12 CFR § 364.100 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s364.100"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 364.100 - Purpose."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "364.100"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AND STATEMENTS OF GENERAL POLICY"
part_number: "364"
part_name: "STANDARDS FOR SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS"
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 and 1819 (Tenth), 1831p-1; 15 U.S.C. 1681b, 1681s, 1681w, 6801(b), 6805(b)(1)."
regulatory_source: "80 FR 65907, Oct. 28, 2015, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "364"
---


# 364.100 Purpose.

Section 39 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act requires the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish safety and soundness standards. Pursuant to section 39, this part establishes safety and soundness standards by guideline.