12 CFR § 264a.6 - What other definitions and rules of construction apply for purposes of this part?

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title: "12 CFR § 264a.6 - What other definitions and rules of construction apply for purposes of this part?"
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "264a.6"
section_name: "What other definitions and rules of construction apply for purposes of this part?"
chapter_name: "FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
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subchapter_name: "BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM"
part_number: "264a"
part_name: "POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS FOR SENIOR EXAMINERS"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 1820(k)."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 69638, Nov. 17, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 264a.6 What other definitions and rules of construction apply for purposes of this part?

For purposes of this part—

(a) *Bank holding company* means any company that controls a bank (as provided in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 *et seq.*)).

(b) A person shall be deemed to act as a *consultant* for a bank or other company only if such person works directly on matters for, or on behalf of, such bank or other company.

(c) *Control* has the meaning given in section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act, with respect to banking holding companies, and has the meaning given in section 10 of the Home Owners' Loan Act, with respect to savings and loan holding companies.

(d) *Depository institution* has the meaning given in section 3 of the FDI Act and includes an uninsured branch or agency of a foreign bank, if such branch or agency is located in any State.

(e) *Federal Reserve* means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal Reserve Banks.

(f) *Foreign bank* means any foreign bank or company described in section 8(a) of the International Banking Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3106(a)).

(g) *Insured depository institution* has the meaning given in section 3 of the FDI Act.

(h) *Savings and loan holding company* means any company that controls a savings association (as provided in section 10 of the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1461 *et seq.*))

[70 FR 69638, Nov. 17, 2005, as amended at 76 FR 56606, Sept. 13, 2011]