12 CFR § 361.1 - Why do minority- and women-owned businesses need this outreach regulation?

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title: "12 CFR § 361.1 - Why do minority- and women-owned businesses need this outreach regulation?"
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "361.1"
section_name: "Why do minority- and women-owned businesses need this outreach regulation?"
chapter_name: "FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AND STATEMENTS OF GENERAL POLICY"
part_number: "361"
part_name: "MINORITY AND WOMEN OUTREACH PROGRAM CONTRACTING"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 1833e."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 31253, May 17, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
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# 361.1 Why do minority- and women-owned businesses need this outreach regulation?

The purpose of the FDIC Minority and Women Outreach Program (MWOP) is to ensure that minority- and women-owned businesses (MWOBs) are given the opportunity to participate fully in all contracts entered into by the FDIC.