposit and savings accounts of any state or national bank

whose deposits are in sured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and

whose main office is in this state, including itself, if such fiduciary is a bank.

Any portion of such investments that is not insured by the Federal Deposit

Insurance Corporation shall be fully secured by:

1. An irrevocable letter of credit issued by the United States of America or

by an agency or instrumentality thereof;

2. A pledge of securities named in this subsection as collateral;

3. A surety bond; or

4. A combination of such irrevocable letters of credit, securities, and surety

bonds; and

(l) United States government securities or United States government agency

securities, the payment of the principal and interest on which the full faith and

credit of the United States is pledged, said investments being made under the

terms of a repurchase agreement between the fiduciary and any state or

national bank whose main office is in this state, including itself, if such

fiduciary is a bank.

(2) Fiduciaries holding funds for loan or investment may make loans with the securities

named in subsection (1) of this section as collateral.

(3) The fiduciary shall account for all interest or profit received.

(4) This section shall not apply to trustees.