12 CFR § 161.2 - Account.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s161.2"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 161.2 - Account."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "161.2"
section_name: "Account."
chapter_name: "COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "161"
part_name: "DEFINITIONS FOR REGULATIONS AFFECTING ALL SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "12 U.S.C. 1462a, 1463, 1464, 1467a, 5412(b)(2)(B)."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 49043, Aug. 9, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "161"
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# 161.2 Account.

The term *account* means any savings account, demand account, certificate account, tax and loan account, note account, United States Treasury general account or United States Treasury time deposit-open account, whether in the form of a deposit or a share, held by an accountholder in a savings association.