12 CFR § 791.21 - Rule of construction.

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title: "12 CFR § 791.21 - Rule of construction."
title_number: 12
title_name: "Banks and Banking"
section_number: "791.21"
section_name: "Rule of construction."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE OPERATIONS OF THE NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "791"
part_name: "RULES OF NCUA BOARD PROCEDURE; PROMULGATION OF NCUA RULES AND REGULATIONS; PUBLIC OBSERVATION OF NCUA BOARD MEETINGS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "12 U.S.C. 1766, 1781, 1786, 1787, 1789, and 5 U.S.C. 552b."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 29647, Aug. 8, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 791.21 Rule of construction.

Appendix A to this subpart does not alter the legal status of guidance that is authorized by statute, including but not limited to 12 U.S.C. 1781, 1786, and 1789, to create binding legal obligations.