N.M. Stat. § 58-32-701
Maintenance of permissible investments.
A. A licensee shall maintain at all times permissible investments that have a market
value computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of not less
than the aggregate amount of all of its outstanding payment instruments and stored-
value obligations issued or sold in all states and money transmitted from all states by
the licensee.
B. The director, with respect to any licensees, may limit the extent to which a type of
investment within a class of permissible investments may be considered a permissible
investment, except for money and certificates of deposit issued by a bank. The director
by rule may prescribe or by order allow other types of investments that the director
determines to have a safety substantially equivalent to other permissible investments.
C. Permissible investments, even if commingled with other assets of the licensee,
are held in trust for the benefit of the purchasers and holders of the licensee's
outstanding payment instruments and stored-value obligations in the event of
bankruptcy or receivership of the licensee.