12 CFR § 302.3 - Rule of construction.

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title: "12 CFR § 302.3 - Rule of construction."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "302.3"
section_name: "Rule of construction."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURE AND RULES OF PRACTICE"
part_number: "302"
part_name: "USE OF SUPERVISORY GUIDANCE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 552; 12 U.S.C. 1818, 1819(a) (Seventh and Tenth), 1831p-1."
regulatory_source: "86 FR 12085, Mar. 2, 2021, unless otherwise noted."
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# 302.3 Rule of construction.

This subpart does not alter the legal status of guidelines authorized by statute, including but not limited to, 12 U.S.C. 1831p-1, to create binding legal obligations.