*  *  *  Ladies and gentlemen, Mr Yves Thibault de Silguy, The role of the National Bank of Serbia is well defined by the Law adopted in mid-2003, maybe because that particular point was copied from EU Treaty provisions on the European Central Bank.
2  Jumbo mortgages are those mortgages for which the principal value does not conform to the limit set annually by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac for loans they will purchase; the amount for 2007 is $ Jumbo loans are thus a type of "nonconforming" loan. Prime loans are those made to borrowers with good credit records.