12 CFR § 5.1 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s5.1"
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title: "12 CFR § 5.1 - Scope."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "5.1"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY"
part_number: "5"
part_name: "RULES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES FOR CORPORATE ACTIVITIES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "12 U.S.C. 1  24a, 35, 93a, 214a, 215, 215a, 215a-1, 215a-2, 215a-3, 215c, 371d, 481, 1462a, 1463, 1464, 1817(j), 1831i, 1831u, 2901  3101  3907, and 5412(b)(2)(B)."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 60363, Nov. 27, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 5.1 Scope.

This part establishes rules, policies and procedures of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for corporate activities and transactions involving national banks and Federal savings associations. It contains information on rules of general and specific applicability, where and how to file, and requirements and policies applicable to filings. This part also establishes the corporate filing procedures for Federal branches and agencies of foreign banks.

[80 FR 28414, May 18, 2015]