12 CFR § 740.0 - Scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t12/s740.0"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "12 CFR § 740.0 - Scope."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "740.0"
section_name: "Scope."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING CREDIT UNIONS"
part_number: "740"
part_name: "ACCURACY OF ADVERTISING AND NOTICE OF INSURED STATUS"
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. 1766, 1781, 1785, and 1789."
regulatory_source: "68 FR 23382, May 2, 2003, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "740"
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# 740.0 Scope.

This part applies to all federally insured credit unions. It prescribes the requirements for the official sign insured credit unions must display and the requirements with regard to the official advertising statement insured credit unions must include in their advertisements. It requires that all other kinds of advertisements be accurate. It also establishes requirements for advertisements of excess insurance.