Common use of Investment Securities; Derivatives Clause in Contracts

Investment Securities; Derivatives. (i) Except for investments in Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") Stock, pledges to secure FHLB borrowings, and reverse repurchase agreements entered into in arms-length transactions pursuant to normal commercial terms and conditions and entered into in the ordinary course of business and restrictions that exist for securities to be classified as "held to maturity," none of the investments reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of CNS at December 31, 1998, and none of the investment securities held by it or any of its Subsidiaries since December 31, 1998, is subject to any restriction (contractual or statutory) that would materially impair the ability of the entity holding such investment freely to dispose of such investment at any time. (ii) Except for adjustable-rate mortgage loans and adjustable-rate advances, neither CNS nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or has agreed to enter into an exchange-traded or over-the-counter equity, interest rate, foreign exchange or other swap, forward, future, option, cap, floor or collar or any other contract that is a derivative contract (including various combinations thereof) or owns securities that (a) are referred to generically as "structured notes," "high risk mortgage derivatives," "capped floating rate notes" or "capped floating rate mortgage derivatives" or (b) are likely to have changes in value as a result of interest or exchange rate changes that significantly exceed normal changes in value attributable to interest or exchange rate changes.

Investment Securities; Derivatives. (i) Except for investments in Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") Stock, pledges to secure FHLB borrowings, and reverse repurchase agreements entered into in arms-length transactions pursuant to normal commercial terms and conditions and entered into in the ordinary course of business and restrictions that exist for securities to be classified as "held to maturity," none of the investments reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of CNS MBLA at December 31, 1998, and none of the investment securities held by it or any of its Subsidiaries since December 31, 1998, is subject to any restriction (contractual or statutory) that would materially impair the ability of the entity holding such investment freely to dispose of such investment at any time. (ii) Except for adjustable-rate mortgage loans and adjustable-rate advances, neither CNS MBLA nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or has agreed to enter into an exchange-traded or over-the-counter equity, interest rate, foreign exchange or other swap, forward, future, option, cap, floor or collar or any other contract that is a derivative contract (including various combinations thereof) or owns securities that (a) are referred to generically as "structured notes," "high risk mortgage derivatives," "capped floating rate notes" or "capped floating rate mortgage derivatives" or (b) are likely to have changes in value as a result of interest or exchange rate changes that significantly exceed normal changes in value attributable to interest or exchange rate changes.

Investment Securities; Derivatives. (i) Except for investments in Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") Stock, pledges to secure FHLB borrowings, and reverse repurchase agreements entered into in arms-length transactions pursuant to normal commercial terms and conditions and entered into in the ordinary course of business and restrictions that exist for securities to be classified as "held to maturity," none of the investments reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of CNS at December Fuxxxx xt March 31, 19981999, and none of the investment securities held by it or any of its Subsidiaries since December March 31, 19981999, is subject to any restriction (contractual or statutory) that would materially impair the ability of the entity holding such investment freely to dispose of such investment at any time. (ii) Except for adjustable-rate mortgage loans and adjustable-rate advances, neither CNS nor Fuxxxx xor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or has agreed to enter into an exchange-traded or over-the-counter equity, interest rate, foreign exchange or other swap, forward, future, option, cap, floor or collar or any other contract that is a derivative contract (including various combinations thereof) or owns securities that (a) are referred to generically as "structured notes," "high risk mortgage derivatives," "capped floating rate notes" or "capped floating rate mortgage derivatives" or (b) are likely to have changes in value as a result of interest or exchange rate changes that significantly exceed normal changes in value attributable to interest or exchange rate changes.