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Regulation of Financial Institutions:
Statutory Supplement

Table of Contents

Preface iii
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PART I — DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS
CHAPTER ONE: National Bank Act 1
§ 1. Office of Comptroller of the Currency 1
§ 21. Formation of national banking associations 1
§ 22. Organization certificate 1
§ 24. Corporate powers of associations 2
§ 29. Power to hold real property 4
§ 36. Branch banks 5
§ 43. Interpretations concerning preemption of certain State laws 8
§ 81. Place of business 9
§ 84. Lending limits 9
§ 85. Rate of interest on loans, discounts and purchases 12
§ 90. Depositaries of public moneys and financials agents of Government 13
§ 91. Transfers by bank and other acts in contemplation of insolvency 14
§ 92. Acting as insurance agent or broker 14
§ 92a. Trust powers 15
§ 191. Appointment of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver 16
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CHAPTER TWO: Federal Reserve Act 17
§ 371. Real estate loans 17
§ 371c. Banking affiliates 17
§ 371c-1. Restrictions on transactions with affiliates 22
§ 371d. Investment in bank premises or stock of corporation holding premises 25
§ 372. Bankers' acceptances 25
§ 375a. Loans to executive officers of banks 27
§ 375b. Extensions of credit to executive officers, directors, and principal shareholders of member banks 28
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CHAPTER THREE: Home Owners' Loan Act 31
§ 1462. Definitions 31
§ 1467a. Regulation of Holding Companies 31
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CHAPTER FOUR: Federal Credit Union Act 43
§ 1752. Definitions 43
§ 1759. Membership 43
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CHAPTER FIVE: Federal Deposit Insurance Act 49
§ 1813. Definitions 49
§ 1815. Deposit insurance 52
§ 1816. Factors to be considered 54
§ 1817. Assessments 55
§ 1818. Termination of status as insured depository institution 56
§ 1819. Corporate powers 74
§ 1820. Administration of corporation 75
§ 1821. Insurance funds; conservatorship and receivership powers of Corporation 78
§ 1822. Corporation as receiver 106
§ 1823. Corporation monies 107
§ 1828. Regulations governing insured depository institutions 116
§ 1831a. Activities of insured State banks 119
§ 1831d. State-chartered insured depository institutions and insured branches of foreign banks 122
§ 1831f. Brokered deposits 123
§ 1831g. Contracts between depository institutions and persons providing goods, products, or services 124
§ 1831o. Prompt corrective action 124
§ 1831p-1. Standards for safety and soundness 140
§ 1831u. Interstate bank mergers 142
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CHAPTER SIX: Bank Holding Company Act 147
§ 1841. Definitions 147
§ 1842. Acquisition of bank shares or assets 150
§ 1843. Interests in nonbanking organizations 154
§ 1844. Administration 157
§ 1846. Reservation of rights to States 160
§ 1972. Certain tying arrangements prohibited; correspondent accounts 160
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CHAPTER SEVEN: Community Reinvestment Act 161
§ 2901. Congressional findings and statement of purpose 161
§ 2903. Financial institutions; evaluation 161
§ 2906. Written evaluations 162
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CHAPTER EIGHT: International Lending Supervision Act of 1983 165
§ 3907. Capital adequacy 165
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CHAPTER NINE: Selected Banking Regulations 167
Part 1 — Investment Securities 167
§ 1.2 Definitions 167
§ 1.3 Limitations on dealing in, underwriting, and purchase and sale of securities 170
§ 1.4 Calculation of limits 172
§ 1.5 Safe and sound banking practices; credit information required 173
Part 3 — Minimum Capital Ratios; Issuance of Directives 174
§ 3.6. Minimum capital ratios 174
§ 3.12. Procedures 174
§ 3.14. Remedies 176
§ 3.15. Purpose and scope 176
§ 3.16. Notice of intent to issue a directive 177
§ 3.17. Response to notice 177
§ 3.18. Decision 178
§ 3.19. Issuance of a directive 178
Appendix A to Part 3 — Risk-based Capital Guidelines 178
    Section 2.  Components of Capital
178
    Section 3.  Risk Categories/Weights for On-Balance Sheet Assets and Off-Balance Sheet Items
180
Part 5 — Rules, Policies, and Procedures for Corporate Activities 185
§ 5.20 Organizing a bank 186
§ 5.34 Operating subsidiaries 188
Part 6 — Prompt Corrective Action 195
§ 6.2. Definitions 195
Part 7 — Interpretive Rulings 196
§ 7.1006. Loan agreement providing for a share in profits, income, or earnings or for stock warrants. 196
§ 7.1012. Messenger service. 196
§ 7.1019. Furnishing of products and services by electronic means and facilities 197
§ 7.3001. Sharing space and employees. 197
§ 7.4001. Charging interest at rates permitted competing institutions; charging interest to corporate borrowers 198
Part 9 — Fiduciary Activities of National Banks 199
§ 9.2 Definitions 199
§ 9.10 Fiduciary Funds Awaiting Investment or Distribution 200
§ 9.12 Self-dealing and Conflicts of Interest 200
§ 9.15 Fiduciary compensation 202
§ 9.18 Collective Investment funds 202
§ 9.100 Acting as indenture trustee and creditor 204
Part 23 — Leasing 204 199
Subpart A — General Provisions 204
    § 23.1 Authority, purpose, and scope
204
    § 23.2 Definitions
205
    § 23.3 Lease requirements
206
    § 23.4 Investment in personal property
206
    § 23.6 Application of lending limits; restrictions on transactions with affiliates
207
Subpart B — CEBA Leases 208
    § 23.10 General rule
208
    § 23.11 Lease term
208
Subpart C — Section 24 (Seventh) Leases 208
    § 23.20 General rule
208
    § 23.21 Estimated residual value
208
Part 25 — Community Reinvestment Act Regulations 209
§ 25.21. Performance tests, standards, and ratings, in general 209
§ 25.22. Lending test 210
§ 25.23. Investment test 212
§ 25.24. Service test 213
§ 25.25. Community development test for wholesale or limited purpose banks 214
§ 25.26. Small bank performance standards 215
§ 25.27. Strategic plan 216
§ 25.28 Assigned ratings 218
§ 25.41. Assessment area delineation 218
§ 25.42. Data collection, reporting, and disclosure 220
§ 25.43. Content and availability of public file 223
Part 32 — Lending Limits 225
§ 32.1. Authority, purpose and scope 225
§ 32.2. Definitions 226
§ 32.3. Lending limits 231
§ 32.4. Calculation of lending limits 234
§ 32.5. Combination rules 235
§ 32.6. Nonconforming loans 237
Part 215 — Loans to Executive Officers, Directors, and Principal Shareholders of Member Banks (Regulation O) 238
§ 215.1. Authority, purpose, and scope 238
§ 215.2. Definitions 238
§ 215.3. Extension of credit 241
§ 215.4. General prohibitions 243
§ 215.5. Additional restrictions on loans to executive officers of member banks 246
Part 225 — Bank Holding Companies and Change in Bank Control (Regulation Y) 247
§ 225.2. Definitions 247
§ 225.28. List of permissible nonbanking activities 248
§ 225.31. Control proceedings 256
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PART II — INSURANCE STATUTES
CHAPTER TEN: McCarran-Ferguson Act 259
§ 1. Declaration of policy 259
§ 2. Regulation by State law; Federal law relating specifically to insurance; applicability of certain Federal laws after June 30, 1948 259
§ 3. Suspension until June 30, 1948, of application of certain Federal laws; Sherman Act applicable to agreements to, or acts of, boycott, coercion, or intimidation 260
§ 4. Effect on other laws 260
§ 5. "State" defined 260
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CHAPTER ELEVEN: Employee Retirement Income Securities Act of 1974 261
§ 2. Congressional findings and declaration of policy 261
§ 3. Definitions 262
§ 4. Coverage 264
§ 203. Minimum vesting standards 265
§ 401. Coverage 266
§ 402. Establishment of plan 269
§ 403. Establishment of trust 270
§ 404. Fiduciary duties 271
§ 406. Prohibited transactions 272
§ 407. Limitation with respect to acquisition and holding of employer securities and employer real property by certain plans 273
§ 408. Exemptions from prohibited transactions 274
§ 409. Liability for breach of fiduciary duty 275
§ 501. Criminal penalties 275
§ 502. Civil enforcement 276
§ 503. Claims procedure 277
§ 504. Investigative authority 277
§ 514. Other laws 278
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PART III — SECURITIES INDUSTRY
CHAPTER TWELVE: Securities Act of 1933 and Selected Regulations 281
§ 1. Short Title 281
§ 2(a). Definitions 281
§ 3. Exempted securities 282
§ 4. Exempted Transactions 283
§ 5. Prohibitions relating to interstate commerce and the mails 283
§ 8. Taking effect of registration statements and amendments thereto 284
§ 11. Civil liabilities on account of false registration statement 285
§ 14. Contrary stipulations void 286
§ 15. Liability of controlling persons 286
§ 17. Fraudulent interstate transactions 287
Rule 151. Safe harbor definition of certain "annuity contracts or optional annuity contracts" within the meaning of Section 3(a)(8) 287
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Securities Exchange Act of 1934 289
§ 1. Short title 289
§ 2. Necessity for regulation 289
§ 3. Definitions and application 290
§ 4. Securities and Exchange Commission 292
§ 5. Transactions on unregistered exchanges 294
§ 6. National securities exchanges 294
§ 9. Manipulation of security prices 299
§ 10. Manipulative and deceptive devices 301
§ 11A. National market system for securities; securities information processors 301
§ 12. Registration requirements for securities 303
§ 13. Periodical and other reports 306
§ 14. Proxies 309
§ 15. Registration and regulation of brokers and dealers 310
§ 15A. Registered securities associations 326
§ 17. Records and reports 331
§ 19. Registration, responsibilities, and oversight of self-regulatory organizations 340
§ 20. Liability of controlling persons and persons who aid and abet violations 346
§ 21. Investigations and actions 347
§ 21A. Civil penalties for insider trading 351
§ 28. Effect on existing law 352
§ 29. Validity of contracts 355
§ 32. Penalties 355
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CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Selected Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 357
3a4-1. Associated persons of an issuer deemed not to be brokers 357
10b-5. Employment of manipulative and deceptive devices 359
10b-10. Confirmation of transactions 360
11Ac1-3. Customer account statements 367
11Ac1-4. Display of customer limit orders 368
15c1-2. Fraud and misrepresentation 371
15c2-11. Initiation or resumption of quotations without specific information 371
15c3-1. Net capital requirements for brokers or dealers 374
15g-1. Exemptions for certain transactions 375
15g-2. Risk disclosure document relating to the penny stock market 376
15g-3. Broker or dealer disclosure of quotations and other information relating to the penny stock market 376
15g-4. Disclosure of compensation to brokers or dealers 379
15g-5. Disclosure of compensation of associated persons in connection with penny stock transactions 380
15g-6. Account statements for penny stock customers 381
15g-8. Sales of escrowed securities of blank check companies 383
15g-9. Sales practice requirements for certain low-priced securities 384
19c-4. Governing certain listing or authorization determinations by national securities exchanges and associations 385
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PART IV — INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Investment Advisers Act of 1940 389
§ 201. Findings 389
§ 202. Definitions 389
§ 203. Registration of investment advisers 390
§ 203A. State and Federal responsibilities 393
§ 205. Investment advisory contracts --
§ 206. Prohibited transactions by investment advisers 396
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Selected Rules and Regulations under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 397
§ 203-1. Application for registration of investment adviser 397
§ 203-2. Withdrawal from registration 398
§ 203(b)(3)-1. Definition of "client" of an investment adviser 398
§ 203A-1. Eligibility for commission registration 400
§ 203A-2. Exemptions from prohibition on commission registration 402
§ 204-1. Amendments to application for registration 405
§ 204-2. Books and records to be maintained by investment advisers 405
§ 204-3. Written disclosure statements 416
§ 205-1. Definition of "investment performance" of an investment company and "investment record" of an appropriate index of securities prices 420
§ 205-2. Definition of "specified period" over which the asset value of the company or fund under management is averaged 421
§ 205-3. Exemption from the compensation prohibition of section 205(a)(1) for investment advisers 421
§ 206(3)-1. Exemption of investment advisers registered as broker-dealers in connection with the provision of certain investment advisory services 424
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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: Investment Company Act of 1940 425
§ 1. Findings and Declaration of Policy 425
§ 2. General Definitions 427
§ 3. Definition of Investment Company 432
§ 4. Classification of Investment Companies 436
§ 5. Subclassification of Management Companies 437
§ 8. Registration of Investment Companies 437
§ 10. Affiliations or Interest of Directors, Officers, and Employees 440
§ 12. Functions and Activities of Investment Companies 443
§ 13. Changes in Investment Policy 450
§ 14. Size of Investment Companies 450
§ 15. Contracts of Advisers and Underwriters 452
§ 17. Transactions of Certain Affiliated Persons and Underwriters 455
§ 18. Capital Structure of Investment Companies 460
§ 20. Proxies; Voting Trusts; Circular Ownership 463
§ 22. Distribution, Redemption, and Repurchase of Securities; Regulations by Securities Associations 464
§ 30. Reports and Financial Statements of Investment Companies and Affiliated Persons 467
§ 34. Destruction and Falsification of Reports and Records 468
§ 36. Breach of Fiduciary Duty 468
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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Selected Rules and Regulations under the Investment Company Act of 1940 471
2a-4. Definition of "current net asset value" for use in computing periodically the current price of redeemable security 471
3a-2. Transient Investment Companies 472
3c-4. Definition of "common trust fund" as used in section 3(c)(3) of the Act 473
12b-1. Distribution of shares by registered open-end management investment company 473
17a-7. Exemption of certain purchase or sale transactions between an investment company and certain affiliated persons thereof 476
17e-1. Brokerage transactions on a securities exchange 478
17f-5. Custody of investment company assets outside the United States 479
17j-1. Certain unlawful acts, practices, or courses of business and requirements relating to codes of ethics with respect to registered investment companies 483
22c-1. Pricing of redeemable securities for distribution, redemption and repurchase. 487
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PART V — INTER-INDUSTRY COMPETITION
CHAPTER NINETEEN: Glass-Steagall Act 491
§ 16. Corporate powers of associations 491
§ 20. Affiliation with organization dealing in securities; penalties 492
§ 21. Dealers in securities engaging in banking business; individuals or associations engaging in banking business; examinations and reports; penalties 493
§ 32. Certain persons excluded from serving as officers, directors or employees of member banks 494
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Appendix A: Sample Form N-1A Prospectus A-1


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