12 CFR § 328.0 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s328.0"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 328.0 - Purpose."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "328.0"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AND STATEMENTS OF GENERAL POLICY"
part_number: "328"
part_name: "FDIC OFFICIAL SIGNS, ADVERTISEMENT OF MEMBERSHIP, FALSE ADVERTISING, MISREPRESENTATION OF INSURED STATUS, AND MISUSE OF THE FDIC'S NAME OR LOGO"
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. 1818, 1819 (Tenth), 1820(c), 1828(a)."
regulatory_source: "71 FR 66102, Nov. 13, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "328"
---


# 328.0 Purpose.

Subpart A of this part describes the official signs and advertising statement and prescribes their use by insured depository institutions, as well as other signs to prevent customer confusion in the event non-deposit products are offered by an insured depository institution. Subpart A applies to insured depository institutions, including insured branches of foreign banks, but does not apply to non-insured offices or branches of insured depository institutions located in foreign countries.