12 CFR § 3.171 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s3.171"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 3.171 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "3.171"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "3"
part_name: "CAPITAL ADEQUACY STANDARDS"
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. 93a, 161, 1462, 1462a, 1463, 1464, 1818, 1828(n), 1828 note, 1831n note, 1835, 3907, 3909, 5412(b)(2)(B), and Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281."
regulatory_source: "50 FR 10216, Mar. 14, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "3"
---


# 3.171 Purpose and scope.

§§ 3.171 through 3.173 establish public disclosure requirements related to the capital requirements of a national bank or Federal savings association that is an advanced approaches national bank or Federal savings association.