12 CFR § 390.306 - Public unit.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s390.306"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 390.306 - Public unit."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "390.306"
section_name: "Public unit."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AND STATEMENTS OF GENERAL POLICY"
part_number: "390"
part_name: "REGULATIONS TRANSFERRED FROM THE OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION"
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."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 47655, Aug. 5, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "390"
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# 390.306 Public unit.

The term *public unit* means the United States, any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, any county, any municipality or any political subdivision thereof.