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b.     Certificates of deposit and other evidences of deposit at a financial institution that, a)
                              has its main office or a branch office in Texas and is guaranteed or insured by the
                              Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its successor, b) is secured by obligations
                              in a manner and amount provided by law for deposits of BEDFORD, or c) is placed
                              in a manner that meets the requirements of the PFIA.

                       c.     Repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements whose  underlying  purchased
                              securities consist of instruments as defined in a. above and placed in compliance with
                              the PFIA.

                       d.     No load money market mutual funds regulated by the Securities and Exchange
                              Commission that meet the requirements of the PFIA.

                       e.     Local government investment pools, either state-administered  or through joint
                              powers statutes and other intergovernmental agreement legislation authorized in
                              compliance with the PFIA.

                    2.  Insurance, Pledged Collateral or Purchased Securities.  With the exception of deposits
                    secured with irrevocable letters of credit at 100% of amount, all deposits of BEDFORD funds
                    with financial institutions shall be secured by pledged collateral with a market value equal to or
                    greater than 102% of the deposits, less any amount insured by the  FDIC.    Repurchase
                    agreements shall be documented by a specific agreement noting the “purchased securities” in
                    each agreement; such securities shall comply with the PFIA.  Collateral pledged and purchased
                    securities shall be reviewed at least monthly to assure the market value equals or exceeds the
                    related BEDFORD investment.

                    BEDFORD shall accept only the following as pledged collateral:

                       a.     U. S. Treasury securities;

                       b.     Obligations of U. S. Government Agencies and Instrumentalities, including letters of
                              credit, which have a liquid market with a readily determinable market value, and
                              exclude those prohibited by the PFCA;

                       c.     Direct or unconditionally guaranteed obligations of the State of Texas;

                       d.     States, agencies, counties, cities, or political subdivisions naturally rated “A” or
                              higher.

                    All collateral shall be subject to inspection and audit  by BEDFORD or BEDFORD’s
                    independent auditors.

                    Securities pledged as collateral shall be held by an independent third party  with  whom
                    BEDFORD has a current custodial agreement.  The agreement is to specify the acceptable
                    investment securities as collateral, including provisions relating to possession of the collateral,
                    the substitution or release of investment securities, ownership of securities, and the method of






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