12 CFR § 343.10 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s343.10"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 343.10 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "343.10"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AND STATEMENTS OF GENERAL POLICY"
part_number: "343"
part_name: "CONSUMER PROTECTION IN SALES OF INSURANCE"
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. 1819 (Seventh and Tenth); 12 U.S.C. 1831x."
regulatory_source: "83 FR 13847, Apr. 2, 2018, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "343"
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# 343.10 Purpose and scope.

This part establishes consumer protections in connection with retail sales practices, solicitations, advertising, or offers of any insurance product or annuity to a consumer by:

(a) Any institution; or

(b) Any other person that is engaged in such activities at an office of the institution or on behalf of the institution.