12 U.S.C. § 5301 - Definitions
| Cite as: | 12 U.S.C. § 5301 |
| Currency: | Current through P.L. 116-65 (10/09/2019) |
As used in this Act, the following definitions shall apply, except as the context otherwise requires or as otherwise specifically provided in this Act:
(1) Affiliate
The term "affiliate" has the same meaning as in section 1813 of this title.
(2) Appropriate Federal banking agency
On and after the transfer date, the term "appropriate Federal banking agency" has the same meaning as in section 1813(q) of this title, as amended by title III.1
(3) Board of Governors
The term "Board of Governors" means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
(4) Bureau
The term "Bureau" means the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection established under title X.1
(5) Commission
The term "Commission" means the Securities and Exchange Commission, except in the context of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
(6) Commodity futures terms
The terms "futures commission merchant", "swap", "swap dealer", "swap execution facility", "derivatives clearing organization", "board of trade", "commodity trading advisor", "commodity pool", and "commodity pool operator" have the same meanings as given the terms in section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) [ 7 U.S.C. 1a ].
(7) Corporation
The term "Corporation" means the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
(8) Council
The term "Council" means the Financial Stability Oversight Council established under subchapter I.
(9) Credit union
The term "credit union" means a Federal credit union, State credit union, or State-chartered credit union, as those terms are defined in section 1752 of this title.
(10) Federal banking agency
The term-
(A) "Federal banking agency" means, individually, the Board of Governors, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Corporation; and
(B) "Federal banking agencies" means all of the agencies referred to in subparagraph (A), collectively.
(11) Functionally regulated subsidiary
The term "functionally regulated subsidiary" has the same meaning as in section 1844(c)(5) of this title.
(12) Primary financial regulatory agency
The term "primary financial regulatory agency" means-
(A) the appropriate Federal banking agency, with respect to institutions described in section 1813(q) of this title, except to the extent that an institution is or the activities of an institution are otherwise described in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (E);
(B) the Securities and Exchange Commission, with respect to-
(i) any broker or dealer that is registered with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [ 15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.], with respect to the activities of the broker or dealer that require the broker or dealer to be registered under that Act;
(ii) any investment company that is registered with the Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 [ 15 U.S.C. 80a-1 et seq.], with respect to the activities of the investment company that require the investment company to be registered under that Act;
(iii) any investment adviser that is registered with the Commission under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 [ 15 U.S.C. 80b-1 et seq.], with respect to the investment advisory activities of such company and activities that are incidental to such advisory activities;
(iv) any clearing agency registered with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, with respect to the activities of the clearing agency that require the agency to be registered under such Act;
(v) any nationally recognized statistical rating organization registered with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
(vi) any transfer agent registered with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
(vii) any exchange registered as a national securities exchange with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
(viii) any national securities association registered with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
(ix) any securities information processor registered with the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
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