12 CFR § 161.40 - Public unit.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s161.40"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 161.40 - Public unit."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "161.40"
section_name: "Public unit."
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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# 161.40 Public unit.

The term *public unit* means the United States, any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, any county, any municipality or any political subdivision thereof.