12 CFR § 361.2 - Why does the FDIC have this outreach program?

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title: "12 CFR § 361.2 - Why does the FDIC have this outreach program?"
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "361.2"
section_name: "Why does the FDIC have this outreach program?"
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"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "12 U.S.C. 1833e."
regulatory_source: "65 FR 31253, May 17, 2000, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "361"
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# 361.2 Why does the FDIC have this outreach program?

It is the policy of the FDIC that minorities and women, and businesses owned by them have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contracts awarded by the FDIC.